January 2011
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Pakistan through the Sri Lankan eyes →
Sri Lanka and Pakistan are on the verge of deepening bilateral ties just now but according to the Sri Lanka Eye Donation Society the two countries have had their sights on each other for very much longer.
“We have been donating eyes to Pakistan since 1971, says Irangani Silva, President of the Eye Donation Society - a non-governmental organisation involved in donating eyes, bones and amnion...
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Afghan invasion brought 'radicalization' biggest... →
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The Spirit Of Things - Newsweek: Beer & Alcohol in... →
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my perception: The trip to the androon shahir... →
My day started out a bit early then I had originally planned. I woke up quite early for a start! but none the less I was well prepared before time. While getting ready to visit the Wazir Khan Mosque, which was our original plan, i couldnt help remembering the times I had with my father. We didnt… (tariqkhaleeq)
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VIDEO: Pakistan's Massive DIY Gun Market →
“But how do they get all these AK-47s out there?” I asked a cab driver last year, while he was telling me about the violence that’s kept his familial village and much of the rest of Pakistan’s hilly tribal northwest in the stone ages. “They build them,” he said nonchalantly.
The bulk of Pakistan’s homemade automatic weapons and explosive devices are forged, built and sold at Darra Adamkhel, a...
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Palestinian football team to tour Pakistan
LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) – The Palestinian national football side is to tour Pakistan next month, an official said, as the hosts ramp up efforts to bring back international sport to a country plagued by terrorism.
“Palestine’s national football team is due to tour Pakistan and will play a two-match series and this series will help us revive international sport,” Pakistan...
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Newsweek Pakistan: Sesame Street starting an... →
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Pakistan Drones' Success Rate: 2% →
According to NAF’s research, there have been 215 drone attacks since 2004 in the bad-guy tromping grounds of northwest Pakistan, killing between 1,372 and 2,125 people. (The wide variation in estimates shows how difficult it is to track these stats, even with press and government reports.) Of those, 1061 to 1584 were called militants “in reliable press accounts.” For those of you keeping score...
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Pakistan Has World’s Largest Biometric Citizen... →
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