GOOGLE has opened its doors in Islamabad. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated the company’s first office in Pakistan, welcoming a delegation led by its vice president for government affairs, Wilson White. For a firm that has operated here for years through remote regional staff but never a physical presence, having a plaque on an Islamabad wall is a genuine milestone. It should be welcomed. But those watching should not get too excited. It needs to be understood that what was inaugurated on Tuesday is, first, a channel for engagement with the state. The title of the visiting official should have given that........

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