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Channel: Wrath0fKhan · 2011 · People & Blogs

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CNN's Reza Sayah reports that the Pakistani government has called for nearly 1700 words to be banned from text messages.

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Filtering SMS: PTA may ban over 1,500 English, Urdu words
http://tribune.com.pk/story/292774/filtering-sms-pta-may-ban-over-1500-english-urdu-words/

67pc want Islamisation of society
The Nation (June 01, 2011)
http://nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Politics/01-Jun-2011/67pc-want-Islamisation-of-society
"As many as 67 per cent people of Pakistan want the government take steps for Islamisation, a clear indication that for whatever reasons they have lost faith in the existing system. According to a survey carried out by Gilani Research Foundation, 31 per cent people want the government take the required steps at once..."

Pakistan: Growing Concerns About Extremism, Continuing Discontent with U.S. 
The Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes Project (August 13, 2009)
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1312/pakistani-public-opinion
78% favour death for those who leave Islam;
80% favour whippings and cutting off hands for crimes like theft and robbery;
83% favour stoning adulterers.

Truth Be Told - Conventional Wisdom Fails 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBKOOZOR7K4
Poverty and Support for Militant Politics: Evidence from Pakistan
C. Christine Fair et al. (May 02, 2011)
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1829264

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