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Marching to a different beat?
As Islamabad braces itself for the long march announced for Jan 14 by Tahirul Qadri, chief of the Tehrik-i-Minhajul-Quran, many questions arise with regard to the possibilities and likely outcomes of...
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Balochistan outlook
The PPP government finally yielded to the protests that had enveloped Pakistan over the weekend and Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf announced in front of a gathering of representatives of the Hazara...
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Play books for drones?
Pakistan will take up the issue of drone attacks on its territory with the US ambassador in Islamabad as well as other officials in Washington, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said on Jan 23. She...
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In control
The clashes along the Line of Control, the first of which took place on January 6, prompted fears that tensions between Pakistan and India could escalate, but a ceasefire agreement on January 16...
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Pakistani Taliban looking for words
Expressing their willingness for conditional peace talks with the government, the Pakistani Taliban have called for three politicians of the country to act as guarantors for its proposed negotiations...
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The good doctor
February 10 was a day of parallel yet opposing events in the city of Lahore. On the one hand, the metropolis turned festive as the Metro Bus System (MBS), arguably the country’s first rapid mass...
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Have your say: How to ensure security of Quetta’s inhabitants
In light of the latest attack on the Hazara Shia community in Quetta which claimed at least 84 lives, what measures do you think should be taken in order to ensure security of the provincial capital’s...
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Targeted operation against LJ: What are the options?
On February 16, 2013, a second deadly attack on the Shia Hazara community took place in Quetta within the span of just over a month. This time too, the religious and ethnic minority, desperate for...
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Lights out, conspiracy theories in
This picture taken on February 24, 2013 shows Pakistani youth crossing a street during a nationwide power blackout in Karachi. Pakistan was hit by a nationwide blackout for more than two hours after...
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Police absence in Abbas Town: The Sharmila connection
According to news reports, the police was nowhere to be seen for at least an hour after Sunday’s blast which killed 48 people in Karachi’s Abbas Town area. Citizens in the area started sifting through...
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