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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.

Challenges for Pakistan's New Ambassador to the US
Asia Society's Hassan Abbas and Suzanne DiMaggio comment on Pakistan's new ambassador to the United States.
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Mind Your Text Messages, Say Pakistani Officials
Pakistani officials cite concerns for the country's young people in announcing a ban on obscene text messages.
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Photo of the Day: Lulusar Lake, Pakistan
A view of Lulusar Lake, the source of the Kunhar River which lies along the Naran-Babusar-Chilas Highway, in Mansehra District, Pakistan, taken in October 2009.
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Interview: Ayesha Haroon on Pakistan Education and Religious Intolerance
Ayesha Haroon:Those who make and implement policies do not send their children to public education system.
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Mishra: Kashmir "Doomed to a Very Long Silence"
Authors Arundhati Roy and Pankaj Mishra appeared at Asia Society in New York on November 11, 2011, to discuss their new book "Kashmir: The Case for Freedom."
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Pakistani Activist Honored With Human Rights Award
Prominent human rights activist and former UN rapporteur Asma Jahangir given United Nations Association of USA (UNA-USA) Leo Nevas Human Rights Task Force award.
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Interview: Beena Sarwar on Journalism and Safety in Pakistan
What is it like for a veteran reporter to work in the deadliest country in the world for journalists?
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The Cricket Verdicts: Pakistan, and the World, React
In new media (Twitter) and old (TV news), public reaction to the match-fixing scandal.
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Podcast: Another Pakistan, the Two-Hour Version
Nearly a month of strong conversation in Pakistan this past summer, distilled to two radio hours. Click to listen.
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Photo of the Day: Sufis and Soothsayers in Pakistan
Religious devotees dance in a state of trance at the shrine of Saint Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in the ancient city of Sehwan Sharif, Sindh Pakistan in July 2011. (Madiha Aijaz)
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