http://pamirpost.newsvine.com/'We are all one body, whoever tortures another, wounds himself'en-usCopyright 2013Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:08:53 +0000Sat, 18 May 2013 20:04:13 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/23/16662158-pakistan-tribesmen-seek-justicehttp://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/23/16662158-pakistan-tribesmen-seek-justiceworld-newspakistantalibanpakistan-armybarapakhtunkhwakhyber-agencyWed, 23 Jan 2013 16:53:54 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A tribesman mourns the death of his relatives in the Bara raid. PHOTO: REUTERS</p> http://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/29/11456397-as-peshawars-bookstores-close-isolation-growshttp://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/29/11456397-as-peshawars-bookstores-close-isolation-growsworld-newstalibanpeshawarpashtunsjihadist-ideologykhyber-bazarqissa-khwanisaeed-book-banktaliban-literatureSun, 29 Apr 2012 12:21:26 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Haji Rasheed (right) bags a book for a customer in front of the dwindling stock of books at his Maktaba-e Sarhad bookstore in Peshawar. Photo by Ghulam Ghaus, RFE/RL Mashaal Radio Correspondent</p><p>Haji Rasheed (right) bags a book for a customer in front of the dwindling stock of books at his Maktaba-e Sarhad bookstore in Peshawar. Photo by Ghulam Ghaus, RFE/RL Mashaal Radio Correspondent in Peshawar</p> http://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/18/10744170-pakistan-tribesmen-question-efficacy-of-military-offensivehttp://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/18/10744170-pakistan-tribesmen-question-efficacy-of-military-offensiveworld-newsfataaf-pakkhyber-agencynato-suppliesmangal-baghbara-operationSun, 18 Mar 2012 15:47:21 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Khyber Agency is located on the Pak-Afghan border</p> http://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/16/10719065-what-war-and-militancy-left-behind-swat-valley-struggles-back-to-its-feethttp://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/16/10719065-what-war-and-militancy-left-behind-swat-valley-struggles-back-to-its-feetdevelopmentpeaceusaidfazlullahattacks-on-schoolsswat-reconstructionFri, 16 Mar 2012 16:14:30 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/19/10189648-pashtun-poets-challenge-religious-fundamentalismhttp://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/19/10189648-pashtun-poets-challenge-religious-fundamentalismartstalibancounter-terrorismpeshawarswat-valleyart-for-peacepashto-poetryresistance-poetryThu, 19 Jan 2012 14:54:53 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Acting on orders of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal, a Pakistani Islamist political party, police burn Pashto CDs, video tapes, and magazines in Peshawar's Jinnah Park in 2003. / Majeed Babar</p> http://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/11/10110946-pakistans-swat-valley-taliban-gone-but-peace-remains-elusivehttp://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/11/10110946-pakistans-swat-valley-taliban-gone-but-peace-remains-elusiveworld-newsafghanistantalibanswat-valleypak-armyfazlullahpakistan-tribal-areasyousafzai-tribeWed, 11 Jan 2012 11:15:29 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Life in Mingora (Swat). Locals say normalcy has returned, but the security is still fragile. Image by Shaheen Buneri. Pakistan, 2011.</p> http://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/22/8440462-peace-in-af-pak-region-talk-to-the-peoplehttp://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/22/8440462-peace-in-af-pak-region-talk-to-the-peopleworld-newsswat-valleyhaqqani-networkfazlullahus-pak-relationsafghan-peaceSat, 22 Oct 2011 09:19:47 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Swat Valley along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Image by isafmedia, Flickr. Pakistan, 2010.</p> http://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/13/7746241-dancing-girls-of-the-swat-valley-world-policy-institutehttp://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/13/7746241-dancing-girls-of-the-swat-valley-world-policy-instituteworld-newstalibanwar-on-terrorfazlullahsufi-muhammadmuttahida-majlis-e-amalpashtun-cultureyousafzaiafter-swatmiangul-abdul-wadudpashtun-artssuvastu-artsTue, 13 Sep 2011 19:24:30 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/05/7618372-what-is-the-plan-for-re-building-swat-valleyhttp://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/05/7618372-what-is-the-plan-for-re-building-swat-valleyworld-newstalibanconflictswat-valleypak-armyfazlullahre-constructionwali-swatMon, 5 Sep 2011 19:15:37 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>The Swat Valley in 2011: Locals are wary and distrusting of the Pakistan Army, despite their hatred for the Taliban.