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Zia Ur Rehman

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Karachi, Pakistan
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journalist @NYTimes | policy & security researcher | geopoliics, rights, crime, religion | often @dawn_com et al | stories from forgotten corners

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Zia Ur Rehman’s Biography

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The writer is a journalist and researcher, who writes for The New York Times, Nikkei Asia, Voice of America, and Dawn, among other publications. He also assesses democratic and conflict development in Pakistan for various policy institutes.

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Is Imran Khan's crackdown on madrassas just window‑dressing?

Is Imran Khan's crackdown on madrassas just window‑dressing?

In the days before Imran Khan set off to meet President Trump at the White House, the Pakistani government la…

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The politics of gang culture

The politics of gang culture

The recent kidnapping of the folksinger and his band has once again brought the menace of dacoit violence in …

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Panic in Pakistani City After 900 Children Test Positive for H.I.V.

Panic in Pakistani City After 900 Children Test Positive for H.I.V.

Five months on, the panic of the outbreak still hangs over Ratodero. Doctors and paramedics are struggling to…

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What's behind the US decision to proscribe a Baloch militant group?

What's behind the US decision to proscribe a Baloch militant group?

The US decision last week to designate a Pakistani separatist group as a terrorist organisation was an acknow…

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ISIS-K 'vulnerable' to security agencies following death of al-Baghdadi

ISIS-K 'vulnerable' to security agencies following death of al-Baghdadi

KARACHI -- The death of "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria" (ISIS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi last month has w…

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Out of circulation | Dialogue | thenews.com.pk

Out of circulation | Dialogue | thenews.com.pk

The publication of one of the many jihadi newspapers, Zarb-e-Momin has stopped for reasons unknown. The big q…

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Pakistan’s Kashmir Problem

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By Zia Ur Rehman Verified, Asim Hafeez
| The New York Times Verified
India and Pakistan have fought multiple wars over Kashmir, a Himalayan territory that both countries claim. For Pakistan, this external rivalry has long overshadowed political problems within Kashmir. But the discontent there now seems too serious for Pakistan to ignore.
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Attack on Pakistani Police Station Fuels Fear of Terrorism Surge

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By Zia Ur Rehman Verified
| The New York Times Verified
At least 14 people were killed in a suicide bombing outside a police station in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday evening, officials said, the worst attack in a surge of militant violence that has reignited fears in a region once dominated by the Pakistani Taliban. The attack took place in the Swat Valley, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, as residents and civil society activists gathered near the police station for a peace rally to protest the recent rise in attacks.
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Search Continues for 6 Climbers After Pakistan Avalanche

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By Zia Ur Rehman Verified, Elian Peltier Verified
| The New York Times Verified
Rescuers resumed searching for six missing climbers on Saturday, two days after an avalanche struck Pakistan’s Broad Peak, one of the world’s highest mountains, according to the regional police and officials with the Alpine Club of Pakistan. The British-Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja was among those unaccounted for.
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