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Why So Many Pakistanis Hate Their Nobel Peace Prize Winner

State of Denial

While official reaction was overwhelmingly positive, on Facebook and especially Twitter, Pakistan’s middle class dredges up old conspiracy theories.

Chris Allbritton
Chris Allbritton
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