http://us.oneworld.net/article/country/586/ en_US Pakistan http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160068/1/ The UN food agency has alerted Pakistan against a possible attack of Ug99 on wheat crops. Even as officials from the country have denied its presence, there are fears that winds from Iran and Balochistan may blow in the black stem rust, leading to widespread crop loss in South Asia. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83378 Saudi Arabia had the highest number of executions per capita, followed by Iran and Libya, according to a new Amnesty survey that says 88 per cent of all known executions took place in China, Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the US. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83070 This week Dr. Fehmida Mirza, a member of the late Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party, was elected the first woman Speaker of Pakistan's General Assembly. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/158976/1/ A prime issue that chokes the political health of troubled Pakistan is that not all of its able citizens are allowed to vote... http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82754 It was largely thanks to Pakistani lawyers' stalwart demands for the rule of law, the integrity and supremacy of the judiciary, and the restoration of the constitution that the country's recent parliamentary elections were able to take place, say Asian rights advocates. From: Asian Human Rights Commission