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General Election

PAKISTAN | Monday, 8 Oct 2007 | Views [404] | Comments [2]

Pakistan held its Presidential elections on Saturday. While the results surprised few, Musharraf's ongoing constitutional ability to lead remains before the Supreme Court. It is not certain how much attention Musharraf will pay the lawyers - ... Read more >

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Shakeel

PAKISTAN | Monday, 24 Sep 2007 | Views [370]

Shakeel is fifteen years old. His father, Mr. Haneef, is the chowkidar [caretaker] at the hostel I stay in. In any case they live together in a small flat at the back of the complex with their mother, two brothers, Shan and Adeel, age 7 and ... Read more >

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First days

PAKISTAN | Monday, 3 Sep 2007 | Views [319] | Comments [2]

And so ends the first week in Lahore. It’s coming to the end of summer, so the heat is slowly abating, or at least I am acclimatising after that sudden jump from Melbourne winter. Of course what remains – 30 degrees at 9am – is still enough ... Read more >

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