Rimal Farrukh
South Asia Correspondent
rimal.farrukh@vice.comKashmiri-Chinioti journalist reporting from Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad. I cover crime, human rights, gender, and sexuality.
She Was a Teacher and Mother. She Became a Suicide Bomber.
The Balochistan Liberation Army has said that Shari, a teacher and mother of two, is its first female operative to have carried out a suicide bombing.
Who Dropped the Bombs That Killed 47 People, Mostly Women and Children, in Afghanistan?
Afghanistan claims its neighbour and ally Pakistan carried out the attack. But Pakistan has been silent on the airstrikes.
88 Convicted For Lynching a Man and Taking Selfies With His Corpse
Six men were sentenced to death, nine to life imprisonment, and eight juveniles were given jail terms ranging from two to five years.
Behind the Hashtag That Inspired Mass Protests After Imran Khan’s Removal
Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has accused the U.S. of colluding with his opposition to remove him.
Turmoil in Pakistan After Its Prime Minister Accuses the US of Trying to Oust Him
The allegations were followed by a constitutional crisis, dissolved parliament, and ministers resigning every day.
She Died Resisting an Abduction. Hundreds Like Her Are Forced Into Marriage.
Every year at least 1,000 girls from religious minorities in Pakistan are abducted and experience forced marriage and religious conversions.
Teacher Stabbed to Death in Blasphemy Witch Hunt Started by a Child’s Dream
At least 82 people have been murdered in Pakistan over allegations of blasphemy.
This Teenager Confessed to Murdering His Family. Police Blame PUBG.
Frantic parents and police are calling for a ban on the video game, but pro players and mental health experts say that’s a band-aid for a deep wound.
Spate of Transphobic Attacks Leads to 3 Murders. Trans Women in This Country Are Terrified.
“This place is a warzone for transgender women. The men who carry out these kinds of attacks think that if they can't have a girl, they can kill her.”
These Afghans Are Using a Giant Slingshot to Shoot Drugs Across the Border
Experts say Afghan drug smugglers have been using this technique for years.
Nuclear-Armed India ‘Accidentally’ Fired a Missile Into Nuclear-Armed Pakistan
Pakistan has demanded a joint investigation of the accidental missile launch.
North Korea Is Pissed After Pakistani Police Raided Its Embassy Over Bootlegging Suspicions
Local media reported that police in the Pakistani capital acted on a tip that the mission was keeping a “huge quantity of liquor.”