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[29 Aug 2010 | 3 Comments | Sabahat Ashraf]
“Are your people cockroaches?”

They ask me, are your people human cockroaches; or terrorists; or dead. This is my answer.

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[27 Aug 2010 | 6 Comments | Farieha Aziz]
Protest Against Sialkot Murders Goes Off Track

“Civil society killed those boys,” rang a voice from the podium. And civil society made a debacle of itself at the Arts Council in Karachi.

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[26 Aug 2010 | One Comment | Online Editor]
Photo Gallery: Flood-hit Akora Khattak in KP

In the photo gallery below, the devastation inflicted by the floods on the village of Akora Khattak is painfully clear.

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[26 Aug 2010 | One Comment | Online Editor]
Omar Asghar Khan Foundation: Pakistan 2010 Flood Relief

Many areas are isolated as bridges, roads, and even jeep tracks are washed away. One NGO is helping locals to build new bridges and chairlifts.

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[26 Aug 2010 | One Comment | Talib Qizilbash]
Flood Victims Play Active Role in Relief Process

There was no pushing and shoving. A committee member with a list of names controlled the situation with a few helpers.

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[26 Aug 2010 | One Comment | Talib Qizilbash]
Flooded Village Looks Like Earthquake-hit Area

Whole buildings had been reduced to piles of rubble. The devastation seemed selective, though. While one house fell, the one next to it stood on.

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[25 Aug 2010 | 2 Comments | Talib Qizilbash]
Individual International Donors are Asked to Send Food via PIA

PIA has started free delivery for transportation of relief goods to Pakistan.

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[24 Aug 2010 | One Comment | Fahad Hussain]
Bhong Flood Relief Fund Allows Monitoring of Donated Funds

The Bhong Flood Relief Fund aims to present a smooth, transparent and easily observable channel through which to funnel donations.

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[23 Aug 2010 | 3 Comments | Afia Salam]
The Sialkot Murderers: Who will be the Exorcist?

Get to work: Get close-up still shots of each and every member of the crowd. Blow those images up. Cross-check with NADRA.

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[23 Aug 2010 | 5 Comments | Online Editor]
Poll: The Brutal Murder of Two Boys in Sialkot

What segment of our society do you most blame for the public beating and murder of two boys in Sialkot on August 15?