Thousands rallied in Pakistan's Swat district on July 5 as the country's northwest was bracing for a counterterrorism operation. The protesters warned that earlier military maneuvers had led to vast displacement and material damage.
There's good news for the parents of a 6-year-old Pakistani girl who was facing a forced marriage ordered by village elders. Bibi Roza was to be married following a ruling aimed at settling a family feud. But after last-minute pleas from her parents, the ruling has been overturned.
A classmate and friend of Malala Yousafzai who was shot alongside the Pakistani teen peace activist has returned to school with a strengthened resolve to receive an education.
As his neighbors work to salvage what possessions they can from their ruined homes, Gul Shirin sits in silence amid 13 freshly dug graves. The 80-year-old Swat Valley resident has lost nearly his entire family to the floods that continue to ravage Pakistan.
