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Pakistani Cafe Is Oasis In Desert Of Civil Discourse

By Dina Temple-Raston

January 5, 2013

Pakistan's Second Floor cafe is listed in a local Karachi social blog as one of the coolest cafes in town. Since it opened its doors five years ago, it has become a haven in a city more known for its violence than its civil discourse.

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