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News for Friday, 19 Aug 2011

15 killed as Syria presses crackdown on protest

Syrian forces killed at least 15 protesters as tens of thousands swarmed the streets after Friday prayers, activists said, a day after President Bashar al-Assad pledged that military assaults on...

In India, a triumphal procession of mass dissent

Smiling, waving and pressing his palms together in the Indian gesture of greeting, Anna Hazare was driven through the streets like the all-conquering hero his adoring followers believe him to...

Israel hits back at Gaza after desert attacks

Gazan rockets hit southern Israel on Friday after a long night of air strikes as Israel sought to smash the militants behind desert attacks that killed eight Israelis. As the air...

Independent appellate court demanded for FATA

An independent appellate court, headed by a high court judge, should be set up in FATA with an aim to ensure accessible justice for the people of the area. In...

Recovering Weinstein

Sooner, not later

While the kidnapping of American aid worker, Warren Weinstein, has added yet another irritant to those already marring Pak US relations, the...

Changing times

Our two paisas’ worth

The paisa is to go the way of the cowrie: a concept used colloquially but not actually in the markets. Truth...

The killing fields

Hundreds of innocent people have lost their lives merely because of their ethnicity in the killing fields of Karachi. On Thursday, the deadliest day for the economic hub...

White Lies

Let it not be said that the PPP is a party of zombies, disciplined to follow orders, none of its notables capable of an honest and original thought...

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