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1. Bloody crackdown as west urges end to emergency rule

Asian News, Tuesday 6 November 2007
Pakistani police launched a sweeping crackdown on opposition to military ruler President Pervez Musharraf yesterday, thrashing protesters and arresting thousands as western powers stepped up pressure for an early end to emergency rule.

2. Pakistani police use emergency powers to detain protesters

Asian News, Monday 5 November 2007
Pakistani police launched a harsh crackdown today on the first street protests since General Pervez Musharraf assumed sweeping emergency powers last Saturday.

3. Boy's rape scene delays film release as Hollywood and Afghan culture collide

Asian News, Friday 5 October 2007
It is a pivotal moment in a heartbreaking story. A young man looks back on the moment that defined his life. "I became what I am today at the age of 12, on a frigid, overcast, day in the winter of 1975. I remember the precise moment, crouching behind a crumbling mud wall, peeking into the alley near the frozen creek."

4. Without a trace

Asian News, Friday 16 March 2007
Seven-year-old Saud Bugti's father was picked up by secret police on a street corner in Karachi last November.
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