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Pakistan's Internet Crackdown
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The Lahore High Court's recent ban on Facebook exposed Pakistan's deep political problems. Madiha R. Tahir writes on what the pro- and anti-Facebook protests say about Pakistani society, and Kathryn Allawala writes on what the ban shows about the country's power structure.

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Letter From Karachi: The Facebook Fiasco and the Future of Free Speech in Pakistan 
by Madiha R. Tahir

Laying Down the Law in Pakistan: What the Facebook Ban Says About Pakistan's Judiciary
by Kathryn Allawala

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