SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 02, 2013
Cricket world champion and former playboy Imran Khan found his way to Islam through a mystic. Now he wants to become Pakistan's prime minister and free his country of corruption and the Americans. By Susanne Koelbl more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- March 25, 2013
Pakistan's relations with the United States have reached a low point, the country's economy is struggling and terrorist attacks have become a regular occurrance. Ex-president Pervez Musharraf tells SPIEGEL ONLINE he thinks he can change all that if returned to power, despite facing deep distrust from the electorate. more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- 05.02.2013
Mehr als 250 Menschen kostete der Brand in einer pakistanischen Textilfabrik das Leben. Auch das deutsche Unternehmen Kik ließ dort produzieren. Nun will die Firma erste Hilfsgelder an Hinterbliebene und Überlebende zahlen. Insgesamt stehen eine Million US-Dollar zur Verfügung. mehr... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- January 16, 2013
The political crisis in Pakistan threatens to trigger yet another period of instability in the country. The three-way power struggle between the military, the government and the courts once again exposes the weaknesses of the country's democratic institutions, say German commentators. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- January 15, 2013
A self-proclaimed revolutionary is attracting mass protests, while the highest court has ordered the prime minister's arrest and the military waits in the wings. Pakistan is in the grips of a major political upheaval. By Hasnain Kazim in Islamabad, Pakistan more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- January 15, 2013
Pakistan has plunged into a leadership crisis. As hundreds of thousands demonstrate against corruption, the country's high court has ordered the arrest of Prime Minister Ashraf. Populist cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri has declared a "revolution." By Hasnain Kazim in Islamabad more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- December 31, 2012
Ahmed Rashid, one of the world's foremost experts on Afghanistan, once welcomed US intervention in the failed state. But in a SPIEGEL interview, the Pakistani journalist says the West's model for development is fundamentally flawed and must be changed. more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- October 23, 2012
German discount textile retailer Kik plans to pay damages totalling $500,000 to the families of more then 250 workers who died in a fire at a Pakistan factory used to produce its clothing. The families say that is too little and are threatening to sue. By Hasnain Kazim and Nils Klawitter more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- October 12, 2012
Tuesday's shooting of a 14-year-old advocate of girls' education in Pakistan has shocked and appalled the world. Doctors say Malala Yousufzai will most likely survive the attack, but it has still left Pakistanis outraged -- and afraid that a return of the Taliban's fundamentalist rule might lie ahead. By Hasnain Kazim in Islamabad more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- July 18, 2012
More than 200 Islamists are believed to have left Germany to join the jihad in Pakistan. But, after learning what life there is really like, many of them are abandoning the cause and heading home -- right into the unwelcoming arms of the law. By Oezlem Gezer and Holger Stark in Istanbul more...
