<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine</title><link>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/</link><description></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 7 May 2013 09:16:39 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 01:15:51 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>The Mother of All Elections</title>
<description><![CDATA[Election Day is May 11 and everyone across the board wants elections on time with no delay. Even the parties that are at the receiving end of the TTP&rsquo;s election disruption plan have vowed to take part in the elections.&nbsp;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></source><link>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/07/18100004-the-mother-of-all-elections</link><guid>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/07/18100004-the-mother-of-all-elections</guid><category>pakistan</category><category>violence</category><category>world-news</category><category>anp</category><category>ttp</category><category>ppp</category><category>pti</category><category>mqm</category><category>pml-n</category><category>afghan-territory</category><category>election-commission-of-pakistan</category><category>bombings-in-urban-areas</category><category>the-mother-of-all-elections</category><category>ttp-insurgency</category><category>ttp-s-election-disruption-plan</category><pubDate>Tue, 7 May 2013 09:06:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=adamrajCE811C01-5B15-062B-47C6-D1BD5C40A619.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="200" width="360" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=adamrajCE811C01-5B15-062B-47C6-D1BD5C40A619.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="67" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The Population Bomb | For Pakistan</title>
<description><![CDATA[It is simple economics: resources are scarce and wants are unlimited. The problem of allocation gets more serious when population growth is unchecked- as is the case in Pakistan. It is confusing hence, that no one has taken the pains to voice the issue in the mainstream media; no&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></source><link>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/02/18016110-the-population-bomb-for-pakistan</link><guid>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/02/18016110-the-population-bomb-for-pakistan</guid><category>pakistan</category><category>unicef</category><category>population</category><category>world-news</category><category>birth-control</category><category>overpopulation</category><category>mainstream-media</category><category>family-planning</category><category>population-growth</category><category>population-bomb</category><category>human-populations</category><category>the-population-bomb</category><category>controlling-population-growth</category><category>planning-commission-of-pakistan</category><category>population-growth-rate</category><category>population-of-pakistan</category><pubDate>Thu, 2 May 2013 11:13:19 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Sino-Japan: shelving the dispute?</title>
<description><![CDATA[While China and Japan have shared a heavy history of hostility and slow  progression towards mutually beneficial ventures, both the countries  seem to have focused more on token gestures than concrete measures to  secure healthy bilateral economic relations.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></source><link>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/02/18015861-sino-japan-shelving-the-dispute</link><guid>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/02/18015861-sino-japan-shelving-the-dispute</guid><category>japan</category><category>china</category><category>world-war-ii</category><category>world-news</category><category>unclos</category><category>china-and-japan-have-shared-a-heavy-history-of-hostility</category><category>diaoyu-in-chinese</category><category>diaoyu-senkaku-islands</category><category>senkaku-in-japanese</category><category>senkaku-islands-terra-nullius</category><category>sino-japan-departure-lies-around-the-east-china-sea-controversy</category><category>sino-japan-shelving-the-dispute</category><category>south-western-islands-to-japan</category><category>united-nations-convention-on-the-law-of-the-sea</category><category>us-pro-japan-stance</category><pubDate>Thu, 2 May 2013 11:02:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Lip Service to Goodwill | For Pakistan</title>
<description><![CDATA[Over the past few months an ongoing debate about opening the borders to our next door neighbor has engulfed drawing room discussions, economics and politics lectures, the industrialist, the Mazdoor (wage laborer), and of course the talk shows.&nbsp;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></source><link>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/25/17911571-lip-service-to-goodwill-for-pakistan</link><guid>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/25/17911571-lip-service-to-goodwill-for-pakistan</guid><category>cia</category><category>terrorism</category><category>conflict</category><category>world-news</category><category>bhutto</category><category>green-revolution</category><category>pakistan-army</category><category>literary-festival</category><category>mazdoor</category><category>industrialist</category><category>tapi</category><category>1971-partition</category><category>aman-ki-aasha</category><category>anti-zia-rhetoric</category><category>lip-service-to-goodwill</category><category>operation-endgame</category><category>sectarian-and-religious-strife</category><category>unstable-governance</category><category>wage-laborer</category><category>war-against-the-soviets</category><category>world-s-largest-and-most-multicultural-democracy</category><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:52:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=adamrajDFEE1AC2-DA4B-5DD5-ECE8-374D9B240F4D.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="250" width="355" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=adamrajDFEE1AC2-DA4B-5DD5-ECE8-374D9B240F4D.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Bursting the Golden Bubble</title>
