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The leaked American diplomatic cables released by whistleblower WikiLeaks this week have not only taken the world's governments and financial markets by storm but have also caused a stir in Pakistani cyberspace. Pakistan has topped the global charts for 'WikiLeaks' searches on Google. Pakistan's obsession with the news is no secret. Being Pakistani means being accustomed to the many 'happenings' that fuel a booming news media industry. Whether it is bomb blasts, natural disasters, match-fixing scandals, crime, corruption allegations, or military operations, the news media is never short of things to report. Pakistani viewers and readers have a healthy diet of news to feed off, built up over years of a developing media landscape. Among the top 20 most visited websites by Pakistani internet users, according to Alexa, four are news websites belonging to mainstream media outlets. When it comes to secrets contained in leaked diplomatic cables, the value of the news see...