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		<title>American Perceptions of Pakistan</title>
		<link>http://www.pakquest.com/2008/03/05/american-perceptions-of-pakistan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Polls concerning U.S.-Pakistan relations tend to focus on how Pakistanis view the United States.  A new Gallup survey provides a look at the flip side.  How do Americans view Pakistan?
Pakistan is one of the most unfavorably viewed countries.  Seventy two percent of Americans polled have negative views on Pakistan.  It trails Saudi Arabia and Venezuela, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Give politics a chance, say civil society activists</title>
		<link>http://www.pakquest.com/2008/03/01/give-politics-a-chance-say-civil-society-activists/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 22:17:22 +0000</pubDate>
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ISLAMABAD: “Give politics a chance” was the consensus among leading representatives of civil society and political parties at a forum held in Islamabad on Wednesday where they agreed that the task ahead is to restore democratic politics as a legitimate way for Pakistan to govern itself after years of vilification and attacks on political parties [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Healing touch - the way war on terror should be fought!</title>
		<link>http://www.pakquest.com/2008/02/26/healing-touch-the-way-war-on-terror-should-be-fought/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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There is a lot of talk going on regarding the fate of the war on terror expecially after the change of the tide in Pakistani politics. Most of these concerns are misplaced because the real partners, the legitimate ones in this war are now taking charge in Islamabad. Pakistan People&#8217;s Party the leading part in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Raunchy 10th Century Islamicate Literature</title>
		<link>http://www.pakquest.com/2008/02/25/raunchy-10th-century-islamicate-literature/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
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The Adventures of Amir Hamza, literature about the Prophet&#8217;s uncle, which everyone, including Muslims, have been going ga-ga over, merely reaffirms the fact that the myopist, Islamic-history-prudes are out of touch not just with reality but their own history. At Ultrabrown there is just one raunchy passage involving Amar Ayyar, Hamza&#8217;s trickster friend. Way raunchier [...]]]></description>
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		<title>20,000 Scholars Term Terrorism Un-Islamic</title>
		<link>http://www.pakquest.com/2008/02/25/20000-scholars-term-terrorism-un-islamic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is out of India, via Dar-ul-Uloom Deoband. Many people had linked Deobandis to the Taliban.
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		<title>Musharraf&#8217;s inquisition: Reason why Youtube was blocked in Pakistan</title>
		<link>http://www.pakquest.com/2008/02/23/musharrafs-inquisition-reason-why-youtube-was-blocked-in-pakistan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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It is being claimed by the telecommunication authorities in Pakistan that youtube was blocked for featuring allegedly blasphemous documentaries. While this move if triggered by this motive is as foolish as burning an entire library just because on a page of one of the books someone has scribbled a couple of words against you, it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pakistani Taliban: We Won’t Interfere in Elections; We Didn’t Kidnap Pakistani Ambassador</title>
		<link>http://www.pakquest.com/2008/02/16/pakistani-taliban-we-won%e2%80%99t-interfere-in-elections-we-didn%e2%80%99t-kidnap-pakistani-ambassador/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2008 20:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Maulvi Omar, the spokesperson for the Baitullah Mehsud-led Tehreek-e Taliban-e Pakistan (Taliban Movement of Pakistan) tells BBC Urdu that his organization will abide by its pre-election ceasefire commitment and would not derail the process.
He told Reuters, &#8220;Neither do we support the process of the election nor do we have any opposition to it and if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Newlywed&#8217;s death in Pakistan probed</title>
		<link>http://www.pakquest.com/2008/02/06/newlyweds-death-in-pakistan-probed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:41:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Inquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances surrounding the cause of death.&#8221;
 A young husband has spoken of his devastation after his wife died in Pakistan. Newlywed Sobia Wali, 22, from Glasgow, died after travelling with her parents to Lahore to attend her grandmother&#8217;s funeral. via Guardian Unlimited 
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		<title>Small farmers to be helped to set up model dairy forms</title>
		<link>http://www.pakquest.com/2008/02/03/small-farmers-to-be-helped-to-set-up-model-dairy-forms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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CHAKWAL: Shahab Khawaja, Secretary Ministry of Industries, Production and Special Initiatives (MOIP&#038;SI) has said that Pakistan Dairy Development Company (PDDC) is focusing on small farmers to help them set up model dairy farms so as to increase their farm productivity and profitability. He said this during his visit to model dairy farms and a biogas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>60 suicide bombing took place in Pakistan in 2007</title>
		<link>http://www.pakquest.com/2008/02/01/60-suicide-bombing-took-place-in-pakistan-in-2007/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
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ISLAMABAD: Deadly suicide bombings are becoming an accepted part of daily life in Pakistan, with each new attack appearing to chip away at President Pervez Musharraf&#8217;s weakening popularity. Close to 60 attacks across the country in 2007, up tenfold from the previous year, are increasing security fears in urban areas.
Violent attacks are moving from rural [...]]]></description>
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