<description><![CDATA[15 April 2013 came as a shock, or a very pleasant surprise to be precise. Who else would be more informed about a sudden fall in gold prices than middle aged housewives with daughters already testing the rishta- waters. Fixated with talk shows especially as we near elections, tha&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></source><link>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/22/17859137-bursting-the-golden-bubble</link><guid>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/22/17859137-bursting-the-golden-bubble</guid><category>gold</category><category>us-federal-reserve</category><category>world-news</category><category>gold-prices</category><category>gold-standard</category><category>eurozone</category><category>currency-rates</category><category>bursting-the-golden-bubble</category><category>sudden-fall-in-gold-prices</category><category>gold-prices-in-pakistan</category><category>pakistan-gold-prices</category><category>gold-prices-worldwide</category><category>china-s-slow-growth</category><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:04:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Pakistan: Neither unwilling nor unable in Tirah Valley</title>
<description><![CDATA[Tirah is a belt of valleys providing a convenient passage into Afghanistan, with a population of 1.5 million. Fertile for what Afghanis do best: opium, poppy fields have flourished in the region and the government has been for years trying to curb the epidemic. But the Tirah Vall&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></source><link>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/18/17806887-pakistan-neither-unwilling-nor-unable-in-tirah-valley</link><guid>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/18/17806887-pakistan-neither-unwilling-nor-unable-in-tirah-valley</guid><category>afghanistan</category><category>terrorism</category><category>taliban</category><category>terrorists</category><category>osama-bin-laden</category><category>world-news</category><category>war-on-terror</category><category>9-11</category><category>us-troops</category><category>ttp</category><category>idps</category><category>talibanization</category><category>us-national-security</category><category>lashkar-e-islam</category><category>tehreek-e-taliban-pakistan</category><category>drone-attacks</category><category>northern-areas</category><category>tirah-valley</category><category>nato-supplies</category><category>ansar-ul-islam</category><category>killing-the-terrorists</category><category>pakistan-neither-unwilling-nor-unable-in-tirah-valley</category><category>tirah-tribes</category><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:39:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=adamraj37E6E1DC-94FE-B095-B2BD-275A20D6CC18.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="250" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=adamraj37E6E1DC-94FE-B095-B2BD-275A20D6CC18.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Remaining Taliban detainees face indefinite suspension</title>
<description><![CDATA[The process of releasing Taliban prisoners currently in Pakistani custody has been suspended indefinitely due to renewed tensions between Islamabad and Kabul, The Express Tribune has learnt.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></source><link>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17758203-remaining-taliban-detainees-face-indefinite-suspension</link><guid>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17758203-remaining-taliban-detainees-face-indefinite-suspension</guid><category>afghanistan</category><category>taliban</category><category>world-news</category><category>war-on-terror</category><category>afghan-war</category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 09:24:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Pakistani woman leads challenging mountaineering expedition | For Pakistan</title>
<description><![CDATA[Much of the news that comes out of Pakistan is about dictators, drones and destruction, but 31-year-old Shehrbano Saiyid is one of the few Pakistanis who is trying to change the narrative of this beleaguered nation. She recently became the first Pakistani to lead an all-female mo&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></source><link>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17701848-pakistani-woman-leads-challenging-mountaineering-expedition-for-pakistan</link><guid>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17701848-pakistani-woman-leads-challenging-mountaineering-expedition-for-pakistan</guid><category>pakistan</category><category>women</category><category>mount-everest</category><category>world-news</category><category>gender-equality</category><category>mountain-climbing</category><category>religi-n</category><category>gender-and-religion</category><category>pakistani-woman-leads-challenging-mountaineering-expedition</category><category>shehrbano-saiyid</category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:48:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=adamraj8A942F0E-1077-6BA5-7CD0-BE0A74775514.