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[21 May 2011 | Comments Off | Aoun Abbas Sahi]
Man Eat Man

The investigation into the bizarre case of cannibalism in a Punjab village begs more questions than it answers.

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[29 Dec 2010 | Comments Off | Aoun Abbas Sahi]
Prisoner of Prejudice

A petty quarrel between women results in a death sentence and stirs a heated national debate.

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[26 Oct 2009 | One Comment | Aoun Abbas Sahi]
Taking an Informed Decision

The Punjab agriculture minister believes that leasing agricultural land to foreign investors cannot be undertaken without consulting local farmers and investors.

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[8 Aug 2009 | Comments Off | Aoun Abbas Sahi]
Shutters Down

Several factories in the Punjab close shop as the energy crisis worsens.

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[4 Jun 2009 | Comments Off | Aoun Abbas Sahi]
An Unequal Fight

The police force in Lahore does not have the training, expertise or resources to take on the highly skilled terrorists.

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[29 Apr 2009 | Comments Off | Aoun Abbas Sahi]
Lahore Under Attack

The Manawan Police Academy attack is further proof that the terrorists have extended their reach to the heart of Pakistan. Security officials believe that the brazen occupation of the Punjab training school by heavily armed gunmen is the latest indication that militants, once confined to the northern tribal belt, now have the capacity to attack targets anywhere in Pakistan.

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[4 Mar 2009 | Comments Off | Aoun Abbas Sahi]

The fruit juice shops were bombed because ostensibly, they functioned as ‘dating spots’ for young men and women from the lower-middle income families of Lahore, and were accused of spreading immorality. Police officials are almost certain that the people involved in these attacks are local and they also do not deny the possibility of the involvement of some extremist organisations.

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[15 Oct 2008 | Comments Off | Aoun Abbas Sahi]

The spectre of religious extremism and terrorism grows as Jihadi organisations set up base in southern Punjab.

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[7 Aug 2008 | Comments Off | Aoun Abbas Sahi]
Kashmala Tariq – “I was punished because I dared to speak against  a Makhdoom”

“I have been discriminated against just because I’m a woman who has been elected on a reserved seat. The party leadership believes that all MNAs elected on reserved seats for women and minorities should play along as puppets in their hands.”

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[13 Apr 2008 | Comments Off | Aoun Abbas Sahi]
A Man of Principles

Yousuf Raza Gillani’s elevation to the post of prime minister is just reward for a career rooted in loyalty.