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		<title>Egypt finds its destiny</title>
		<link>http://www.pak-times.com/2011/02/12/egypt-finds-its-destiny/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pak-times.com/2011/02/12/egypt-finds-its-destiny/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 19:37:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M J Akbar</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Egypt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hosni Mubarak]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Salahuddin Ayyubi, more familiar as Saladin, would have understood what was happening in Cairo 2011 perfectly. When, eight centuries ago, he set out from Damascus to recapture Jerusalem, he headed not towards any Crusader state ...]]></description>
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		<title>PM lauds lawyers&#8217; role in restoration of democracy</title>
		<link>http://www.pak-times.com/2011/01/30/pm-lauds-lawyers-role-in-restoration-of-democracy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pak-times.com/2011/01/30/pm-lauds-lawyers-role-in-restoration-of-democracy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2011 13:48:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Khawaja Zahid yaqoob</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democracy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Multan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[MULTAN: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said on Sunday that lawyers played very important role against a dictator and in restoration of democracy in the country. Talking to a delegation of the Multan District ...]]></description>
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		<title>China’s Mandela</title>
		<link>http://www.pak-times.com/2010/12/20/chinas-mandela/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pak-times.com/2010/12/20/chinas-mandela/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 12:24:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sadaf Arshad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nobel Peace Prize]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Pakistan is one of 18 countries which decided to boycott the Nobel Prize ceremony in Norway this year. Officially, &#8220;various reasons&#8221; have been touted for staying away. But the real reason is best friend China&#8217;s ...]]></description>
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		<title>UK appreciates democratic govt for handling multiple challenges</title>
		<link>http://www.pak-times.com/2010/10/01/uk-appreciates-democratic-govt-for-handling-multiple-challenges/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pak-times.com/2010/10/01/uk-appreciates-democratic-govt-for-handling-multiple-challenges/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 21:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Omer Azam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[International Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pak Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democracy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the Democratic Government in Pakistan is handling multiple challenges including the devastation caused by floods, terrorism and reformation of the economy. He hoped that the ...]]></description>
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		<title>Tearful Karzai warns of youth exodus from Afghanistan. Here&#8217;s why.</title>
		<link>http://www.pak-times.com/2010/09/30/tearful-karzai-warns-of-youth-exodus-from-afghanistan-heres-why-11480/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pak-times.com/2010/09/30/tearful-karzai-warns-of-youth-exodus-from-afghanistan-heres-why-11480/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 16:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Haroon Akram Gill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[International Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[youth]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai&#8217;s tearful speech on Tuesday, in which he expressed concern over an exodus of youths fleeing the country&#8217;s violence, overlooked what young professionals here say is another major factor causing the ...]]></description>
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		<title>NRO is a closed chapter now, says Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman</title>
		<link>http://www.pak-times.com/2010/09/25/nro-is-a-closed-chapter-now-says-maulana-fazl-ur-rehman/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pak-times.com/2010/09/25/nro-is-a-closed-chapter-now-says-maulana-fazl-ur-rehman/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2010 22:48:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Omer Azam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pak Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[constitution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Aafia Siddiqui]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maulana Fazalur Rehman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PML-N]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PML-Q]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[SHERGARH: The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, while terming the defunct National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) as a closed chapter, said Saturday that the court have neither friends nor enemies. Talking to the media ...]]></description>
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		<title>Military capable to counter challenges: Gen. Kayani</title>
		<link>http://www.pak-times.com/2009/04/24/military-capable-to-counter-challenges-gen-kayani/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pak-times.com/2009/04/24/military-capable-to-counter-challenges-gen-kayani/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:22:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mubashar Nizam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pak Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kayani has said various speculations being made about the future of Pakistan but the military is fully capable to counter any action against the country. Addressing an ...]]></description>
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		<title>Stay United-Pakistan needs commitments</title>
		<link>http://www.pak-times.com/2009/04/24/stay-united-pakistan-needs-commitments/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pak-times.com/2009/04/24/stay-united-pakistan-needs-commitments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:38:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vishal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pak Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Balochistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FATA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[in-camera briefing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pervez Musharraf]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.pak-times.com/?p=9259</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The talk in the town these days is all about the in camera briefing to the senators about the current situation in Baluchistan and FATA. After the briefing most of the senators were quiet reserve ...]]></description>
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		<title>Bringing hope to masses is biggest achievement of Iftikhar Chaudry</title>
		<link>http://www.pak-times.com/2009/03/24/bringing-hope-to-masses-is-biggest-achievement-of-iftikhar-chaudry/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pak-times.com/2009/03/24/bringing-hope-to-masses-is-biggest-achievement-of-iftikhar-chaudry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:14:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mian Ahsan Liaqat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economics & Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pak Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GDP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pervez Musharraf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[restoration]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.pak-times.com/?p=8639</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Islamabad: The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Tuesday said resuming charge by Chief Justice Pakistan Iftikhar Chaudhry is to bring positive change in the political and business environment of the country. 
