Pakistan acid attack victims rebuild their lives
Almost all acid attack survivors in Pakistan are women, who are often shunned by society after being disfigured and sometimes even blamed for the attack.
Pakistan battles culture and poverty in fight against child marriage
In Lahore, VOA meets Asma, who was married at 16 to a 40-year-old man who she says beat her regularly before divorcing her two years later.
In India refugee camp, Myanmar’s displaced Rohingya dread deportation
New Delhi announced plans to deport 40,000 Rohingya who left their home country to avoid persecution.
Myanmar’s ambassador to the US says Rohingya crisis is fake news
The UN says the exodus of 390,000 Rohingya amounts to ‘ethnic cleansing,’ but Myanmar’s ambassador blames the ‘false media’ reports on Rohingya propaganda.
India and Pakistan have fought three wars and they have nuclear weapons
While mutually assured destruction is keeping hostilities in check, some experts worry a misunderstanding could escalate to a full-fledged war with nuclear weapons in play.
Sleepy Pakistani village tapped as China’s gateway to Middle East
Machines are dredging the Arabian Sea and cranes are setting up shipping berths in what is projected to become Pakistan’s biggest international port, which China hopes will shorten its trade route to the Persian Gulf’s rich oil reserves.
For refugees in US, this is the most essential skill of all
The United States admitted 84,995 refugees in the last fiscal year, and many of them will take advantage of an adult education program to learn the most basic skill they need to thrive in America.
Pakistan cracks down on ‘blasphemous’ social media
Free speech advocates think the government is trying to shut up its critics.
Friendship between Jew, Muslim sparked by Trump
Two men who met while protesting President Donald Trump’s travel ban in Chicago have become fast friends and continue to learn more about each other.
Killing it at 80
Forget about a rocking chair, the world’s oldest competitive female body builder proves you’re never too old to rock that body.