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History in the (Re)making as Nawaz Sharif Set to Become Pakistan’s Prime Minister Given a choice between Khan’s promise of “change” and Sharif’s presumably safer bet of “experience,” writes M. Bilal Lakhani, Pakistani voters have leaned heavily towards experience. Read the full story here.

History in the (Re)making as Nawaz Sharif Set to Become Pakistan’s Prime Minister

Given a choice between Khan’s promise of “change” and Sharif’s presumably safer bet of “experience,” writes M. Bilal Lakhani, Pakistani voters have leaned heavily towards experience.

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Video: Election Ushers in ‘New Model’ of Democracy for Pakistan

Asia Society Senior Advisor Hassan Abbas tells CNN that although Nawaz Sharif won the prime ministership for the third time in his career, the election showed progress in Pakistan’s democratic system.

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Expert: Pakistan Election Outcome Hinges on Voter Turnout, Safety Asia Society Senior Advisor Hassan Abbas says former Pakistan cricket star Imran Khan could win this weekend’s election if voters come out in large numbers. Read the full story here.

Expert: Pakistan Election Outcome Hinges on Voter Turnout, Safety

Asia Society Senior Advisor Hassan Abbas says former Pakistan cricket star Imran Khan could win this weekend’s election if voters come out in large numbers.

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For Pakistan’s Elite, Facebook Turns Into a Political Battleground Ahead of Election Ahead of the May 11 election, Facebook has become an unlikely virtual platform that allows Pakistan’s more liberal-secular sector to remain actively engaged in political campaigning. Read the full story here.

For Pakistan’s Elite, Facebook Turns Into a Political Battleground Ahead of Election

Ahead of the May 11 election, Facebook has become an unlikely virtual platform that allows Pakistan’s more liberal-secular sector to remain actively engaged in political campaigning.

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Interview: Pakistan’s Premier Mountaineer on His Passion for Heights and Homeland Renowned mountaineer Nazir Sabir, the first Pakistani to have climbed Mount Everest, talks candidly about his brushes with death and his love of the region he calls “the best-kept secret” in Asia. Read the full story here.

Interview: Pakistan’s Premier Mountaineer on His Passion for Heights and Homeland

Renowned mountaineer Nazir Sabir, the first Pakistani to have climbed Mount Everest, talks candidly about his brushes with death and his love of the region he calls “the best-kept secret” in Asia.

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Photos: Bustling Human Traffic Along a ‘Mythical’ Afghanistan-Pakistan Border

Suchitra Vijayan’s photos capture the bustling human activity at the busiest port of entry between Afghanistan and Pakistan, along “a frontier that at best is a geo-political myth.”

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The Web Reacts: Earthquake Strikes Iran and Pakistan, Tremors Felt Around Asia Earlier today a powerful earthquake, measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale, struck southeastern Iran. Asia Society takes a look at the coverage of the news. Read the full story here

The Web Reacts: Earthquake Strikes Iran and Pakistan, Tremors Felt Around Asia

Earlier today a powerful earthquake, measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale, struck southeastern Iran. Asia Society takes a look at the coverage of the news.

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Video: Ambassador Saran Reaffirms Indian Commitment to Afghanistan Speaking at Asia Society Washington, Indian diplomat Shyam Saran emphatically reiterated India’s commitment to Afghanistan’s peace process and its confidence in Afghan security forces. Read the full story here

Video: Ambassador Saran Reaffirms Indian Commitment to Afghanistan

Speaking at Asia Society Washington, Indian diplomat Shyam Saran emphatically reiterated India’s commitment to Afghanistan’s peace process and its confidence in Afghan security forces.

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Photo of the Day: A New Form of Bull-RIding in Pakistan A man races bulls past a large crowd of onlookers in Punjab, Pakistan on April 2, 2013. (junaidrao/Flickr) Want to see your images in our ‘Photo of the Day’ posts? Find out how.

Photo of the Day: A New Form of Bull-RIding in Pakistan

A man races bulls past a large crowd of onlookers in Punjab, Pakistan on April 2, 2013. (junaidrao/Flickr)

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Turkish Soap Operas and the Pakistani Mothers Who Watch Them I was clueless why my mother, from her home in Karachi via Skype, suddenly started calling my two-year-old son “Engin.” His name is Elias. She revealed that this was a tribute to her current favorite actor, Engin Akyurek of Turkey. Read the full story here

Turkish Soap Operas and the Pakistani Mothers Who Watch Them

I was clueless why my mother, from her home in Karachi via Skype, suddenly started calling my two-year-old son “Engin.” His name is Elias. She revealed that this was a tribute to her current favorite actor, Engin Akyurek of Turkey.

Read the full story here

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