Politicians from two impoverished Pakistani provinces have opposed alleged changes to a major road and rail network linking China to the Arabian Sea through Pakistan.
Families in a restive Pakistani city are skeptical of a government move to ask teachers to carry guns after a Taliban massacre of schoolchildren last month.
Pakistani lawyers and activists have welcomed a groundbreaking ruling by a provincial court calling for a constitutional amendment that would grant full citizenship rights to residents of the country’s northwestern tribal regions.
As the world media attempts to piece together the puzzle of the life of Faisal Shahzad -- who has been charged with terrorism in connection with the failed Times Square bombing attempt -- many are probing the significance of his privileged upbringing in Pakistan and his connections to a serene village.
