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August 19th, 2008

Pakistan: Musharraf has Left the Building

Teeth Maestro · 13:49

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Eight years, three hundred and five days ago a peaceful coup masterminded by a Pakistani Army General overtook the reigns of power from the then ruling corrupt leader Nawaz Sharif. It was then the promise of a new tomorrow; it was then a romantic walk towards the faint vision ... 8 comments · »»

June 11th, 2008

The myriad voices of Pakistani blogosphere

Raza Rumi · 15:13

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Pakistan's growing blogosphere presents a kaleidoscope of the complex, contradictory developments within the country. The country is in the grip of a major movement for upholding the rule of law. Some say it is the finest moment in our history while others term it as yet another agent of instability. ... 3 comments · »»

May 20th, 2008

Videos: Creativity in facing the water crisis

Juliana Rincón Parra · 08:20

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With two very recent natural disasters in mind: the cyclone in Myanmar and the Earthquake in Sichuan, China, the topic of getting pure and drinkable water to needy populations has come back into the conversation. Following, several videos which propose different solutions to supply clean water or at least make it easier for people to have a healthful liquid to drink. 5 comments · »»

February 19th, 2008

Pakistan: Goodbye Musharraf!

Neha Viswanathan · 19:01

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With the results of the elections in Pakistan becoming more clear, it is obvious that Musharraf, despite his promises hasn't won the confidence of the voters. Crow's Nest writes, reflecting on those associated with Musharraf. In the election results of the year 33 former ministers who were closely associated with Musharraf ... 3 comments · »»

February 18th, 2008

Pakistan: Voting, Elections and Counting

Neha Viswanathan · 19:02

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As people in Pakistan were out voting today, the blogosphere discusses the elections. All Things Pakistan, is following the elections and urges its readers to share their accounts. We are especially interested in hearing reports from our readers in Pakistan about what they see on the streets, what their own ... 4 comments · »»

January 15th, 2008

India: The Political Dynasties

Javits Rajendran · 09:02

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Is democracy alive? That's one persistent question in the sub-continent's political gamble on hereditary. We had our kings, our queens and we stilling can't stop rooting for our neo-political emperors, and their families. A leader was slain in Pakistan, on December 27, 2007 and hours after her departure from ... 4 comments · »»

January 14th, 2008

World's Eyes on Obama

Amira Al Hussaini · 22:20

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As his ratings continue to slip in the primaries, US presidential hopeful Barack Obama's popularity is on the rise among bloggers around the world. Global Voices Online editors and contributors joined hands to bring us the reactions of bloggers from Japan, Haiti, Republic of Macedonia, Pakistan, India, Ukraine, Singapore and Chile in this article. 2 comments · »»

December 31st, 2007

Arabeyes: Sad for Bhutto

Amira Al Hussaini · 23:26

News of the murder of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was received with shock across the Middle East. Bloggers reacted in awe, shock, anger and submission to the hopelessness of the human race. 4 comments · »»

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September 3rd, 2008