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="101" width="150" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=adamraj8A942F0E-1077-6BA5-7CD0-BE0A74775514.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>WikiLeaks launches searchable US historical archive</title>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON:&nbsp;WikiLeaks on Monday launched a searchable archive containing 1.7 million US State Department documents from 1973-6 that had long been in the public domain, billing it as a victory for transparency.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></source><link>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17669514-wikileaks-launches-searchable-us-historical-archive</link><guid>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17669514-wikileaks-launches-searchable-us-historical-archive</guid><category>world-news</category><category>wikileaks</category><category>julian-assange</category><pubDate>Tue, 9 Apr 2013 11:33:51 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=adamraj4AE58B83-44BA-707F-4C5D-46296AFFD995.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=adamraj4AE58B83-44BA-707F-4C5D-46296AFFD995.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>ELECTION WATCHES</title>
<description><![CDATA[
The Caretakers are in and have started caretaking. The Election Commission under the wise Chief Election Commissioner has swung into action and is working round the clock to clear up all the preparatory work before Election Day. The military and the judiciary are supporting the &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></source><link>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17611402-election-watches</link><guid>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17611402-election-watches</guid><category>world-news</category><category>ppp</category><category>pakistan-army</category><category>nawaz-sharif</category><category>mqm</category><category>pml-n</category><category>chief-election-commissioner</category><category>ecp</category><category>election-commission-of-pakistan</category><category>election-watches</category><category>british-high-commission-representatives-met-with-mr-nawaz-sharif</category><category>president-jamhori-watan-party</category><category>pakistan-general-elections</category><pubDate>Fri, 5 Apr 2013 08:07:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=adamraj28006FBE-E357-13AC-B49A-1612D3B41BE2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="224" width="200" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=adamraj28006FBE-E357-13AC-B49A-1612D3B41BE2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="134" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Elections in Pakistan&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title> Dhaka's War Crimes</title>
<description><![CDATA[In 2009, after a long wait of approximately 40 years, the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) was formed. Now three years after the ICT&rsquo;s formation it has started to deliver its verdict. Cross examining victims and their family members who had endured the brunt of the 1971 &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></source><link>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/27/17483836-dhakas-war-crimes</link><guid>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/27/17483836-dhakas-war-crimes</guid><category>violence</category><category>democracy</category><category>islam</category><category>us-news</category><category>ict</category><category>socialism</category><category>war-crimes-tribunal</category><category>awami-league</category><category>jamaat</category><category>1971-war</category><category>right-wing-parties</category><category>international-crimes-tribunal</category><category>bangladesh-national-party</category><category>bangladesh-s-foundational-principles-of-secularism</category><category>bengali-nationalism</category><category>bengali-politics</category><category>dhaka-s-war-crimes</category><category>election-of-golam-azam</category><category>khilafat-majlis</category><category>mujib-ur-rehman</category><category>radical-islamist-parties</category><category>war-criminals-trial</category><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:50:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=adamrajB89332DF-2B1C-737A-14D4-36D70ACC42AA.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="237" width="350" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=adamrajB89332DF-2B1C-737A-14D4-36D70ACC42AA.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>PML-N's Russian roulette</title>
