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[21 May 2010 | 17 Comments | ]
After Facebook and YouTube, Will Pakistan Block Everything?

Pakistan is not new to censorship. But trying to censor the Internet is a futile task.

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[7 Apr 2010 | Comments Off | ]
What the World is Saying about Pakistan’s Big Bill

The world is watching as Pakistan takes a step forward with the 18th Amendment. Here are what some international news outlets and analysts are saying.

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[5 Apr 2010 | One Comment | ]
Like Sand Through Fingers

The US military has been importing sand to Iraq. Yes, you’ll want to read that again.

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[2 Apr 2010 | Comments Off | ]
Why Bigger Fighting is Needed in Afghanistan

Irish-based terror plotters that have grievances with Scandinavian journalists and white women screaming jihad: that is why the US needs to be in Afghanistan.

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[31 Mar 2010 | 5 Comments | ]
Caption Competition

Can you dig deep into the fertile territory comprising sports clichés and regional tension to pull out a caption for this photoshopped picture of Shoaib and Sania?

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[23 Mar 2010 | Comments Off | ]
Newsline’s APNS Award-Winning Articles

Read the articles that earned Newsline and its team of exceptional writers eight APNS awards this year.

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[22 Mar 2010 | Comments Off | ]
Health Care in the US is a Class Issue

People protesting against health care reform in the US ironically show that they need serious medical treatment themselves — now.

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[6 Mar 2010 | Comments Off | and ]
Predicting the Oscar Winners

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

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[1 Mar 2010 | Comments Off | ]
Sniffing Out the ‘Threat’ at PIA

Are the searches of PIA planes in Toronto last year more signs that a unified security perimeter for North America is in the works?

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[18 Feb 2010 | Comments Off | ]
The Perennial Loser

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