Philip Reeves

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A Millionaire Saves The Silenced Symphonies Of Pakistan

Saturday, April 26, 2014

The city street where Sachal Studios is located looks like any other in Lahore, Pakistan. There are tea stalls and rickshaws and grimy car repair shops.

But it doesn't quite sound the same — or more precisely, there's a sound that Pakistanis have begun to forget.

Inside Sachal Studios, an ...

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Gunmen Wound Pakistani TV Anchor In Weekend Shooting

Monday, April 21, 2014

Hamid Mir, one of Pakistan's most famous journalists, was shot and wounded by gunmen as he was driving down a busy street in Karachi. It's the second such attack this month on a journalist.

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Man Reaches For The Sun For A Solution To Pakistan's Gas Crisis

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

A plan to replace imported oil with domestic natural gas has led to fuel shortages and long lines in Pakistan. A businessman has spent $500,000 of his own money to develop an affordable solar car.

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Pakistanis Watch Afghan Elections, Wary Of A '90s Replay

Friday, April 11, 2014

To Pakistan, the Afghan elections and the withdrawal of most U.S. troops seems reminiscent of the Soviet departure decades ago — leaving Afghanistan in Pakistan's lap, for better or worse.

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2 Pakistani Musicians Gain Fame Singing Political Satire

Thursday, April 10, 2014

In Pakistan, it's too dangerous to print your opinion. So it may be surprising that 2 Pakistani musicians are Internet celebrities after releasing songs lambasting the nation's mullahs and military.

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The World's Most Optimistic Law: Banning Graffiti In Karachi

Sunday, February 09, 2014

If there was a competition to find the world's Most Optimistic Law, then here's a promising contender.

A law has just been introduced in Pakistan that bans people from scrawling graffiti on the walls of Karachi, a vast, chaotic port city on the shores of the Arabian Sea.

It is ...

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