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Another Pakistan

Recorded in Karachi and Lahore in the summer of 2011, Another Pakistan offers a unique view of a complicated country. Host Christopher Lydon interviews singers, story-tellers and artists to paint a pi... Read more

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Another Pakistan: Imtiaz Alam: So You Want to Be a Journalist in Pakistan...

Another Pakistan: Imtiaz Alam: So You Want to Be a Journalist in Pakistan...

In the wake of Saleem Shahzad's murder, veteran journalist Imtiaz Alam says it's time to establish ground rules for news... Read more

19 Sep 2011

13mins

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Another Pakistan: Salima Hashmi: In the Worst of Times, the Alchemy of Art

Another Pakistan: Salima Hashmi: In the Worst of Times, the Alchemy of Art

Salima Hashmi is the link between Pakistan's greatest poet, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, who was her father, and a resilient art sce... Read more

12 Sep 2011

33mins

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Another Pakistan: The Healing Charm of Zeb and Haniya's 'Urdu Blues'

Another Pakistan: The Healing Charm of Zeb and Haniya's 'Urdu Blues'

Lahore-based folk-pop duo Zeb and Haniya can assimilate any musical style and make it their own. This is the 15th instal... Read more

6 Sep 2011

39mins

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Another Pakistan: Kamil Khan Mumtaz: Back from a Modernist Hell

Another Pakistan: Kamil Khan Mumtaz: Back from a Modernist Hell

Kamil Khan Mumtaz, Pakistan's preeminent architect, explains his debt to Sufi tradition. This is the 17th installment of... Read more

15 Sep 2011

29mins

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Another Pakistan: Nadeem ul Haque: 'The Country That Can Kill the World'

Another Pakistan: Nadeem ul Haque: 'The Country That Can Kill the World'

In conversation with host Christopher Lydon, leading Pakistani economist delivers some blunt truths about American aid. ... Read more

1 Sep 2011

15mins

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Another Pakistan: Mohsin Hamid on a 'Pakistan-like' Trend in America

Another Pakistan: Mohsin Hamid on a 'Pakistan-like' Trend in America

Pakistani writer Mohsin Hamid, author of 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist,' describes what he sees as increasing similariti... Read more

31 Aug 2011

34mins

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Another Pakistan: Ali Dayan Hasan: 'The Rule of Law is Non-negotiable'

Another Pakistan: Ali Dayan Hasan: 'The Rule of Law is Non-negotiable'

In Lahore, Ali Dayan Hasan of Human Rights Watch persists in holding Pakistan's ISI to account. This is the 11th install... Read more

30 Aug 2011

22mins

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Another Pakistan: Ayesha Jalal, Part II - What Would Manto Say?

Another Pakistan: Ayesha Jalal, Part II - What Would Manto Say?

Ayesha Jalal revisits the work of Manto (1912-1955), one of Pakistan's greatest writers, and finds it almost disturbingl... Read more

24 Aug 2011

22mins

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Another Pakistan: Ayesha Jalal on Pakistan's 'Revenge of the '40s, Then the '80s'

Another Pakistan: Ayesha Jalal on Pakistan's 'Revenge of the '40s, Then the '80s'

For historian Ayesha Jalal, Pakistan's present woes are inseparable from the trauma of its birth. This is the 9th instal... Read more

23 Aug 2011

39mins

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Another Pakistan: Adil Omar: "Paki Rambo," Dropping Beats in Islamabad

Another Pakistan: Adil Omar: "Paki Rambo," Dropping Beats in Islamabad

In Islamabad, host Christopher Lydon meets a rapper sees himself as representing the lighter side of Pakistan. This is t... Read more

19 Aug 2011

23mins

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