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Gerry Sutcliffe, sports minister in Gordon Brown’s government, says a prime minister asked him to quieten his criticism of football after Chelsea complained to Downing Street — and that Andy Burnham “got his fingers burnt” over Manchester City and should step back from the case.
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Al Jazeera rewrites toward Kabul, AP headlines Taliban figures without naming the source, and the UN's verdict on the Taliban's denial goes uncited.
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Pakistan knows exactly what needs fixing. The question is who is willing to lose power to do it.
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Fawad Chaudhry on the organisation Westminster hosts while demanding Islamabad take back its convicted offenders. Aisha Ali Khan on why deporting Shabir Ahmed would leave him unwatched.
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The Home Secretary has told Parliament what her own amendment cannot achieve. The powers that can protect the public in this case are British, and they are already law.
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Drop Site News has published on Pakistan since the week it was founded. A chronological list of the outlet's Pakistan coverage, with funding and structural milestones interleaved. The reader may draw his own conclusions.
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A 30-minute masterclass in diplomatic dissent, delivered with a smile, received with standing ovations, and understood by everyone except possibly the host. A close reading of the finest political speechwriting of the year.
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Two delegations, two of the world's most heavily armed adversaries, in the same city for the first time since the war began. A guide to who is in the room in Islamabad, and what each presence signals.
