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Pakistan: Government tracks your movement

Monday, November 27th, 2006 @ 16:17 UTC

by Neha Viswanathan

Countries:: Pakistan, United Kingdom
Topics:: Governance

The Oyster travel card in London maybe a bit more than just a device for convenience according to Suspect Paki. “If you register your Oyster Card, the police can, without your knowledge, determine the extent of all your London Transport wanderings.”

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Jason Paz

Suspect Paki has high standards for British justice.
If a rape victim cannot produce four witnesses in Pakistan, she can go to trial for illicit fornication. The penalty for being raped can be death by stoning.

# 2006-11-28 at 17:33 pm

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