I feel ashamed and sad that Malala Yousifzai had to call the authorities in Pakistan requesting to reverse their decision to name a girls’ college after her in her home town. Why because the students of that particular college had been protesting for last few weeks on this renaming proposal. ...

The power grab by Taliban insurgents in Pakistan puts the nation's future at a "crossroads," according to France's new special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan. With the Taliban having advanced to districts just 100 kilometres (60 miles) from the capital, Pakistan "has a fire inside its own house" ...