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If you live in Yemen, Pakistan, Afghanistan or numerous other countries in the region, drones don’t conjure up feelings of comfort and the wonder that is technology. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles have a habit of raining down unseen death on both the deserving and the innocent. If you work for the ACLU or other privacy advocate group, you may see drones as the end of privacy as we know it and the perfect platform for...
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PML-N candidate Nawaz Sharif will be Pakistan’s next prime minster. This will be the first time in the nation’s history that a civilian government will finish a full term and turn over power through a democratic election. Sharif served as prime minister for two terms in Pakistan in the 1990s, so this will be his third term. He is credited with bringing Pakistan into the global nuclear club, and he was removed from power...
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Pakistan will hold a general election tomorrow, May 11. The country has been torn by violence in recent weeks as a group identifying itself as the Taliban, claimed that democracy was a force in antipathy to Islam and threatened to disrupt elections with violence. The group carried out some attacks in the weeks leading up to the election, and security forces will be on high alert as polling begins tomorrow. A BBC piece concerning...
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Pakistan Prosecutor, Zulfikar Ali who was handling the murder case of the former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was shot dead by Gunmen early Friday. The killing of the Prosecutor creates confusion over the politically sensitive issue of Bhutto’s murder, which also allegedly involves Pakistan former military leader, Pervez Musharraf. Mr. Ali was brutally shot dead by the unknown attackers while he was leaving from his residence situated in the suburbs of the Pakistan capital...
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Elections are looming in Pakistan, set to be held on May 11th, and while many observers are cautiously optimistic that this could be the nation’s first true democratic election, many observers are warning. The Commission on International Freedom has released a report warning that the risks to minorities in Pakistan is reaching a crisis level. This comes at a time when the Taliban and other terrorist organizations are launching renewed efforts to disrupt elections....
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An explosion has been reported in Karachi, Pakistan, according to police in the country. The bomb killed at least five people outside of an election office of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), a political party. The election office was the apparent target of the terror attack. The blast, according to recent reports, injured at least thirteen additional people. Reports indicated that the blast emanated from a car parked close to the building. An outlawed...
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Value investing – the concept of buying stocks when they are inexpensive – has been around for decades. It is not an easy model to follow as investors need to sort through the stocks that are underpriced because their earnings potential is being underestimated or the stocks that are inexpensive for a reason, such as ineffective management and a maturing product market. Several investment analyses providers – including MSCI and Thomson – have...
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Pakistan’s former military leader Pervez Musharraf, was placed under arrest on Friday after the country’s judiciary found him accountable for his actions during his nine years in power. The former military ruler, who fled the courtroom yesterday, was escorted back into central Islamabad, from his fortified villa, where a magistrate placed him under arrest. He was freed for a few hours and then again brought in to the police custody up to his next...
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Iran has been hit by a massive earthquake with jolts felt in India, Pakistan and in the Middle East region. According to a US Geological Survey the magnitude of the earthquake is measured at 7.88 on the Richter scale. This magnitude is strong enough to hit some large buildings. The epicenter for the earthquake is located 90 km southeast of the city of Khash. Khash had over 56,000 residents as of 2006 and is...
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Imran Khan is rallying supporters in Lahore today ahead of the May 11 election. The cricket star-turned politician has promised to change Pakistan, and he is considered to be one of the biggest threats to the two parties that have dominated the nation for a long time. It’s been speculated for months that Imran Khan would become Pakistan’s next prime minister. Approximately 100,000 people showed up today in support of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI)...
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