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.
Teen Dies by Suicide. Then His Family Is Arrested for the Gang Rape of a Woman in Delhi.
Twelve members of the dead teenager’s family have been arrested so far.
Bollywood Star Is Cleared in Court for a Kiss Richard Gere Gave Her 15 Years Ago
The actress and Gere were charged under India’s laws against indecent representation of women and obscenity in 2007.
26-Year-Old Woman Sentenced to Death Over WhatsApp Messages
The Pakistani woman told the court she believes she was entrapped into a religious discussion on WhatsApp after rejecting a man’s advances.
The Muslim Doctor Behind the First Cocaine-laced Pig-to-Human Heart Transplant
Sometimes, what’s taboo and controversial is exactly what can save human lives.
India Plans to Criminalize Marital Rape, So Some Men Are Boycotting Marriage
Young men in the “marriage strike” movement say they won’t get married to avoid prosecution from what they call “false” rape allegations.
A Man Who Predicted the Rwandan Genocide Says This Country Is Next
The warning comes after a recent conference where hundreds of religious leaders swore to kill India’s 204 million Muslims.
Students at This Medical College Want Answers After 3 Future Doctors Die By ‘Suicide’
“No mental health support was extended to any student. Talking about mental health here is like banging one’s head against a wall.”
These Muslim Women Were Fetishized for Their Faith and ‘Auctioned’ Online
Police linked the suspected auction creators to a neo-Nazi-inspired alt-right group that promotes genocide against minorities in India.
Authorities Blame Families Who Got Snowed In and Died for ‘Not Checking the Weather’
The dead included 10 children, a police officer and seven members of his family.
Alcohol, Drugs and Phones Worth $13.9 Million Go Up in Smoke in Official Burning Ceremony
Contraband destruction ceremonies are grand events celebrated with nationalistic pomp and publicity stunts in Pakistan.
The Taliban Just Ordered Shopkeepers to Behead Mannequins
A Taliban government agency believes that life-sized figures are idols and violate their interpretation of Islamic law.
This Guy Threatened to Burn Down a Pepsi Truck Over QR Codes
The man didn’t know what a QR code was and believed it contained an Arabic inscription of the Prophet Muhammad’s name.