Bomb Blast In Lahore

There has been a severe bomb blast in front of the Lahore High Court, as being reported by the news channels. The blast was severe enough to cause multiple casualties and inflict damage on nearby buildings. Several cars have also been badly damaged. This was the location of the lawyers rally today. Details are sketchy…

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Bhaji Fried!

  When I first heard of Harbhajan Singh being banned for three tests following his alleged racial remarks at Symonds in the last test match between India and Australia. The first thoughts that came to my mind were a feeling of déjà vu ala Oval gate. As was the case back then, proven later on…

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Pakistani’s Fleeing to Afghanistan?

About 6000-8000 Pakistanis have fled along with their families into the South Eastern provinces of Afghanistan from our tribal areas. The reasons are simple, with the month of Muharram looming on the horizon, clashes between Shia and Sunni villages are escalating, thus they fear for their lives. So now it has come to this, used…

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Pakistani’s Fleeing to Afghanistan?

About 6000-8000 Pakistanis have fled along with their families into the South Eastern provinces of Afghanistan from our tribal areas. The reasons are simple, with the month of Muharram looming on the horizon, clashes between Shia and Sunni villages are escalating, thus they fear for their lives. So now it has come to this, used…

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Rebirth

  They screamed in rage as they sprinkled our cars with petrol to burn They screamed in greed as they looted our shops at every turn They screamed In anguish at her funeral, with the hearts of a nation torn They did not even give their fellow men time to mourn It is from the…

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Sides Of The Same Coin

The General yesterday decided to hold in his sagacity a wide open court for all the foreign journalists and media people (the pesky lot which asks too many questions) to query him on what they deem fit.   He sat there in his impressive well tailored suit, every inch the statesmen answering most of the…

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Its been Fixed!! err yes the Election date!

Its just been announced that the Election commission has fixed Feb 18th 2007 as the new date for elections to be held in Pakistan. News is still coming through on this as i write this.  The government has basically said that “Elections are to be delayed till Feb 18th” The immediate results of this could…

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08.1

As 08 dawned on Karachi in an utterly chilly January morning. It was heartening to see everything either open or opening on the way to work. Petrol stations removed those ghastly shamianas, shops lifted their shutters and things started moving about. The day obviously passed in clearing up the backlog of the weekend and watching…

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The Last Day

Today is the last day of 2007, a year which has been both tumultuous and weird in Pakistan. We have seen it all here in this year, with the ouster of the judiciary back in march starting the whole goddamn awful mess we are in right now. I did go to work today,(yes i do…

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Of Perceptions & Reaction

Perception is widely defined as the visual representation of an object, entity or idea. What this definition does not include however, is the fact that perceptions often change when subjected to different circumstantial input or stimuli. I still remember quite clearly the perception of the general public in the U.S towards my country Pakistan while…

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