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    A report by Dawn News (large private TV network in Pakistan):

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwCxV9bzfKs

    The report is in English, so you'll understand it.

    The footage of the demonstrations is excellent. You see the communists and labor union leaders many times, and the news-caster mentions them again and again!
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    nice

    i've seen a lot of cardboards in english too
    is that a "fashion" in protesting there?
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    It is a sad legacy of British colonialism.

    In most protests, a significant part of the placards will be in English, even if it is far from perfect English on many occasions.
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