A Pakistani Architect's Profile

This is a profile of my husband, published in today's paper. Mukhtar Husain: An Inspiration Unto Others by Amra Ali " Mukhtar Husain’s strong bias towards modesty is reflected in his architectural projects in...

Armed men loot bank, escape with Rs4 mn

"Updated at: 1225 PST, Friday, November 14, 2008  KARACHI: Eight armed men looted Rs4 million from a commercial bank in Muaripur Road and fled with money after killing a policeman and a security guard on Friday, police officials said.They said eight armed...

Insurgents 'take key port' in Somalia

Without a functioning government since 1991, Somalia slides further into a Humanitarian crisis."Islamist insurgents in Somalia say they have taken control of the southern port of Kismayo amid fighting that has left dozens of people dead. A spokesman for al-Shabab, Mukhtar...

After being gang raped by her village elders, Mukhtar fought back...

"Mukhtar Mai's story is as horrific as it is simple, and it is quickly told. On June 22, 2002, the council of her tiny village, on the southern fringes of the Punjab in Pakistan, ordered that she be gang raped as...

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