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Reaction on the streets

Reaction on the streets
Pakistan has blocked two popular websites due to a controversial competition being held on Facebook on May 20. How has the ban on Facebook and YouTube affected you? Has the block on our accessibility to these sites highlighted the fact that how addicted and dependent we are on social networking websites and forums? How do you plan to pass your time instead now that browsing videos and random profiles is not an option? The views expressed by the reader...
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Reliving March 25, 1992

Reliving March 25, 1992
March 25, 1992 will always be remembered as one of the most glorious days in the history of Pakistan cricket. It was on this day, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, that Imran Khan’s ‘cornered tigers’ completed their fairytale journey at the cricket world cup. Wasim Akram’s magic, Ramiz Raja’s flight of victory, Aamir Sohail’s sajda, Imran Khan’s controversial speech are the various moments that spring to mind when one recollects the magical...
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What next for Pakistan cricket?

What next for Pakistan cricket?
The Pakistan Cricket Board has dropped a bombshell: Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, Shoaib Malik, and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan have been banned. While Yousuf and Younis have been banned indefinitely for causing in-fighting, Malik and Naved will only be eligible to play for Pakistan after a year. Meanwhile, Shahid Afridi’s ball-biting antics have landed him a six-month probation and a three-million-rupee fine. Kamran Akmal and Umar Akmal have also been...
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Should security offices leave residential areas?

Should security offices leave residential areas?
Residents of Model Town, Lahore, were awoken with a bang on Monday morning as a car bomb explosion killed 11 people and injured 61 others near the FIA and Special Investigation Unit (SIU) buildings. The blast, according to law-enforcing agencies, was targeting the SIU building where terror suspects are interrogated, and has left an eight-foot-deep crater at the site. Senior Minister Raja Riaz has already called for the removal of all offices, residential...
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Kya Pakistan or India Tom and Jerry hain?

Kya Pakistan or India Tom and Jerry hain?
As the much awaited Pakistan-India talk takes place today, Wusatullah Khan asks the following: Are Pakistan and India like Tom and Jerry – they can’t bear to be with each other yet can’t stand to be without each other either? Instead of being worried about their future, both countries are more worried about maintaining their false pride. Why are these 63-year-old countries acting like five or six-year-old school children who get into useless...
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What will be the fallout of another judicial crisis?

What will be the fallout of another judicial crisis?
On Saturday, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary took suo motu notice against President Asif Ali Zardari’s decision to elevate Lahore High Court Justice Khwaja Sharif to the Supreme Court bench. The Chief Justice had earlier recommended that Justice Saqib Nisar be made a judge of the Supreme Court, and so convened a three-member committee to hear why the government has made different appointments. What impact will another judicial crisis...
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Share your account of the Karachi blast

Share your account of the Karachi blast
On Friday two blasts took place in Karachi killing at least 22 people. The first blast occurred when an explosives-laden motorcycle rammed into a bus on Karachi’s Shahrah-i-Faisal, while the second explosion took place inside the Jinnah Hospital. Were you near the site of the blast when it occurred? Did you hear the blast? Have you passed by the FTC since the blast occurred? Dawn.com invites its readers to share their account of the blast....
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What should political parties do to end Karachi violence?

What should political parties do to end Karachi violence?
Since violence flared in Karachi on Friday, 41 people have died as a result of targeted killings. The upsurge in violence has been attributed to a turf war between rival political parties in the wake of an announcement that local government elections would be held in Sindh within four months. Instead of calling for peace and urging their activists to refrain from violence, the leadership of the three main political parties – the MQM, PPP, and...
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Softening stance?

Softening stance?
While India is willing to back efforts to seek peace with Taliban to stabilise Afghanistan, the UN representative to Afghanistan also met with ‘members of the Taliban insurgency’ to talk about peace. The Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, has been calling for talks to discuss the possibility of Taliban militants dropping their arms and instead being offered jobs funded by the US. India has clearly stated that they still consider the Taliban terrorists...
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Should the Afghan govt talk to the Taliban?

Should the Afghan govt talk to the Taliban?
In London, Afghan President Hamid Karzai argued that the best way to end the war in his country was by reaching out to the Taliban leadership. He also announced that he would invite Taliban leaders to an upcoming peace jirga (tribal conference). This initiative is a significant development in Karzai’s plan for stabilising Afghanistan, which he set in motion about a year ago. ‘Talks about talks’ between the Afghan government and the...
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