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An image of the two murdered sisters in Pakistan. Image: @Xadeejournalist

Spain

FORCED MARRIAGE

Arrests in Pakistan after 'honour killing' of two Spanish sisters

The Nomad Today 5/24/22

The women, both in their early 20s, were married to their cousins in their home town of Gujrat, but were seeking a divorce to marry the men of their choice in Spain

FILED - Activists of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Sunni Deobandi political party protest in this file shot from Noivember 2, 2018, against the acquittal of Christian woman Aasia Bibi who was accused of blasphemy by a Pakistani court and received a sentence of death by hanging in 2010. Photo: -/PPI via ZUMA Wire/dpa.

World

MUSLIM EXTREMISTS

Scores arrested in Pakistan after blasphemy vigilantes lynch foreigner

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/4/21

Co-workers at a sportswear company and members of the public tortured and killed a Sri Lankan employee over allegations of blasphemy

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successful flight-test of New Generation Akash (Akash-NG) missile from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha. Photo: -/PTI/dpa

World

ARMS RACE

Pakistan test-fires nuclear-capable ballistic missile

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/12/21

Pakistan and rival India have been developing the fastest growing stockpiles of nuclear warheads and a missile-based delivery system

27 October 2020, Pakistan, Karachi: Pakistani demonstrators burn a banner depicting French President Emmanuel Macron on the French flag, during a protest against Macron's comments on Islam's prophet Muhammad cartoons. Photo: Ppi/dpa.

World

MEETING IN PARIS

Pakistan to remain on terrorism financing watch list despite progress

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/28/21

Pakistan’s powerful military is often accused of harbouring Islamist militants to use them as proxies against India and neighbouring Afghanistan

Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan. Photo: Twitter/@ImranKhanPTI.

World

WOMEN'S RIGHTS

Outcry in Pakistan as prime minister links rape with how women dress

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/22/21

"If women wear fewer clothes, it will have an impact on men unless they are robots," Imran Khan said in an interview.

Family members mourn the death of a relative who was killed in a plane crash, outside a morgue in Karachi, Pakistan May 23, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

World

Death toll from Pakistan airliner crash 97

The Nomad Today 5/23/20

There were two survivors from onboard the aircraft, while no fatalities were reported in the densely populated area of the city where the aircraft crashed.

Men walk on the debris at the site of a passenger plane crash in a residential area near an airport in Karachi, Pakistan May 22, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

World

Plane crashes into residential area in Pakistan with 99 on board

The Nomad Today 5/22/20

The aircraft, identified as a 15-year-old Airbus A320, was flying from the eastern city of Lahore to Karachi.

Finland

The odyssey of obtaining a student visa for Finland

Afnan Zafar/Marja Ahola 9/15/19

More than a thousand international students wait in their home countries for a visa to come to Finland. Many of them have sold their properties and abandoned their previous jobs in order to fulfill…

Finland

The successful businessman who changed Pakistan for Finland

The Nomad Today 12/2/18

Migrating is never an easy process and even the most skilled and talented people have to face problems that can be solved with the right support and guidance.