</p><p>The Pakistan Army does some PR work in Swat: This library was actually constructed by the MMA government, but the army has installed a board in front of it taking all the credit.</p> http://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/04/7251424-swats-female-dancers-struggle-with-talibans-legacy-radio-free-europe-radio-liberty-copy-2011http://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/04/7251424-swats-female-dancers-struggle-with-talibans-legacy-radio-free-europe-radio-liberty-copy-2011world-newstalibanpashtunsfazlullahpakhtunkhwamusic-censorshipswat-dancersThu, 4 Aug 2011 15:25:22 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/07/7036875-pakistan-voices-of-dissent-silencedhttp://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/07/7036875-pakistan-voices-of-dissent-silencedworld-newspakistantalibanpeshawarswat-valleypak-armymedia-censorshippakistan-presssaleem-shehzadThu, 7 Jul 2011 22:12:48 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A poster showing journalists killed in the conflict between Taliban and Pakistan security forces in Swat valley (2007-2009). Image by Niaz Ahmad Khan. Pakistan, 2011.</p><p>A poster showing journalists killed in the conflict between Taliban and Pakistan security forces in Swat valley (2007-2009). Image by Niaz Ahmad Khan. Pakistan, 2011.</p><p>A letter pasted on a pillar of a building in Mingora town of Swat in 2008. In this letter Taliban threatened journalists with suicide bomb attacks if they don't do reporting according to their interests. Taliban warned if the Journalists fail to follow their line they would be tried in Shariah courts of the Taliban. Image by Niaz Ahmad Khan. Pakistan, 2011.</p> http://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/28/6966086-orphans-of-war-the-innocent-victims-of-pakistans-swat-offensivehttp://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/28/6966086-orphans-of-war-the-innocent-victims-of-pakistans-swat-offensiveworld-newschildrentalibanpakistan-armyswat-valleypakhtunkhwamullah-fazlullahkhpak-kororphans-of-warTue, 28 Jun 2011 18:22:40 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Hundreds of fatherless children have been forced to eke out an existence on the streets, scavenging through garbage for food or paper to sell. Shaheen Buneri/RFE/RL Photo</p>Children at the Khpal Kor Foundation orphanage in Pakistan's SWAT District, which has become a lifeline for hundreds of children orphaned or separated from their parents following a massive military operation in the region. http://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/16/6872834-british-royal-couple-invited-to-witness-king-of-gameshttp://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/16/6872834-british-royal-couple-invited-to-witness-king-of-gamesworld-newspeacetalibantourismconflictpolokhyber-pakhtunkhwachitralbritish-royal-couplemilitancy-in-pakistanshandur-festivalThu, 16 Jun 2011 13:49:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Britain's Prince William, left, and his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, pose for a photograph in the throne room at Buckingham Palace, following their wedding on April 29. Associated Press Photo</p><p>Polo at 'the roof of the world'. TPCKP Photo</p><p>A scanned copy of the formal invitation released by TCKP</p> http://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/07/6803121-peshawar-a-city-alive-in-the-shadow-of-deathhttp://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/07/6803121-peshawar-a-city-alive-in-the-shadow-of-deathworld-newsafghanistanterrorismtalibanpeshawarkhyber-pakhtunkhwapulitzer-centerim-sciencesTue, 7 Jun 2011 11:25:09 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A Pashtun girl peeks through the doorway to her family dwelling in Peshawar. Reuters Photo </p> http://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/04/6582343-pakistans-pashtuns-react-to-bin-ladens-deathhttp://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/04/6582343-pakistans-pashtuns-react-to-bin-ladens-deathworld-newsterrorismtalibanosama-bin-ladenpeshawarpashtunspakhtunkhwaabbotabadWed, 4 May 2011 12:35:19 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Police, reporters, and local residents gather outside Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad following his death.