Could the Conflict Between Pakistan and India Lead to Nuclear War?
Experts say it's unlikely, but Pakistan's lack of a "No First Use" doctrine for nuclear weapons means it's not impossible.
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Viewfinder: Pakistani Citizens Vote in the Country's National Elections
Supporters of Pakistan's cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan, head of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice) Party, celebrate on a street in Islamabad on July 25th, 2018.
Election Violence Escalates in Pakistan Following the Prime Minister's Ousting (in Photos)
A spate of deadly bombings has killed more than 100 people at election rallies across the country.
Viewfinder: Political Campaigning Ahead of Pakistan's General Election
Supporters of Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician and head of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan attend an election campaign rally.
Pakistan Passes a Transgender Rights Law
The landmark legislation gives citizens the right to choose their gender identity and to have it recognized on official documents such as passports.
Viewfinder: Praying for Victims of a Suicide Attack in Pakistan
Pakistani Christians take part in a service at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Lahore on December 18th, 2017, for the victims of a suicide attack on a church the day prior.
Viewfinder: Commemorating a Shared Independence at the India-Pakistan Border
Pakistani Rangers and Indian Border Security Force personnel perform during the daily beating of the retreat ceremony at the India-Pakistan Wagah Border Post.
In Pakistan, These Schools Are Putting Morality Back Into the Curriculum
A new model of private education in Pakistan is integrating Islamic teaching with modern educational methods. With it, however, come questions of access, insularity, and necessity.
The Week in Photos: From Flooding in Tunisia to a Supercomputer in Germany
A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.
Viewfinder: Selling Fruit in Pakistan
A fruit vendor reads a newspaper as he waits for customers on a street in Islamabad, Pakistan, on May 23rd, 2017.
Viewfinder: Unrest Along the Line of Control
An Indian resident gestures toward rising smoke, believed to have resulted from mortar shelling, in the village of Jhangar on May 14th, 2017.
The Forgotten Detainee of Guantanamo Bay
The Senate torture report chronicled the CIA’s interrogation of high-profile detainee Abu Zubaydah, but the justice system’s treatment of his habeas corpus petition has largely escaped notice.
Teaching Peace in Peshawar
One woman living in one of the most dangerous and unstable regions in the world has a radical idea: peace curriculums. By working with both students and mothers, she's been able to stem the tide of violent extremism in her school. Now, it's time to take her plan nationwide.
The Case Against Guantanamo Detainee David Hicks
Prosecutors acknowledge they accepted a guilty plea from an Australian man under a law that was passed after his alleged criminal conduct, and that his conviction should not stand.
Here's the Full Text of the Taliban Letter to Malala Yousafzai
A peek at Taliban educational philosophy.
Congress Deliberated Something Yesterday?
The Senate debates the use of unmanned drone strikes.
Irfan Ashraf on how the media helped make Malala Yousafzai a Taliban target
Although Taliban thugs pulled the trigger on teenager Malala Yousafzai, a vocal advocate for girls' education in Pakistan, western media played a role in making her a target.
'Bhutto' Looks at Life of Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto
The murders, intrigues and expanses of Pakistan's first female prime minister seem made for the big screen, and a new documentary is a game first step in that direction.
Pakistan, Captain America's On the Phone
The United States has dumped billions of dollars into Pakistan as it has sailed closer than ever to becoming a nuclear-armed failed state. Where do both nations go from here?
Re-Arranging Pakistan's Deck Chairs
As U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits India, we look at its neighbor and enemy Pakistan, America's oldest friend in the Subcontinent. The United States has dumped billions of dollars into Pakistan as it has sailed closer than ever to becoming a nuclear-armed failed state. Where does it go from here, our Ken Stier asks in the first of a two-part analysis.