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		<title>Pakistan: ‘arena’ of the next Cold War —Sajjad Shaukat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Owing to the American perennial wave of drone strikes and a blame game that al Qaeda leaders are hiding in Pakistan, especially in Baluchistan, a gulf has been created between Pakistan and the US, which is likely to widen in future

We should not judge the multi-faceted crises of Pakistan, including the perennial wave of suicide [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opfblog.com/10364/pakistan-%e2%80%98arena%e2%80%99-of-the-next-cold-war-%e2%80%94sajjad-shaukat/</link>
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		<title>Eating fruits: Read this&#8230;.It could save your life!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes very useful email messages are sent by friends.
This one is one of those. It’s long but very informative. 

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We all think eating fruits means just buying fruits, cutting it and just popping it into our mouths. It&#8217;s not as easy as you think. It&#8217;s important to know how and when to eat. 
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What is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opfblog.com/10360/eating-fruits-read-this-it-could-save-your-life/</link>
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		<title>ISI AND TALIBAN</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ALI SUKHANVER
 According to all dictionaries of English language, ‘raw ‘means crude and coarse, unprocessed and untreated ; these meanings  seem very much close to reality  when we look at the working of the world famous  intelligence agency RAW. The name coined for it very truly matches the accurate meanings of the word. Raw has very [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opfblog.com/10358/isi-and-taliban/</link>
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		<title>‘This is Pakistan of Zia, not Jinnah’</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Regional détente imperative to resolve Pak domestic problems, says Ayesha Jalal
By Imtiaz Ali
Karachi
Regional détente is imperative to resolve Pakistan’s domestic problems which cannot be solved within its borders, therefore, a breakthrough in Indo-Pak dialogue is the need of the hour, says eminent historian Ayesha Jalal.

She was delivering a lecture on “the relevance of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opfblog.com/10356/%e2%80%98this-is-pakistan-of-zia-not-jinnah%e2%80%99/</link>
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		<title>ISLAMABAD:100 villages to be electrified through solar power</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Associated Press of Pakistan
 Ministry of Water and Power would electrify around 100 villages through solar energy this year as part of its programme to ensure electricity in every part of the country.
The official said a project has already been approved to electrify 400 remote villages of Sindh and Balochistan through solar energy. Around 49 villages [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opfblog.com/10354/islamabad100-villages-to-be-electrified-through-solar-power/</link>
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		<title>Fiza Ali launches her Kurti line</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LAHORE: An exhibition – ‘Fiza Signature’ – opened at the Nairang Art Gallery on Wednesday.
The exhibition showcased fashion model, Fiza Ali’s launch of her Kurti line.
She has experimented with fabrics ranging from chiffon, pure synthetics and lawns for her spring/summer collection, which includes gowns and eastern clothes. This is her first show in Lahore and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opfblog.com/10350/fiza-ali-launches-her-kurti-line/</link>
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		<title>India-Pakistan: hiding behind excuses again? —Naeem Tahir</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 2008 terrorist act in Mumbai surely needs to be condemned in the strongest possible words, but one wonders why was the incident allowed to happen when all advance information was available. Why?
Once again, India and Pakistan “fail to make a breakthrough”. The Kashmir and Mumbai attack issues have blocked any progress. Over 60 years [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opfblog.com/10345/india-pakistan-hiding-behind-excuses-again-%e2%80%94naeem-tahir/</link>
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		<title>LOOKING TOWARDS OBAMA –BY ALI SUKHANVER</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The war against Pakistan’s nuclear program seems more vibrant and more violent and certainly more popular than the international war against terrorism. These two wars are being headed by two different countries separately; one is the super power of today and the other is aspiring to be the super power of tomorrow. The most interesting fact [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opfblog.com/10343/looking-towards-obama-%e2%80%93by-ali-sukhanver/</link>
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		<title>History neglects an ‘unsung hero’ Dulla Bhatti</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The place where Dulla Bhatti rests pays no tributes to his brave deeds, a simple unadorned grave with no minaret marks his resting place
By Afnan Khan
LAHORE: A few yards away from the gravesite of Maj Shabbir Sharif Shaheed in Miani Sahab rests another hero, Dulla Bhatti, who ruled the hearts of the people of Punjab [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opfblog.com/10340/history-neglects-an-%e2%80%98unsung-hero%e2%80%99-dulla-bhatti/</link>
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		<title>President Zardari and his survival —Dr Syed Mansoor Hussain</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Frankly, eight odd years of incarceration during which he was reported to have been tortured is no joke. His detractors often claim that he spent most of his jail time in comfortable surroundings. But a loss of freedom is exactly that, a loss of freedom

President Zardari is being offered much advice on how to survive, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opfblog.com/10337/president-zardari-and-his-survival-%e2%80%94dr-syed-mansoor-hussain/</link>
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