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Naila Inayat

Pashtun women in Pakistan hold posters of their missing family members
Global Politics
Is Pakistan poised for a Pashtun Spring?
Protesters gather to condemn the killing of university student Mashal Khan, after he was accused of blasphemy, during a protest in Peshawar, Pakistan, April 20, 2017.
Justice
Pakistanis say their government has ‘weaponized’ its blasphemy law
Brides sit together during a mass wedding ceremony in Peshawar, Pakistan, April 25, 2014.
Justice
Pakistan cracks down on men trading young daughters to settle debts and disputes
An Afghan refugee woman sits with her sleeping child as they wait with others to be repatriated to Afghanistan, at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees office on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, Feb. 2, 2015.
Conflict
Pakistan wants millions of Afghan refugees gone. It’s a humanitarian crisis waiting to happen.
Agence France-Presse
Being gay in Pakistan: Where anti-gay serial killers are applauded
Agence France-Presse
The job market for terror recruits is booming
Tabassum Adnan (face pictured) leads a women’s jirga in the Swat Valley in northern Pakistan. Along with a male attorney, she is advising the group as women detail crimes against them such as robbery and physical abuse.
Justice
Pakistani women formed a council of their own to prevent more girl killings