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BBC_WHYS

  1. Pakistani caller says: " We must remember that Pakistan also captured 9/11 suspects too"
  2. Jeff Smith: "The liberal section of Pakistani society that we set such store by, is really being let down by the national discourse"
  3. Jeff Smith says: "It's a symptom of the corrupt discourse going on in Pakistan - deflecting all blame onto nebulous foreign threats. "
  4. Zafar Ullah on BBC Urdu page says: "If Dr Afridi had done this in Iran he would have been hung from a tree by now. He is lucky to be alive!"
  5. Carol Gould:"Pakistan/US relations at an all time low, so much bad blood. Many disappointed with Obama's betrayal of Dr Afridi."
  6. Nasim: "He didn't do this out of the goodness of his heart, he got paid a great deal for his services."#whys #pakistan #Afridi
  7. Carol Gould: He does seem to be hung out to dry. Why didn't #US have a backup plan for him?#whys
  8. Pls give us a call on us on +44 20 70 83 72 72 #whys on air now! bbc.in/listen_whys
  9. Fasih Ahmed, Ed of Newsweek Pakistan says: "Dr Afridi is being scapegoated, so the Pakistani army can win favour with the Islamists".
  10. Has Dr #Afridi betrayed #Pakistan? And is the #US betraying him? Listen to #whys live now: bbc.in/listen_whys
  11. @miqazi @karashgould @feeraz_khan @asranomani @jsmithafpc Pakistani doctor 'had no idea Osama bin Laden was the target' ttp://tgr.ph/Jq3WUw
  12. @karashgould @asranomani and @jsmithafpc join #whys at 1700 GMT to talk Dr #Afridi's sentence for helping #US to capture Osama Bin Laden.
  13. @iamthedrifter Hi, BBC World Have Your Say #whys is discussing Dr #Afridi. Wld love to see yr tweets if possible. Thanks.
  14. Where is President #Obama when a man who put his life on the line for the #US is in danger? bit.ly/KLyHUn #whys #Afridi #Pakistan
  15. @tahDeetz Hi Nuala here from the BBC. Is there a number where I could reach you for a show today my email nuala.mcgovern@bbc.co.uk thanks!
  16. @CFHeather Hi, Nuala here from the BBC. Is there a number where I cld reach you for a show? my email nuala.mcgovern@bbc.co.uk
  17. @adnanbwp @miqazi @feeraz_khan and @raheel join #whys today at 1700 GMT to discuss the treatment of Dr Afridi.
  18. On WHYS 60: Has Dr Afridi betrayed Pakistan? And is the US betraying him? bit.ly/LCZZxB #Afridi #US #Pakistan
  19. On WHYS 30: live from Bishop Okiring Secondary School in the Kenyan village of Kamuneru. Is technology is eroding their culture?