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May 22, 2013
5:08 pm
KARACHI, Pakistan — There's no shortage of sunlight in this city. Overcast days are rare, and the mid-afternoon sun is so searingly bright, I actually have to wince my eyes shut and wait for the sunspots to clear before I can see again.
So imagine my surprise when a recent blood test showed that my vitamin D levels are so low my doctor called for injections.
"Vitamin D shortages can cause muscle failure, bone decay and serious osteoporosis," she told me firmly.
May 22, 2013
11:07 am
Premier Li Keqiang and President Xi Jinping are visiting a slew of countries in the coming weeks.
May 20, 2013
2:50 pm
The party of former cricket star Imran Khan has won a revote in one constituency of Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, as residents brace for more protests.
May 20, 2013
10:46 am
Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf was granted bail Monday for alleged involvement in the murder of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
May 19, 2013
8:38 am
When the US-led war in Afghanistan started, a lot of truckers were able to make fast money taking supplies up north. That made financing the purchase of a truck easy.
May 18, 2013
4:25 pm
Hussain was the senior vice president of Pakistan's Movement for Justice party, PTI, led by Imran Khan.
May 17, 2013
11:45 am
Analysis: A section of Pakistan's penal code left over from the days of British rule is still an all-purpose tool for government repression.
May 17, 2013
10:28 am
Pakistan's new government faces the challenge of reigning in militant violence.
May 16, 2013
10:53 am
Commentary: Partisan US politics may undercut chances for a renewed US-Pak alliance.
May 16, 2013
6:01 am
Analysis: Pakistan's democratic transition may not be so historic for India-Pakistan relations.
May 13, 2013
9:40 am
Nawaz Sharif, who has served as Pakistan's prime minister twice before, could hold the job once again.
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