<description><![CDATA[How is Russian roulette played? It is a dangerous game where the player places a single bullet in a revolver, spins the cylinder, places the muzzle against his head and pulls the trigger. It is a game of chance and largely a game of luck. One either gets away with it or they don&&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></source><link>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/20/17380667-pml-ns-russian-roulette</link><guid>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/20/17380667-pml-ns-russian-roulette</guid><category>pakistan</category><category>world-news</category><category>punjab</category><category>ppp</category><category>pml-q</category><category>pml-n</category><category>president-zardari</category><category>jui-f</category><category>dissolution-of-the-punjab-assembly</category><category>interim-prime-minister</category><category>interim-prime-minister-in-ppp-s-favor</category><category>pml-n-s-russian-roulette</category><category>pml-n-s-shahbaz-sharif</category><category>punjab-chief-minister-shahbaz-sharif</category><category>select-an-interim-government</category><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 06:37:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=adamraj657936C9-538C-4B42-EE73-04BF2E700396.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="252" width="389" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=adamraj657936C9-538C-4B42-EE73-04BF2E700396.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Mr. Sehbai… decide before you write</title>
<description><![CDATA[It seems Mr Sehbai is not clear in his own mind about the role he wants  the Army to play. He blames Gen Kayani for sitting on the sidelines and  letting the country slide into the current mess. Yet he blames 10 years  of Army rule which incidentally except for first three years &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></source><link>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/28/17128490-mr-sehbai-decide-before-you-write</link><guid>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/28/17128490-mr-sehbai-decide-before-you-write</guid><category>army</category><category>elections</category><category>pakistan</category><category>journalist</category><category>democracy</category><category>world-news</category><category>general-kayani</category><category>gen-kayani</category><category>shaheen-sehbai</category><category>sehbai</category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 08:56:07 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=adamrajD8BDF24B-EE1C-571C-BA30-F3F49D2F2DF5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=adamrajD8BDF24B-EE1C-571C-BA30-F3F49D2F2DF5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="72" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Propaganda: the (blatant) Indian way</title>
<description><![CDATA[Indian media can be called many things - free, vibrant, opinionated &ndash; but if there is one thing it cannot be called is subtle. The Indian media has had a long history of bias, Pakistan-bashing and a general lack of uniformity on national issues.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></source><link>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/26/17099629-propaganda-the-blatant-indian-way</link><guid>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/26/17099629-propaganda-the-blatant-indian-way</guid><category>world-news</category><category>gang-rape</category><category>loc</category><category>indian-media</category><category>indo-pak-relations</category><category>ajmal-kasab</category><category>afzal-guru</category><category>indian-journalists</category><category>indian-security-forces</category><category>pak-india-relations</category><category>propaganda-the-blatant-indian-way</category><category>gang-rape-in-india</category><category>castration-for-rapists</category><category>navbharat-times</category><category>indian-media-anti-pakistan-stance</category><category>india-pakistan-relationships</category><category>pakistan-india-cricketing-rivalries</category><category>manzar-imam</category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:00:47 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Standing strong with our Hazara brothers - For Pakistan</title>
<description><![CDATA[Quetta was still recovering from the heart wrenching January attacks when it suffered another tragedy last week. A Sunni militant organization, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, planned a horrific bomb blast which left at least 80 people dead and more than 200 people injured. Their targets were&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></source><link>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/22/17055500-standing-strong-with-our-hazara-brothers-for-pakistan</link><guid>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/22/17055500-standing-strong-with-our-hazara-brothers-for-pakistan</guid><category>terrorism</category><category>sunni</category><category>world-news</category><category>war-on-terror</category><category>shias</category><category>quetta</category><category>lashkar-e-jhangvi</category><category>hazara-community</category><category>hazara-killing</category><category>sectarian-violence-against-the-hazara-community</category><category>standing-strong-with-our-hazara-brothers</category><category>stop-killing-hazara</category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:05:46 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=adamraj07AE5F22-9AED-2E58-FD47-6C9A0AB9CB95.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="150" width="120" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=adamraj07AE5F22-9AED-2E58-FD47-6C9A0AB9CB95.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="150" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>My freedom fighter, your terrorist</title>