<br /> AFP Photo</p> http://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/09/6225619-in-a-state-of-denial-regarding-pakistans-punjabi-talibanhttp://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/09/6225619-in-a-state-of-denial-regarding-pakistans-punjabi-talibanworld-newsafghanistannatofaisalabadus-war-on-terrorpakhtunkhwapunjabi-talibanlashkar-e-tayyibashehbaz-bhattiWed, 9 Mar 2011 11:51:55 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A resident walks past the wreckage from a deadly car bomb blast in Faisalabad on March 8. AFP Photo</p> http://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/04/6190548-reviving-swat-stitch-by-stitchhttp://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/04/6190548-reviving-swat-stitch-by-stitchworld-newspeacetalibanwar-on-terrorconflictreconstructionfataswat-valleypashtunspak-armypdmausaid-in-pakistanFri, 4 Mar 2011 20:24:57 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Taliban destroyed rare Buddhist carving in Jehanabad, Swat in 2007. Photo by Nasir Husain</p> http://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/02/6170741-the-dynamics-of-outrage-and-silence-in-pakistanhttp://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/02/6170741-the-dynamics-of-outrage-and-silence-in-pakistanworld-newsafghanistantalibanislamabadlahoreraymond-davismilitancykhyber-pakhtunkhwapakistan-tribal-areasWed, 2 Mar 2011 16:49:56 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Pakistani protesters burn an effigy of CIA contractor Raymond Davis during a demonstration in Lahore on February 28.(AFP Photo)</p> http://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/16/6066559-what-pak-media-wants-to-achivehttp://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/16/6066559-what-pak-media-wants-to-achiveworld-newsafghanistanpakistanmediaraymond-davismilitancypakhtunkhwaafia-saddiquimedia-moralistsWed, 16 Feb 2011 20:20:01 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/21/5892840-remembering-bacha-khans-message-in-pakistan-and-afghanistanhttp://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/21/5892840-remembering-bacha-khans-message-in-pakistan-and-afghanistanworld-newswaziristanpeshawarpashtunsbacha-khankhan-abdul-ghaffar-khankhudai-khidmatgar-movementFri, 21 Jan 2011 19:09:25 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Bacha Khan, the legendary Pashtun social reformer. Photo courtesy Bacha Khan Centre, Peshawar, Pakistan.</p><p>Very rarely does the world see leaders who raise their society from the ignominious depths of ignorance and obscurity to the heights of enlightenment and glory''. Photo by Bacha Khan Centre, Peshawar, Pakistan</p><p>Himself the son of a feudal lord, Abdul Ghafar Khan advocated land reforms, equal economic opportunities, social justice, change through education, and peaceful coexistence of all communities irrespective of their ethnic and religious affiliations. Photo courtesy Bacha Khan Centre, Peshawar, Pakistan</p><p>After struggling against social evils, superstition, and suppression for 70 years, Bacha Khan breathed his last at the age of 98 on January 20, 1988, at Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar. Pashtuns -- indeed, all the people of the world -- would do well to recall Khan's message of nonviolence and peace. Today, we remember him. Photo Courtesy Bacha Khan centre</p> http://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/20/5884799-active-anniversaryhttp://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/20/5884799-active-anniversaryworld-newspakistanpeaceswat-valleymedia-censorshipshaheen-buneriradio-mullahmashaal-radioThu, 20 Jan 2011 17:59:44 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/10/5805675-the-struggle-for-the-soul-of-pakistanhttp://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/10/5805675-the-struggle-for-the-soul-of-pakistanworld-newsislampeacechristianslahorepeshawarmilitancysalman-taseerpakistan-mediamumtaz-qadriMon, 10 Jan 2011 19:09:19 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Jamiat Ulema Islam chief Maulana Fazalur Rehman leads a rally in favor of the blasphemy law in Karachi, Pakistan.<br /> AFP photo</p> http://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/29/5732222-national-games-an-oasis-of-peace-in-pakhtunkhwahttp://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/29/5732222-national-games-an-oasis-of-peace-in-pakhtunkhwaworld-newsterrorismculturetalibanpeshawartribal-areaspakhtunkhwamian-iftikharbilourplay-for-peaceWed, 29 Dec 2010 13:44:45 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>The 31st Pakistan National Games seems to be an oasis of peace in a country of increasing violence.<br /> December 29, 2010</p> http://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/07/5604603-taliban-has-failed-to-kill-pashtun-musical-spirithttp://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/07/5604603-taliban-has-failed-to-kill-pashtun-musical-spiritworld-newstalibanpashtunskhyber-pakhtunkhwapashtomusic-censorshippeace-songsTue, 7 Dec 2010 11:05:42 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/18/5487031-a-daunting-winter-ahead-for-pakistans-kalashashttp://pamirpost.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/18/5487031-a-daunting-winter-ahead-for-pakistans-kalashasworld-newsafghanistanfloodsgreekpakhtunkhwachitralshaheen-bunerikalashhindukushlakshan-bibiThu, 18 Nov 2010 10:58:14 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Kalash-welcoming the spring. RFERL Photo</p>