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Father Kills Himself To Save 12-Year-Old Daughter From Being Forcibly Married To Settle Dispute
Traditional jirgas, or village councils of elder men, that settle local disputes are commonplace across rural Pakistan and operate legally alongside the modern court system.
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Women As 'Collateral' In Pakistan Jirga Justice
The rape of a teenage girl in revenge for a crime committed by her brother has left residents of Raja Ram in central Pakistan shaken and questioning a deeply entrenched system of village justice.
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Gurdwara in Pakistan Reopens for Worship After 73 Years
A Gurdwara in northwest Pakistan was reopened on Saturday for worship after remaining closed for 73 years following a consensus among Sikh community, local residents and administration at a jirga in Peshawar.
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Women Banned from Taking Part in Polls in Pakistan Region
In a bizarre diktat out of sync with modern-day ethos, the Jirga (religious assembly) in Gilgit Baltistan -- an eight-hour drive from the Pakistan capital -- has banned women from taking part in the coming assembly elections slated for June 8.
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Afghan assembly endorses troop deal, but President Hamid Karzai won't sign till polls
Afghanistan's Loya Jirga (Council of Elders) has endorsed the troop deal with the US, but President Karzai insisted he will only sign it after presidential polls in April 2014.
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Loya Jirga assembly votes for US-Afghanistan security deal
Afghanistan's Loya Jirga assembly voted on Sunday in favour of a crucial security deal with the United States, a deputy speaker said, a deal that would pave the way for U.S. troops to remain in the country after 2014.
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Afghan-US security pact will only be signed after elections: Hamid Karzai
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday that a possible security deal with the US would only be signed after presidential elections next year to assure Washington's cooperation in the war-torn nation's polls.
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Hamid Karzai says Barack Obama sent letter saying pact in Afghan interest
Afghan President Hamid Karzai told an assembly of elders on Thursday that President Barack Obama had sent him a letter of assurance that a security pact between the two countries was in Afghanistan's best interest.
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Hamid Karzai says doesn't trust US, but needs security pact
Afghan President Hamid Karzai told a meeting of tribal elders and political leaders on Thursday they should support a vital security pact with the United States, but acknowledged there was little trust between the two nations.
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US, Afghanistan agree on post 2014 military deal text
US Secretary of State John Kerry has confirmed that America and Afghanistan have agreed to the language of a security deal post the withdrawal of combat troops by December 2014. The draft is being debated from today at a Loya Jirga (council of elders) in Kabul. If approved, it will have to be given the green signal by Afghanistan's Parliament and t...
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Father Kills Himself To Save 12-Year-Old Daughter From Being Forcibly Married To Settle Dispute
Traditional jirgas, or village councils of elder men, that settle local disputes are commonplace across rural Pakistan and operate legally alongside the modern court system.
-
Women As 'Collateral' In Pakistan Jirga Justice
The rape of a teenage girl in revenge for a crime committed by her brother has left residents of Raja Ram in central Pakistan shaken and questioning a deeply entrenched system of village justice.
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Gurdwara in Pakistan Reopens for Worship After 73 Years
A Gurdwara in northwest Pakistan was reopened on Saturday for worship after remaining closed for 73 years following a consensus among Sikh community, local residents and administration at a jirga in Peshawar.
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Women Banned from Taking Part in Polls in Pakistan Region
In a bizarre diktat out of sync with modern-day ethos, the Jirga (religious assembly) in Gilgit Baltistan -- an eight-hour drive from the Pakistan capital -- has banned women from taking part in the coming assembly elections slated for June 8.
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Afghan assembly endorses troop deal, but President Hamid Karzai won't sign till polls
Afghanistan's Loya Jirga (Council of Elders) has endorsed the troop deal with the US, but President Karzai insisted he will only sign it after presidential polls in April 2014.
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Loya Jirga assembly votes for US-Afghanistan security deal
Afghanistan's Loya Jirga assembly voted on Sunday in favour of a crucial security deal with the United States, a deputy speaker said, a deal that would pave the way for U.S. troops to remain in the country after 2014.
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Afghan-US security pact will only be signed after elections: Hamid Karzai
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday that a possible security deal with the US would only be signed after presidential elections next year to assure Washington's cooperation in the war-torn nation's polls.
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Hamid Karzai says Barack Obama sent letter saying pact in Afghan interest
Afghan President Hamid Karzai told an assembly of elders on Thursday that President Barack Obama had sent him a letter of assurance that a security pact between the two countries was in Afghanistan's best interest.
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Hamid Karzai says doesn't trust US, but needs security pact
Afghan President Hamid Karzai told a meeting of tribal elders and political leaders on Thursday they should support a vital security pact with the United States, but acknowledged there was little trust between the two nations.
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US, Afghanistan agree on post 2014 military deal text
US Secretary of State John Kerry has confirmed that America and Afghanistan have agreed to the language of a security deal post the withdrawal of combat troops by December 2014. The draft is being debated from today at a Loya Jirga (council of elders) in Kabul. If approved, it will have to be given the green signal by Afghanistan's Parliament and t...