<description><![CDATA[One man&rsquo;s freedom fighter is another man&rsquo;s terrorist. Afzal Guru remains one such example, who was hanged on 9 February 2013, convicted for attacking the Indian Parliament in 2002. Guru&rsquo;s hanging has caused some disturbance in the civil and social order. The Mus&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></source><link>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/22/17052865-my-freedom-fighter-your-terrorist</link><guid>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/22/17052865-my-freedom-fighter-your-terrorist</guid><category>terrorist</category><category>world-news</category><category>freedom-fighter</category><category>srinagar</category><category>indian-army</category><category>kashmiris</category><category>jammu</category><category>incredible-india</category><category>kashmir-valley</category><category>kashmir-issue</category><category>jklf</category><category>hafiz-saeed</category><category>afzal-guru</category><category>kashmiri-freedom-fighters</category><category>yasin-malik</category><category>kashmir-liberation-front</category><category>mohammad-afzal-guru</category><category>muslim-minority-of-india</category><category>muslims-of-jammu-and-kashmir</category><category>my-freedom-fighter</category><category>relationship-between-kashmir-and-pakistan</category><category>your-terrorist</category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 07:57:49 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=adamraj75174437-B344-6D57-00FB-0ACEF61F41A7.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="66" width="176" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=adamraj75174437-B344-6D57-00FB-0ACEF61F41A7.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="45" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>India eyeing Pakistani Thar coal mines</title>
<description><![CDATA[In the recent past, by showing a sense of great optimism for the peace of the region, Pakistan agreed with Indian old demand to strengthen the Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) in order to resolve the outstanding issues such as terrorism, Siachen, Sir Creek, Wullar Barrage and &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></source><link>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/04/16834374-india-eyeing-pakistani-thar-coal-mines</link><guid>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/04/16834374-india-eyeing-pakistani-thar-coal-mines</guid><category>terrorism</category><category>world-news</category><category>tamil-nadu</category><category>siachen</category><category>kashmir-issue</category><category>sir-creek</category><category>cbms</category><category>confidence-building-measures</category><category>aman-ki-asha-initiative</category><category>coal-mining-in-thar</category><category>dispute-of-kashmir</category><category>india-eyeing-pakistani-thar-coal-mines</category><category>indian-evil-designs-regarding-thar-coal</category><category>india-s-external-affairs-minister-s-m-krishna-to-pakistan</category><category>new-cross-line-of-control</category><category>sindh-engro-coal-mining-company</category><category>wullar-barrage-and-water</category><pubDate>Mon, 4 Feb 2013 07:57:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=adamraj88848CB6-AE9A-0C36-9231-B4D69FC306A5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="288" width="384" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=adamraj88848CB6-AE9A-0C36-9231-B4D69FC306A5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Indian actress enjoyed her trip to Pakistan</title>
<description><![CDATA[Bollywood actor Juhi Chawla was sceptical about visiting Pakistan to meet her relatives, but upon her return she says she has had a pleasant and memorable trip. She came here to attend a wedding.&nbsp;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></source><link>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/09/16427813-indian-actress-enjoyed-her-trip-to-pakistan</link><guid>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/09/16427813-indian-actress-enjoyed-her-trip-to-pakistan</guid><category>world-news</category><category>aamir-khan</category><category>shahrukh-khan</category><category>bollywood-actor-juhi-chawla</category><pubDate>Wed, 9 Jan 2013 10:53:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=adamraj2871971A-2100-6253-1278-9594116204E4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="107" width="150" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=adamraj2871971A-2100-6253-1278-9594116204E4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The Lucky One day - For Pakistan</title>
<description><![CDATA[The first one day match between India and Pakistan turned out to be one of the most interesting ever. Not only was it one of Pakistan&rsquo;s closest victories but there were several aspects that made the match one for the history books.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></source><link>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/31/16263774-the-lucky-one-day-for-pakistan</link><guid>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/31/16263774-the-lucky-one-day-for-pakistan</guid><category>world-news</category><category>dhoni</category><category>pakistani-cricket-team</category><category>india-vs-pakistan</category><category>pakistan-cricket-team</category><category>kholi</category><category>pakistan-vs-india</category><category>first-one-day-match-between-india-and-pakistan</category><category>indian-bowler</category><category>muhammad-hafeez</category><category>odi-matches-between-pakistan-and-india</category><category>pak-vs-india-odi</category><category>pak-india-odi</category><category>pakistan-won-first-odi-against-india</category><category>pakistan-india-first-one-day-match</category><category>pakistani-team-nasir-jamshed</category><category>the-lucky-one-day</category><pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 10:06:26 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=adamrajC5BC469C-08BE-52A5-69ED-182A1D77DEEE.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="93" width="150" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=adamrajC5BC469C-08BE-52A5-69ED-182A1D77DEEE.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Pakistan in 2012: A year in review</title>
