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Islamabad Diary: Spinning around in numbers
Islamabad may be Spin City but it is always hard to tell who’s doing the spinning.
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I read so you don't have to: A week of mockery
This is the week we learned that the ‘softer’ side of Pakistan can be quite harsh too.
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I read so you don't have to: A week of small pleasures
Taking out was never so much fun. Introducing the Taliban chess set.
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I read so you don't have to: Afridi week
The Afridi affair continues, while attacks on Shireen Mazari and videos of Army atrocities mark the week's low...
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I read so you don't have to: A week of terror
The worst articles of the week: well, they tended to fixate on the Taliban.
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Bigg Boss: More drama off screen than on
Reality shows are usually full of desperate people being a nuisance on-set. This time, members of the Shiv Sena party are the ones making trouble.
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When in doubt...
We live in an age of obnoxious certainty, where a couple of Google searches is all it takes to establish professorial authority.
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A tale of two cities
Mayor Bloomberg showed great courage in speaking out in favour of what has come to be called the “Ground Zero Mosque.” Politicians in Karachi require far greater courage.