Negligence of officials blamed for Gojra riots

As the death toll in violence against the Christian community rose to seven, relatives of the victims blocked the Multan-Faisalabad section of the railway track for over six hours on Sunday by placing on the track the coffins of the people killed in Gojra on Saturday. Full Story »

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by Emma Asomba - Aug. 3, 2009

These series of events have been brewing for sometime and it is a bit deplorable that the author has focused mainly on government sources to fill the reporting. He should have digged a bit deeper to bring more facts in, balance opinions and give substance to this reporting as there are very few accounts from the local people. Is there a biased coverage? It's left to the reader to make up is mind about that.

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