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Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy wins Pakistan's first Oscar By Amna Nawaz, NBC News Pakistan correspondent, Feb 27, 2012 It's being called "Pakistan's Oscar," but 33-year-old filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy will be the one bringing the award home. The Karachi native's latest film, "Saving Face," which chronicles the lives of acid attacks victims in Pakistan and the doctor working to help

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Global Human Rights Group Aims to Bridge Gap Between Islam and WestIsmira Lutfia | February 21, 2012, Jakarta Globe Jakarta played host on Monday to the inaugural meeting of the human rights commission of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, an event that the commission said carried “profound historical significance.” Indonesia’s deputy foreign minister, Wardana, said the Independent

Pakistan: Its Trials, Tribulations and its Beauty As Pakistan's political crisis deepens, Anwar Akhtar, an expert in south Asian politics and culture, looks at everyday life in the tumultous country - and picks his top ten observations. Channel 4, 14 February 2012 1 - Pakistan is not poor, despite the best efforts of some of the people running this country to make it so. It takes five hours

Pakistani Meltdown: Choosing Between Democracy and Dictatorship CNP discussion with Hassan Abbas, Shuja Nawaz and Moeed Yusuf Centre for National Policy, Washington DC,  February 7, 2012 The high stakes struggle for power between the civilian, military and intelligence institutions in Pakistan has significant implications for the future of US-Pakistani relations. CNP President Scott Bates

Excerpts US Congressional hearing may spell trouble for Pakistan Malik Siraj Akbar, Dawn, February 6, 2012 The writer is a freelance journalist based in Washington DC and the author of The Redefined Dimensions of the Baloch Nationalist Movement The United States (US) Committee on Foreign Affairs is set to convene a congressional hearing on Wednesday (February 8), for an exclusive discussion on