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[31 Jul 2010 | 9 Comments | Talib Qizilbash]
No Room for the ‘Other’

Extremists are trying to paint religious minorities right out of the original picture of Pakistan.

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[31 Jul 2010 | 6 Comments | Talib Qizilbash]
Interview: I. A. Rehman, Secretary-General, HRCP

“The blasphemy law is damaging Islam,” says I. A. Rehman, Secretary-General of the HRCP

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Interview: Shahbaz Bhatti, Federal Minister for Minorities

“The ministry plans to introduce legislation against hate literature,” says Shahbaz Bhatti, Federal Minister for Minorities.

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[31 Jul 2010 | 3 Comments | Saad Hasan]
No Headway

What are religious leaders, police and the government doing to stem the tide of sectarian attacks?

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[31 Jul 2010 | 4 Comments | Saher Baloch]
Surgical Strikes

Sectarian terrorists have struck again, killing five doctors in the last two months. Will these murders be consigned to the back-burner like the previous murders of 74 Shia doctors?

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[31 Jul 2010 | One Comment | Atiya Abbas]
Comic Relief

An NGO attempts to highlight socio-political issues through comics.

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[30 Jul 2010 | Comments Off | Pervaiz Asghar]
The New Port of Piracy

In recent months, Pakistani mariners have fallen victim to Somalian pirates. But what happened to make the waters around the small African country the centre of global high-seas piracy?

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[30 Jul 2010 | Comments Off | Pervaiz Asghar]
Drama on the High Seas

Here are a few case studies that illustrate the range of measures, countermeasures and limitations on display in the waters off Somalia.

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[30 Jul 2010 | Comments Off | Saher Baloch]
The Unchanging Sea

With her in-depth analysis of Pakistan’s healthcare system, Sania Nishtar asserts that despite the various obstacles, reform is possible.

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[30 Jul 2010 | Comments Off | Newsline Editorial Staff]
They Mean Business

With business in their blood, these five enterprising men have brought their own dash of colour – their own vision – to their family empires.