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Meet The Pakistani Teacher With 5 Classes In 1 Room
Bibi Rafia has taught for 24 years at a girls' school in Pakistan where there is just one room for five classes. Rafia says it's hard for the children to learn in the crowded environment -- and adds that if they need the bathroom they have to use a neighbor's house. Yet the makeshift arrangements are far from unique in Pakistan, where many schools are held in tents. Share Meet The Pakistani Teacher With 5 Classes In 1 Room
Police Officer Killed, One Wounded, In Pakistani Taliban Attack On Polio Vaccine Team
The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for the killing of a police officer who had taken part in guarding a polio vaccination team, a frequent target of militants in Pakistan. An officer was shot dead while another was severely wounded when two militants riding on a motorbike opened fire on them on December 10 in the northwestern Tank district, local police chief Noor Aslam told RFE/RL. None of the polio vaccine workers were wounded in the attack.
Pakistani PM Tells Sri Lankan President Justice Will Be Served For Vigilante Killing
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has called Sri Lanka's president to provide assurances that justice will be served following the lynching of a Sri Lankan factory manager in central Pakistan. Khan tweeted on December 4 that he had spoken to Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa by telephone to "convey our nation's anger and shame" over the death of Priyantha Kumara, an export manager at a garment factory who was abducted by a mob, tortured, and publicly burned to death for alleged blasphemy.
Scores Of Arrests Made In Pakistan Over 'Horrific' Lynching Of Sri Lankan
Pakistani officials say more than 100 people have been detained after a mob beat a Sri Lankan factory manager accused of blasphemy and set his body ablaze. The December 3 attack has triggered widespread condemnation among Pakistan's political and military leadership, religious figures, and members of civil society.
Five Soldiers Said Killed In Ambush By Pakistani Taliban
Five members of Pakistan's security forces have been killed in an attack claimed by the Pakistani Taliban in the North Waziristan tribal region, officials told RFE/RL. Militants attacked a convoy of security forces during a search operation in the Salpazai area on the morning of October 2, according to local administration and military sources.
Turkish Teachers In Pakistan Face Uncertain Fate As Deportation Looms
A senior educator in the PakTurk chain of private schools has decried the impending deportation of its staff and their families from Pakistan, claiming the shutting down of the institution has left hundreds of people in limbo. Teachers at the PakTurk International Schools and Colleges and their families -- around 450 people in all -- have been ordered by Pakistan to leave by the end of November.
Exclusive: Former Leader’s Bombshell Letter Exposes Internal Taliban Struggles
A key confidant of the Afghan Taliban’s founding leader, Mullah Mohammad Omar, now wants the hard-line movement to undergo a complete overhaul of its strategy and tactics to secure a role in the country’s future. Syed Mohammad Tayyab Agha wants the Taliban’s current leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, to dramatically reduce violence, sever covert ties with key foreign backer Pakistan, adopt a new political approach, and redefine the Taliban’s ties with other jihadists.
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