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A closer look at the case of Aafia Siddiqui, jailed in Texas
Read full article: A closer look at the case of Aafia Siddiqui, jailed in TexasThe man who authorities say held hostages inside a Texas synagogue had demanded the release of a Pakistani woman who is imprisoned nearby on charges of trying to kill American service members in Afghanistan.
Pakistan's PM wins vote of confidence after Senate setback
Read full article: Pakistan's PM wins vote of confidence after Senate setbackPrime Minister Khan handily won a vote of confidence from the National Assembly on Saturday, March 6, 2021, days after the embarrassing defeat of his ruling partys key candidate in Senate elections. The need for the confidence vote arose after former Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani in Senate elections Wednesday defeated Hafeez Sheikh, the finance minister in Khan’s Cabinet. AdThe Senate vote was seen as a test for Khan, who came to power in the 2018 parliamentary elections. AdKhan said his party members went through agony after the Senate vote but now he wants to make the country great. Outside Parliament, opposition leaders from the former ruling party Pakistan Muslim League argued heatedly with Khan’s supporters.