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Sana Saleem

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The author is a blogger at The Guardian and Dawn. Her archive of published and unpublished work can be found on her personal blog.

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25 November 2011

Pakistan: The Death of Nusrat Bhutto

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The recent demise of Nusrat Bhutto, former first lady and wife of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, was mourned across Pakistan. A public holiday was declared as a part of the mourning, which triggered a wave of reactions from Twitter users questioning the logic behind such a move.

23 November 2011

Pakistan: Twitter Reactions to the SMS Filtering Announcement

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The Pakistan Telecom Authorities' possible attempt at SMS filtering for abusive contents, had twitter timelines flooded with reactions; mostly humorous. Sana Saleem compiles Twitter reactions and provides update on the issue.

26 October 2011

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Pakistan: Political Satire Becomes Internet Sensation

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A recent song released on YouTube, by a group of young men from Lahore, has become an Internet sensation. The songs lyrics are heavily loaded with political satire, something that is rarely witnessed in Pakistan in recent years.

25 October 2011

Pakistan: Bloggers Dismayed at Google Adsense Ban

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A recent ban on Google Adsense accounts has left many Pakistani bloggers dismayed. Scores of genuine publishers have fallen prey in a move aimed for crackdown on fraudulent websites and blogs. Sana Saleem reports.

20 July 2011

Pakistan: Demanding Justice For Saleem Shahzad

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Many suspect that Pakistan's intelligence agency was behind the May 2011 abduction and murder of Pakistani journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad, bureau chief of Asia Online. The judicial commission set up to investigate the murder is struggling from lack of help, and many fear that justice will be denied.

4 May 2011

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Pakistan: Probing Questions After Bin Laden

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Three days after the assassination of Osama Bin Laden in a compound less than 2 kilometers away from the country's premier military academy, a lot of questions remain unanswered. As the world media continues to criticize and demand answers from Pakistani authorities, Pakistanis have also raised similar questions and continue to discuss possible scenarios.

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