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Please take a look at Asia Society's landmark Pakistan 2020 report, which says preventing Pakistan from further deterioration will require a long-term commitment from the government of Pakistan, the United States, and other international stakeholders to promote genuine reform.

Excerpt: Ahmed Rashid's 'Pakistan on the Brink'
Leading Pakstani journalist Ahmed Rashid lays out America’s options with Pakistan and Afghanistan in the post-Bin Laden years.
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Interview: Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, the First Pakistani Oscar Nominee
Asia Society Asia 21 Fellow says winning an Academy Award allows "people to see a different side of Pakistan, even if it is just for one night."
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Photos (and Video): The Quotidian Beauty of Pakistan
Photographer Nushmia Khan captures daily scenes on the streets of Pakistan.
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Video/Tweets: Pakistani TV Host Faces Criticism for Chasing Couples in Park
A morning show host in Pakistan elicits a strong backlash against her "vigilante journalism."
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Experts Weigh in on Memogate and the Possibility of a Coup in Pakistan
Asia Society Senior Advisor Hassan Abbas and other experts analyze the fallout from the Memogate scandal in Pakistan.
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Photo of the Day: Lanterns in Pakistan
Activists from the ruling Pakistan's Peoples Party air lanterns on the fourth anniversary of slain former Premier Benazir Bhutto's death in Islamabad on December 27, 2011.
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2011: The Year of Social Media in Pakistan
Social media has been the single most important platform for the silent Pakistani majority to share its rejection of terrorism, writes Ayesha Haroon.
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A Convert's Tale of Exile and Extremism
Deborah Baker recounts how Margaret Marcus of Larchmont became Maryam Jameelah of Lahore, one of the most trenchant voices of Islam's argument with the West.
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Photo of the Day: He Loves Anna
A supporter of Indian activist Anna Hazare waves the national flag on the first day of Hazare's three-day fast at the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority recreation ground in Mumbai on December 27, 2011.
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2011: On the U.S. Campaign Trail, a Deficit of Diplomacy
Fire and brimstone foreign policy rhetoric may play well for some on the campaign trail, but such talk is dangerous, writes Debra Eisenman.
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