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Predicting the Oscar Winners

A couple of Newsline know-it-alls go head-to-head and offer their Oscars predictions.

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[18 Feb 2010 | No Comment | Nadir Hassan]
The Perennial Loser

No surprises that President Asif Zardari has conceded defeat once again, allowing Iftikhar Chaudhry to appoint the judges he wants.

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[14 Feb 2010 | No Comment | Nadir Hassan]
Blame Game

There are no heroes in the latest kerfuffle over judges, just a clash of giant egos

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[11 Feb 2010 | No Comment | Talib Qizilbash]
Looking Down on Disaster

Recently released images show massive destruction and monstrous, devouring clouds of dust that are normally reserved for Hollywood blockbusters. Of course, the reality of it all is what makes the viewer gasp.

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[10 Feb 2010 | No Comment | Nadir Hassan]
The Taliban Jigsaw

Decoding the Taliban puzzle is harder than figuring out what’s happening on Lost.

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[9 Feb 2010 | One Comment | Talib Qizilbash]
Balancing Jihad and PR

Salman Ahmad has a knack for self-promotion. Though he likes to toot his own horn and even embellish the melody a bit, it seems like he is making new fans outside the South Asian community: many are surprised by his story of a moderate majority in the Muslim world who like things such as music and, heck, even peace.

 
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[5 Feb 2010 | One Comment | Nadir Hassan]
Karachi Bleeds

For the last year, as Islamabad, Lahore and especially Peshawar came under unrelenting attack Karachiites nervously wondered why they had been spared the carnage. This illusion has met a bitter end.

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[4 Feb 2010 | One Comment | Hasan Mujtaba]
Observing The Trial

Though it was not exactly like Kafka’s The Trial, there was still something nightmarish about this recent, and now infamous, trial.

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[1 Feb 2010 | One Comment | Nadir Hassan]
Nawaz Sharif’s Agenda

Bloomberg News is reporting that Nawaz Sharif has decided not to contest by-elections for the National Assembly.

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[31 Jan 2010 | No Comment | Nadir Hassan]
YouTube of the Day

What exactly ails Pakistan cricket? Aamir Liaquat has the answer.