<description><![CDATA[The year 2012 was no less tumultuous for Pakistan than any other year. Starting from the Supreme Court and former premier Gilani at loggerheads to the return of Tahirul Qadri&rsquo;s (untimely) arrival on the political scene, Pakistan has seen a healthy share of ups and downs thi&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></source><link>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/31/16263619-pakistan-in-2012-a-year-in-review</link><guid>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/31/16263619-pakistan-in-2012-a-year-in-review</guid><category>afghanistan</category><category>india</category><category>economy</category><category>pakistan</category><category>cia</category><category>security</category><category>nato</category><category>united-states</category><category>world-news</category><category>war-on-terror</category><category>karzai</category><category>balochistan</category><category>pti</category><category>president-barack-obama</category><category>general-kayani</category><category>spearhead-research</category><category>gilani</category><category>supreme-court-of-pakistan</category><category>president-zardari</category><category>u-s-drones</category><category>pak-us-relations</category><category>important-news</category><category>nato-supply-routes</category><category>malala-yousafzai</category><category>pak-us-pact-on-security</category><category>pakistan-in-2012-a-year-in-review</category><category>polio-workers-attacked</category><category>tahirul-qadri</category><category>us-pak-relationships</category><pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 09:56:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=adamraj1CAA925C-6DD6-E171-FC8F-7527E27F9497.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=adamraj1CAA925C-6DD6-E171-FC8F-7527E27F9497.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="72" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Are we waiting for a miracle?</title>
<description><![CDATA[As eight anti-polio workers are killed at the hands of &lsquo;extremists&rsquo; Pakistanis once again get swallowed into the black hole of never-ending troubles. That&rsquo;s what we do with our problems. Let them build, keep putting them off. And then people die because of our o&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></source><link>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/21/16056700-are-we-waiting-for-a-miracle</link><guid>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/21/16056700-are-we-waiting-for-a-miracle</guid><category>world-news</category><category>extremists</category><category>ttp</category><category>pakistanis</category><category>upcoming-election</category><category>tehreek-i-taliban</category><category>malala-yousafzai</category><category>polio-workers</category><category>9th-anti-polio-workers-death</category><category>anti-polio-campaign</category><category>anti-polio-campaign-in-pakistan</category><category>anti-polio-workers</category><category>are-we-waiting-for-a-miracle</category><category>attack-on-malala</category><category>health-aid-and-efforts</category><category>polio-campaign</category><category>vaccination-campaign</category><category>waiting-to-be-rescued</category><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 06:00:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The Polio Murders</title>
<description><![CDATA[A series of attacks on anti-polio vaccinators with several killed and injured has led to a halt in the UN and WHO backed drive to eradicate polio from Pakistan. Pakistan is one of the very few countries in the world where polio still exists as a threat to children. Till these att&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></source><link>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/21/16056387-the-polio-murders</link><guid>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/21/16056387-the-polio-murders</guid><category>world-news</category><category>kidnappings</category><category>targeted-killings</category><category>random-killings</category><category>destabilizing-pakistan</category><category>anti-polio-vaccinators</category><category>attack-on-polio-workers</category><category>attacks-on-anti-polio-vaccinators</category><category>kidnappings-for-ransom</category><category>killed-polio-workers</category><category>polio-vaccinations</category><category>polio-workers</category><category>the-polio-murders</category><category>ttp-gunmen-kill-six-polio-workers</category><category>un-and-who-backed-drive-to-eradicate-polio-from-pakistan</category><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 05:48:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=adamraj1412C4F2-EF6F-450D-6483-C0B03F4C6C26.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="274" width="365" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=adamraj1412C4F2-EF6F-450D-6483-C0B03F4C6C26.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Gordon Brown appoints Yousafzai UN advisor on Global Education</title>
