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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/27-Oct-2026/pakistan-s-political-deja-vu-keep-repeating-history</loc>					
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/26-Oct-2026/27th-october-1958-democracy-died-pakistan</loc>					
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/26-Oct-2026/rooftops-reform-pakistan-solar-revolutions</loc>					
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-26T18:46:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-26T18:34:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
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				<loc>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/26-Oct-2026/eliminate-rapists-rape-illusion-justice</loc>					
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-26T18:02:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
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					<news:publication_date>2026-10-26T17:21:00+05:00</news:publication_date>
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