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BBC_WHYS

  1. LIVE:How much aid should #US give #Pakistan? Since the #sentencing of #Afridi, the #US #Senate has cut $33 million in #aid to #Islamabad.
  2. 1700GMT: How much aid should the #US give #Pakistan? After the sentence of #Afridi & #US Senate cut of $33 million in #aid to #'Islamabad.
  3. We're LIVE on BBC World News discussing #Afridi sentence. Is he a traitor as the government in #Pakistan claims? #WHYS
  4. We'll be live on BBC World News at 1500 GMT discussing #Afridi sentence. Is he a traitor as #Pakistan gvt claims? #WHYS
  5. We're LIVE and talking about the price of #Eurovision. Can Europe afford to keep the competition? Listen here: bbc.in/listen_whys
  6. Pakistani caller says: " We must remember that Pakistan also captured 9/11 suspects too"
  7. Jeff Smith: "The liberal section of Pakistani society that we set such store by, is really being let down by the national discourse"
  8. Jeff Smith says: "It's a symptom of the corrupt discourse going on in Pakistan - deflecting all blame onto nebulous foreign threats. "
  9. 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!"
  10. Carol Gould:"Pakistan/US relations at an all time low, so much bad blood. Many disappointed with Obama's betrayal of Dr Afridi."
  11. 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
  12. Carol Gould: He does seem to be hung out to dry. Why didn't #US have a backup plan for him?#whys
  13. Pls give us a call on us on +44 20 70 83 72 72 #whys on air now! bbc.in/listen_whys
  14. Fasih Ahmed, Ed of Newsweek Pakistan says: "Dr Afridi is being scapegoated, so the Pakistani army can win favour with the Islamists".
  15. Has Dr #Afridi betrayed #Pakistan? And is the #US betraying him? Listen to #whys live now: bbc.in/listen_whys