<description><![CDATA[LONDON &ndash; Ziauddin Youasfzai, father of teen education activist Malala Yousafzai&rsquo;s, was on Sunday named the United Nation&rsquo;s Special Adviser on Global Education.&nbsp;Former British prime minister and UN Special Envoy Gordon Brown announced the appointment of Ziau&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></source><link>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/11/15833655-gordon-brown-appoints-yousafzai-un-advisor-on-global-education</link><guid>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/11/15833655-gordon-brown-appoints-yousafzai-un-advisor-on-global-education</guid><category>world-news</category><category>girls-education</category><category>malala</category><category>education-for-girls</category><category>malala-yousafzai</category><category>father-of-malala-yousafzai</category><category>father-of-teen-education-activist-malala-yousafzai</category><category>girls-right-to-education</category><category>gordon-brown-appoints-yousafzai-un-advisor-on-global-education</category><category>mala-yousafzai-father</category><category>malala-plan</category><category>malala-s-father-named-un-special-adviser-on-global-education</category><category>stand-up-for-malala</category><category>un-special-envoy-gordon-brown-announced-the-appointment-of-ziauddin-as-an-adviser</category><category>united-nation-special-adviser-on-global-education</category><category>ziauddin-youasfzai</category><pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 06:57:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=adamraj18922471-4369-79D0-CC90-20F5E389DF5D.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="199" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=adamraj18922471-4369-79D0-CC90-20F5E389DF5D.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="60" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>KASHMIR: TIME TO MOVE FORWARD</title>
<description><![CDATA[Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid&rsquo;s recent wish that: &lsquo;it is high time India and Pakistan move forward together hand-in-hand&rsquo;, is rather captivating. Recent overtures from both sides clearly indicate that two neighbouring countries want prosperity in the r&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Adam Raj]]></source><link>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/11/15833621-kashmir-time-to-move-forward</link><guid>http://adamraj.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/11/15833621-kashmir-time-to-move-forward</guid><category>kashmir</category><category>world-news</category><category>manmohan-singh</category><category>indian-army</category><category>kashmiris</category><category>jammu</category><category>kashmir-issue</category><category>human-rights-violation</category><category>indian-held-kashmir</category><category>indo-pak-relations</category><category>ihk</category><category>kashmir-dispute</category><category>kashmiri-people</category><category>pak-india-relations</category><category>human-rights-situation-in-the-ihk</category><category>ceasefire-between-india-and-pakistan</category><category>human-rights-violation-in-kashmir</category><category>india-pakistan-disputes</category><category>indian-army-terrorism-in-kashmir</category><category>indian-foreign-minister-salman-khurshid</category><category>kashmir-time-to-move-forward</category><category>non-resolution-of-kashmir-dispute</category><category>pak-india-peace-process</category><category>pak-india-relashionships</category><category>peace-initiative-between-pakistan-and-india</category><category>peace-processes-between-pakistan-and-india</category><category>resolution-of-kashmir-issue</category><pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 06:56:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=adamraj3C6F7AB8-9A00-0EB5-4792-B5A17E930208.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="252" width="351" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=adamraj3C6F7AB8-9A00-0EB5-4792-B5A17E930208.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Meeting dark clouds</title>
<description><![CDATA[Alternatives to combat change world leaders do not seem to want to look at. Doha talks on climate change finally came to an end after a 2 week  deadlock over the extension of the Koyoto protocol. Nearly 200 delegates  from various countries came to an agreement to cut greenhouse &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon Seaton]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Simon Seaton]]></source><link>http://simseat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/11/15833434-meeting-dark-clouds</link><guid>http://simseat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/11/15833434-meeting-dark-clouds</guid><category>climate-change</category><category>european-union</category><category>international-energy-agency</category><category>world-news</category><category>fossil-fuels</category><category>carbon-tax</category><category>koyoto-protocol</category><category>president-barack-obama</category><category>cut-carbon-emissions</category><category>environmental-exploitation</category><category>china-is-the-world-s-biggest-polluter</category><category>china-s-increase-in-greenhouse-emissions</category><category>curb-carbon-emissions</category><category>cut-greenhouse-emissions</category><category>doha-talks-on-climate-change</category><category>energy-efficiency-and-alternative-fuels</category><category>extension-of-the-koyoto-protocol</category><category>fears-of-climate-change</category><category>growing-threat-of-climate-change</category><category>meeting-dark-clouds</category><category>protection-of-flailing-economies</category><category>research-and-development-of-energy-efficient-alternatives-to-production</category><pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 06:47:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>