Stock exchange and financial ...]]></description>
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		<title>Pakistan &#8211; The Audacity of Hope, The Struggle for an Ideal</title>
		<link>http://www.pak-times.com/2009/03/16/pakistan-the-audacity-of-hope-the-struggle-for-an-ideal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pak-times.com/2009/03/16/pakistan-the-audacity-of-hope-the-struggle-for-an-ideal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellahi Haroon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pak Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Judiciary of Pakistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MQM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PML-N]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PPP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[restoration]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.pak-times.com/?p=8435</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We today bear witness to an extraordinary event. Seldom does a moment come in history of mankind when the truth stands so clear from the error. The energy that has been released by the People ...]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>21</slash:comments>
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		<title>Democracy has no threat: Zardari</title>
		<link>http://www.pak-times.com/2009/03/11/democracy-has-no-threat-zardari/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pak-times.com/2009/03/11/democracy-has-no-threat-zardari/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mubashar Nizam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asif Ali Zardari]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democracy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari said that the democracy had no threat by the current political crisis and country enemies were spreading rumors about this. According to a statement issued here, the President said that ...]]></description>
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		<title>Demise of Democratic System</title>
		<link>http://www.pak-times.com/2009/03/10/demise-of-democratic-system/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pak-times.com/2009/03/10/demise-of-democratic-system/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 08:12:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rubab Saleem</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asif Ali Zardari]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bengladesh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charter of Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Governor Rule]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nawaz Sharif]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pervez Musharraf]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Punjab]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shahbaz Sharif]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.pak-times.com/?p=8075</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Heads of Country’s two popular Political parties; PPP and PML-N are confronting since Sharif Brothers were declared disqualified according to one of Supreme Court decision. This decision left them unqualified for contesting in Elections and ...]]></description>
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		<title>Why Sharifs are out?</title>
		<link>http://www.pak-times.com/2009/03/03/why-sharifs-are-out/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pak-times.com/2009/03/03/why-sharifs-are-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:40:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rubab Saleem</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asif Ali Zardari]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charter of Democracy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Governor Rule]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Issue of disqualification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[judicial crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nawaz Sharif]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pervez Musharraf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[politcal crisis]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Shahbaz Sharif]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.pak-times.com/?p=7916</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Just one year-when country&#8217;s political arena returned to democratic process; acute political turbulence has created chaotic situation. Political analysts can foresee coming few days more troubled because reconciliatory efforts by the small coalition parties including ...]]></description>
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		<title>Strong democracy; rule of law key to stabilize Pakistan: Ahsan</title>
		<link>http://www.pak-times.com/2009/02/10/strong-democracy-rule-of-law-key-to-stabilize-pakistan-ahsan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pak-times.com/2009/02/10/strong-democracy-rule-of-law-key-to-stabilize-pakistan-ahsan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:50:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Omer Azam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[International Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PML-N]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[BURLIN: Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) Secretary General Ahsan Iqbal on Tuesday said that strong democracy and rule of law hold key to stabilize Pakistani society. Addressing the seminar “Pakistan &#8211; One Year After The Parliamentary ...]]></description>
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		<title>PM for democracy institutionalizing to ensure country progress</title>
		<link>http://www.pak-times.com/2009/01/09/pm-for-democracy-institutionalizing-to-ensure-country-progress/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pak-times.com/2009/01/09/pm-for-democracy-institutionalizing-to-ensure-country-progress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Noreen Gill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pak Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has said the government is committed to institutionalize the democracy and revive democratic values in order to ensure the country&#8217;s march towards a progressive welfare Muslim state. He ...]]></description>
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