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A Year from Today…

Salmaan Taseer was tragically gunned down a year from today for speaking up against the country’s controversial Blasphemy Law. Newsline has compiled interviews with and articles on the former governor of Punjab as well as the Blasphemy Law debate.

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[13 Oct 2011 | Comments Off | Abdul Wahab]
Mastung Massacre

Twenty-six innocent pilgrims of Hazara origin were murdered in cold blood when their Iran-bound bus was waylaid by unknown assailants near Mastung, Balochistan.

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[13 Oct 2011 | Comments Off | Ayesha Sadaf Khan]
Justice at last? How the Law was Upheld and Scorned

In a confusing frenzy in which Qadri was labelled ‘Ashiq-e-Rasool‘ and Taseer’s murder was justified on the grounds of his ‘un-Islamic’ character and lifestyle, it is impossible not to be shocked by the attitude custodians of our justice system have adopted.

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[6 Oct 2011 | Comments Off | Rehana Hakim]
Editor’s Note: October 2011

Where does the government, more specifically the Punjab government, figure in all of the craziness and continued growing extremism: the head money on the judge who passed the death penalty against Mumtaz Qadri, the Sunni Tehreek’s offer of diyat to the Taseer family and the growth of the LeJ?

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[16 Aug 2011 | 4 Comments | Kashif N Chaudhry]
A Tale of Two Murders: Searching for Equal Justice

Equal justice in similar and straightforward murder cases is hard to come by when an extremist mindset obscures the evidence.

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The Case of Sarfaraz Shah: Has Justice Been Done?

The verdict is out on Sarfaraz Shah’s brutal murder, but punishing seven men will not solve a major societal problem.

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[13 Aug 2011 | 3 Comments | Akbar S. Ahmed]
How Many Relationships will Pakistan Spoil Before it Cracks Down on Militants?

China says there is a Pakistan connection to the recent blasts in Kashgar, allegedly involving Uighur Muslims. Have Pak-China relations hit stormy waters?

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[31 Jul 2011 | Comments Off | Quatrina Hosain]
The Pakistan Army and its Threat Board

Is the criticism of the army largely justified or misplaced? Is the military adequately focusing on the most dangerous threats to the nation?

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[23 Jun 2011 | Comments Off | Talib Qizilbash]
The Death of Saleem Shahzad and Freedom of the Press

Journalists across the country have been outspoken about the worsening state of press freedom in Pakistan. Reporters admit to massive self-censorship. Will the commission set up to probe the murder of Saleem Shahzad bring any positive changes?

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[23 Jun 2011 | One Comment | Talib Qizilbash]
The Case of Saleem Shahzad: A Timeline of Events

As Pakistan plays its part in the war on terror and fights back against militants plotting against the state (and against the people), a war of information rages too.