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Bomb Hits Railway Station In Lahore, At Least 2 Killed

Reuters | Posted 04.25.2012

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LAHORE, Pakistan, April 24 (Reuters) - A bomb killed at least two people and injured at least 27 others when it exploded at the main railway station...

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Life-Losing Drugs

Muhammad H. Zaman | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Lahore, Counterfeit Drugs, Punjab Institute of Cardiology, Counterfeit Medicine, Sub-Standard Drugs, Lahore Pakistan, Science News
Muhammad H. Zaman

A major public hospital in a big city hands out recognized and branded drugs to chronic heart patients. 48 hours later several dozen of these patients are dead. No, this is not from Crichton's unfinished manuscript. There is no fiction here, this is reality.

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The Forgotten Dessert (PHOTOS)

Khalil Shah | Posted 12.31.2011

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Khalil Shah

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The Sun Sets on 9/11/2001

Derek Henry Flood | Posted 11.09.2011

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Derek Henry Flood

A decade of talking about who has won and who has lost is both immaterial and intellectually childish. It was never about winning or losing. It is about carrying on with life. Getting on with the business of this awkwardly, unevenly integrating world.

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Slain Pakistani Governor's Son Kidnapped

AP | MUNIR AHMED and SHAH NAWAAZ | Posted 10.26.2011

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LAHORE, Pakistan — Gunmen abducted the son of a liberal Pakistani politician who was murdered by an Islamist extremist earlier this year, police...

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An American in Pakistan

Ethan Casey | Posted 10.24.2011

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Ethan Casey

The kidnapping eleven days ago of American development worker Warren Weinstein prompts this week's column. I don't know anything about the man except ...

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Female Curator Beaten By Police In Pakistan Art Gallery

Posted 10.09.2011

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A female curator was allegedly beaten for 'indecent' behavior by a police station supervisor in Lahore, Pakistan on August 2, at an art gallery owned ...

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Taking the Next Step in Pakistan

Jacqueline Novogratz | Posted 10.01.2011

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Jacqueline Novogratz

I know many parts of Pakistan where girls have no education. "Madame, that should change," another community leader tells me. "It is wrong not to educate our children, boys and girls."

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Source: NATO Helicopters Return Fire After Being Attacked From Across Pakistan Border

Reuters | Posted 07.16.2011

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May 17, 2011 7:44:26 AM KABUL, May 17 (Reuters) - Two NATO helicopters supporting a coalition base in eastern Afghanistan came under fire twice...

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Facebook Censors 'Everybody Draw Mohammad Day' Page, Pakistan Lifts Ban

AP | BABAR DOGAR | Posted 05.25.2011

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LAHORE, Pakistan — Pakistan lifted a ban on Facebook on Monday after officials from the social networking site apologized for a page deemed offe...

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Last Plane to Lahore

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Amb. Marc Ginsberg

The time is long overdue to get tough with young adults who believe that a visit to grandma in Pakistan should include a few months at a Taliban or Al Qaeda training camp.

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Lahore Bombings and the Future of Pakistan

Howard Schweber | Posted 05.25.2011

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Howard Schweber

LAHORE, Pakistan Last night, either two or three suicide bombers attacked a Sufi shrine here in Lahore. The toll is presently estimated at 40 dead ...

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Pakistan in Ten Years: The Optimistic View

Howard Schweber | Posted 05.25.2011

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Howard Schweber

So is Pakistan a failed state, or on its way out of the morass in which it presently finds itself? I think there are three reasons for Pakistan to be optimistic.

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Israel and the Flotilla: On the Dangers of a Binary View

Qanta Ahmed, MD | Posted 05.25.2011

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Qanta Ahmed, MD

When will we understand that Israel's security problem is everyone's security problem, that a threatened Jew is a threatened Muslim?

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Pakistan's Contradictions -- the View From Lahore

Howard Schweber | Posted 05.25.2011

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Howard Schweber

In America, we know what Pakistan is supposed to look like -- rife with anti-Americanism and conspiracy theories. But Pakistan is a country of contradictions, and that's where the hope lies.

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The Importance of Remembering Where You Come From

Jacqueline Novogratz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jacqueline Novogratz

There is nothing like coming home. Our hope for the future lies in the young people who can move seamlessly through different cultures while being rooted in a sense of place and family.

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Is There a Double Standard in the World When It Comes to Demonstrations Over the Killing of Innocent People?

Judge H. Lee Sarokin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Judge H. Lee Sarokin

The killing of nine people aboard the ship Mavi Marmara by Israeli commandos brought huge demonstrations. Terrorists set off bombs and kill innocent people almost everyday, and no one takes to the streets in protest.

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Pakistan Mosque Attacks: At Least 20 Killed

AP | BABAR DOGAR and NAHAL TOOSI | Posted 05.25.2011

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LAHORE, Pakistan — Islamist gunmen and a suicide squad lobbed grenades, sprayed bullets from atop a minaret and took hostages Friday in attacks ...

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HotSpot in Pakistan: The Ice-Cold Horror of it All

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Shirin Sadeghi

The Hotspot cafe shows the horrific side of Pakistan's film industry.

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Married to a Pigeon: Changing Pakistan Today

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Shirin Sadeghi

Violence against women is an issue that, in Pakistan's current climate of severe security concerns, often takes a backseat.

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Border Dance: India and Pakistan's Daily Ritual

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Shirin Sadeghi

How Pakistan and India's daily ritual reveals more about their similarities than their differences.

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Fear and Loathing: Or Why Pakistan Banned The 21st Century

Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Virginia M. Moncrieff

Pakistan has a small but surprisingly liberal and progressive middle class. Politically connected and motivated, they are a solid pillar in the fight...

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Lahore Suicide Bombs: Attacks Kill 39, Wound 95 In Pakistan

AP | BABAR DOGAR and TIM SULLIVAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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ISLAMABAD — Officials say at least five people have been killed in a suicide car bombing in northwest Pakistan. Army spokesman Maj. Mushtaq Kha...

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In Harsh Times, Pakistanis Seek Comfort On Facebook

Pia Sawhney | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pia Sawhney

While the nation's news media has been prohibited from reporting extensively on military exercises in Swat and Buner districts, on Facebook, questions and concerns crop up swiftly.

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Lahore's Prostitution District (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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This video, produced by journalist Ayesha Nasir for VJ Movement, introduces us to Nargis, a Pakistani women forced to work as a prostitute due to pove...

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