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The Media Holding the Media Accountable
Reuters/Dawn Photo: Cameraman Takes Footage of Blast Site In the latest Press Freedom Index 2009, compiled on the basis of questionnaires completed by hundreds of journalists and media experts around … more →
CHUP! - Changing Up Pakistan
Backgrounder: Iraq's Parliamentary Election
understandingwar wrote 1 week ago: Introduction With parliamentary elections currently slated for January 16, 2010, Iraqi politicians a … more →
The Media Holding the Media Accountable
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Kalsoom wrote 2 weeks ago: Reuters/Dawn Photo: Cameraman Takes Footage of Blast Site In the latest Press Freedom Index 2009, co … more →
Question of the Day: SQL Server Central
Visitor Blogs wrote 1 month ago: We need to define a column that will contain externally provided identifiers. Their length will vary … more →
Data Warehousing ETL Checklist
Visitor Blogs wrote 1 month ago: ETL – Extract, Transform and Load – is the process by which data from multiple systems is consolidat … more →
Workflow vs. Application Automation Tools: Choosing the Right Tool for the Job
Visitor Blogs wrote 1 month ago: Introduction With the increasing popularity of workflow software, many IT departments are wrestling … more →
Wading in the Back Channels of Diplomacy
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Kalsoom wrote 2 months ago: On Sunday, Pakistan and India’s foreign ministers reportedly met for 100 minutes on the sideli … more →
Steynian 381
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binky wrote 2 months ago: Support The Elves Of Binkistan! Early Bird deadline extended for “Live Free or… Fight … more →
Serial ATA Backgrounder - Thorough Characterization and Validation of Serial ATA Designs
janetsmithagilent wrote 3 months ago: Hot off the virtual press…our latest backgrounder is available for you to download. Serial ATA … more →
The Rise of Child Soldiers
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Kalsoom wrote 4 months ago: Independent: Some of the boys rescued Earlier this week, Pakistani authorities announced they had re … more →
Lahore's Bombing: Demystifying the Taliban
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Kalsoom wrote 6 months ago: Image Credit: AP, Rescue Workers at the Scene On Wednesday, at least 23 people were killed and nearl … more →
The British-Pakistani 'Link'
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Kalsoom wrote 7 months ago: Image Credit: Economist On Wednesday, UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged £665 million in aid ove … more →
Everyone Poops
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Kalsoom wrote 8 months ago: My friend, who works for the Water & Sanitation Program at the World Bank, passed along a short … more →
Mumtaz Bhutto Arrested, Protests Continue
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Kalsoom wrote 10 months ago: On Saturday, Sindh National Front leader Mumtaz Bhutto was put under house arrest in Larkana [in Sin … more →
The Indus Water Dispute - Syed Zain ul-Arifeen Shah
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Kalsoom wrote 1 year ago: Many issues arose after the Partition of India and Pakistan in 1947, including one over the sharing … more →
POLL: From a Pakistan Perspective, Who Do You Think Should be the Next President of the United States?
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Kalsoom wrote 1 year ago: View This Pollpolls Coverage of the U.S. 2008 presidential elections is everywhere – from news … more →
U.S. Targets Haqqani Network
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Kalsoom wrote 1 year ago: On Monday, U.S. drones fired missiles near Miranshah, the main town in the North Waziristan region. … more →
The Crazy Step
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Tom Whitney wrote 1 year ago: Fans of mountain-climbing literature may be familiar with Mount Everest’s most famous feature: … more →
The State of Pakistan's "Rat People"
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Kalsoom wrote 1 year ago: On Friday, the AFP reported on an issue that is often overlooked in Pakistan – the state of th … more →
Pakistan's Female Pop Duo: Zeb and Haniya
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Kalsoom wrote 1 year ago: A friend passed on a YouTube clip of Pakistan’s rising female pop duo, Zeb & Haniya, or Ze … more →
