Madeeha Anwar is a multimedia journalist with Voice of America's Extremism Watch Desk in Washington where she primarily focuses on extremism in the South Asia region.
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Drone apparently went down Tuesday in violence-racked Balochistan, Pakistan's southwestern province, where insurgents and nationalists are active in launching attacks
Pakistani officials to form thousands-strong police protection forces to keep closer watch on movements and whereabouts of Chinese nationals
But critics question whether boosting security spending by 10 percent will significantly deter terrorism and crime
Afghan officials are blaming Wednesday's deadly truck bombing in the Afghan capital on the Taliban-affiliated and al-Qaida-linked Haqqani network
Government needs to undercut separatist insurgency and variety of militant groups that have used poverty to fuel flames of insurgency
Thousands in northwestern Pakistan have asked the government to ensure their return to their homes before the Muslim holy period of Ramadan begins this month
Research center marks 72 percent increase in activities by militants and Pakistani security forces in tribal region during past three months
Extreme poverty, lack of infrastructure, terrorism are reasons behind why more than half of children in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region lack access to schools
Recently retired female university professor was third high-profile member of Ahmadi religious community slain in Lahore in less than a month
Defendants had been charged with lynching Muslims in aftermath of church bombings
Talha Haroon arrested in September after allegedly planning terrorist attack in New York
Mumtaz Qadri served in the squad of personal bodyguards for Salmaan Taseer, a liberal Pakistani politician and governor of Punjab province who advocated for liberalizing the country’s controversial blasphemy law
Main sources of income of terrorists in Pakistan include foreign funding, drug trafficking, kidnapping for ransom, extortion from business, vehicle snatching
Secular activist Waqas Goraya, one of the 'missing bloggers,' won't discuss circumstances of his disappearance for fear of repercussions for family and friends in Pakistan
Aid agencies say officials create obstacles, deny groups permission to provide services; activists say red tape is ruse to avoid outside scrutiny
Federal counterterrorism authorities ban Ansar ul-Hussain, suspected of luring recruits to battle alongside Iranian-backed fighters supporting government forces in Syria’s civil war
Many young American Muslims say that because of cultural differences, it's hard for them to find suitable mates. But one couple says solutions can be found through what's called halal dating. VOA's Madeeha Anwar reports.
Virginia park recreates and reenacts life on a tenant farm around 1771
Glassblowing enjoys resurgence
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