Source: PK Politics.com
Thanks to PK Politics for providing such an informative article in the time of need!
Anma Masood Janjua reveals the whereabouts and locations of Hundreds of Pakistani National Missing Persons in custody of Pakistani Fauj and their agencies including ISI and FIA.
Locations revealed in Capital Talk:
- ISI Detention Center in Kent Garrison Chaklala (Near […]

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In a dangerous, confused post-election Pakistan, bombings are becoming an everyday event. In the past few months, hundreds have died, leaders assassinated, buildings shattered… We want to hear what you have to say about these bombings!
Who is behind them? What can the government do to stop them? Should the army intervene? Are the new leaders […]

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There have been at least four bomb blasts in Lahore today between 9 and 10 AM. Here is a list of the locations:
1. Inside FIA Office on Mall Road (one or two blasts): Unconfirmed number of deaths
2. Near Bilawal House, Model Town: 2 people dead
3. Defence: Y Block Market [Sorry about this one, the blast […]

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The PTA has ordered all ISP’s to block YouTube because of “objectionable content”!! Here is an e-mail that a MicroNet customer got from the ISP:
Dear Valued Customer: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (www.pta.gov.pk) has directed all ISPs of the country to block access to www.youtube.com web site for containing blasphemous web content/movies. The […]

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Here are the elections results as at 2.30PM (PST). The table below shows the final announced results for the constituencies. “-” indicates unannounced results.

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From: http://www.washingtonpost.com
By Walter Pincu
Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Radical elements are now a threat to the survival of Pakistan, prompting Pakistani military leaders to recognize that more aggressive efforts are needed to get the elements under control, Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell said yesterday in testimony before […]

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There are rumours that there will be no CNG in the country for the next two days! If this is true, it is going to be really horrible… Because this means higher transport costs (riksha’s), CNG buses will stop running, petrol will sell in double the quantity and hence petrol prices will go up, and […]

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Source: CNN
LAHORE, Pakistan — A suicide bomber killed at least 23 people and injured more than 58 others after detonating an explosive outside a court in Lahore on Thursday, police said.

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Pakistan has been named “The World’s Most Dangerous Place” in this week’s The Economist magazine. While it is true that Pakistan is somewhat dangerous, and things weren’t too good for the few days following Benazir’s assassination, but is it really dangerous enough to be placed #1 on the list?
Is this an attempt to mentally prepare […]

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Source: Silence (Blog)
This is the English transcript of the press conference held at Naudero, Larkana Pakistan regarding the decisions of Pakistan Peoples Party Pakistan about the future of PPP after the assassination Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto of Pakistan.
Sherry Rehman
Now we will start the press briefing. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Makhdoom Amin Faheem and Asif […]

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By Rafic Soormally
“Benazir Bhutto was also my sister, and I will be with you to take the revenge for her death [..] Don’t feel alone. I am with you. We will take the revenge on the rulers“, said Nawaz Sharif to the supporters of Benazir Bhutto after her assassination on 27th December 2007.

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Source: Telegraph.co.uk
Hardline clerics are using Pakistan’s blasphemy laws to persecute members of a small Islamic splinter group they say are not proper Muslims.
The two million-strong Ahmadiyya community, based in Rabwah in the Punjab, risks charges of “impersonating Muslims” under the country’s controversial religious laws.
Shameen Ahmad Khalid, a community leader, said: “We have people serving long […]

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Source: The Hindu
Indian Cricket League (ICL) on Monday filed a statement of claims before the arbiter, seeking damages of Rs 4 crore from Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Yousuf for alleged breach of contract.
Yousuf had signed up for the rebel league’s T20 championship which concluded earlier this month in Chandigarh, but later backed out. ICL took the […]

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Courtesy: Ahmed Saleemi

The following are pictures taken at the protest for the removal of Musharraf and the restoration of the judiciary outside the Badshahi Masjid on Sunday, 23rd December, 2007.

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The top three political parties of Pakistan have released the summaries of their election agenda’s.
Five E’s of the PPP:

Employment
Education
Energy
Environment
Equality

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I saw these interesting Nestle-mobiles on the road yesterday. At first look it seems that they are selling Nestle bottles, but till the end I did not get to see any bottles other than these king-size ones. Whatever they are, they look really funny, especially in a crowd. I wonder if we will be soon […]

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Source: Reuters
KARACHI, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Ismail Gulgee, Pakistan’s most prominent artist, was found murdered on Wednesday along with his wife and a maid in their Karachi home, police said. He was 81.
They said the three were found gagged in different rooms of the house, which is in the city’s most upmarket district. The hands […]

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Source: Tehelka.com
“Movie With a Message”
Pakistani director Shoaib Mansoor is well-known for successful TV plays such as Ankahi. He speaks to SHALINI SINGH on his debut feature film Khuda Ke Liye that has been making waves internationally

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Source: Reuters
President Pervez Musharraf lifted emergency rule in Pakistan on Saturday in a move Western nations hope will stabilize the nuclear-armed state as Islamic militant violence spirals.
Musharraf will address the nation on TV and radio on Saturday night. But critics say curbs on the media and judiciary mean that he can still manipulate a January […]

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The following is the text of the State of Emergency declared by Parvez Musharraf as the Chief of Army Staff on November 3rd, 2007. It is interesting to note how many of the so-called “threats” have been neutralized to date.
Whereas there is visible ascendancy in the activities of extremists and incidents of terrorist attacks, […]

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Source: CNN.com
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) — Pakistan’s President Gen. Pervez Musharraf headed for a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday as elections for Pakistan’s national assembly and its four provincial assemblies were scheduled for January 8.
Opposition parties, including those of former Prime Ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, have indicated they would boycott elections so […]

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Source: NDTV.com
Pakistan’s private television network Geo TV, whose news channel Geo News was taken off air on Friday midnight on orders from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities, might consider moving out of its Dubai office if a resolution to the problem is not reached soon.”We have got options of moving out of our […]

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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan’s Supreme Court, packed with government-friendly judges since the imposition of emergency rule, dismissed on Monday the main challenges to President Pervez Musharraf’s re-election last month.
Once […]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6WMz0gABwQ

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Source: Daily Times (AFP)
LAHORE (Friday Nov 16, 2007): US Consul General Bryan Hunt called for President Pervez Musharraf to end emergency rule and resign as army chief after meeting detained former prime minister Benazir Bhutto for two hours of talks. Hunt crossed barbed wire barricades to speak with Benazir in the residence in the eastern […]

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