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Better than cure

Better than cure
With the vast majority of dengue cases initially plaguing Punjab, almost half the districts in Sindh are also in the grip of the mosquito-borne fever now. There have been 116 deaths and more than 10,000 infections in the city of Lahore alone. Whereas, the latest figures released by Sindh’s provincial dengue surveillance cell showed that 567 patients suffering from dengue fever were admitted to various public and private hospitals in Karachi...
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The war is on

The war is on
Facebook recently “upgraded” their interface while Google+ officially opened their doors to the public last week. With many users complaining about the changes to their settings and profiles on Facebook, would you seriously consider switching to Google+ as your primary social network? Many of us love to hate facebook, is that going to help Google+ become a successful competitor?   Dawn.com invites its readers to give their view and suggestions.
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All’s whale

All’s whale
The 69-foot long body of a blue whale washed up on the Sea view beach in Karachi on Wednesday. No preliminary post-mortem examination was carried out to determine the cause of it’s death. Hence, if there was a hazardous environmental factor that contributed to the whale’s death, and may as well be threatening other marine life, it remains uninvestigated. What’s even more harrowing about the tragedy is that the Cantonment Board Clifton let the...
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Scare tactics

Scare tactics
On Sunday, the government announced that the sending of ‘indecent, provocative and ill-motivated’ text and e-mail messages was a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison – the maximum possible in Pakistan. The announcement prompted a strong reaction in the local media. An editorial in the Dawn described the new law as ‘bordering on officially-sanctioned state censorship’ and warned that it might be used to silence the government’s...
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Journalism moves from print to web

Journalism moves from print to web
DawnNews’ Wired and Active show brings you this question of the week: Are newspapers a thing of the past? Journalism as we know it is undergoing a transition. Prestigious newspapers in the United States are losing up to US$ 1 million a week. It is estimated that in the coming year, eight of the 50 largest newspapers in the US will cease publication. Already, publications such as The Christian Science Monitor are publishing only on the web. And...
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The military and cyberspace

The military and cyberspace
DawnNews’ Wired and Active show brings you this question of the week: Should the Pakistan Army – and other military outfits around the world – be more worried about cyber attacks? The Pentagon, for example, uses more than five million computers on 100,000 networks in 65 countries. For the past few years, the Pentagon networks have suffered numerous attacks, with hackers copying terabytes of military data. And yet, America’s...
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How safe are Pakistan’s nukes?

How safe are Pakistan’s nukes?
Dawn.com invites its readers to debate current affairs in this forum. The Pakistan government continues to maintain that security around its stockpile of nuclear weapons is ‘second to none.’ The top US military officer Mike Mullen has gone on record as saying that his country is ‘comfortable’ with Pakistan’s nuclear safety. But with the growing threat from the Taliban and related militants, how safe do you think the arsenal really is? Do...
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