You only live once, make the most of it!
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UF1oaIlilc] The Indian city of Jaipur was just rocked by 7 bomb blasts all within minutes of each other at 7 different tourist spots. Obviously these blasts were planned and executed to perfection as both the timings and the locations ensured that massive collateral damage could take place. Right now the tensions among the Hindus…
I remember when i first heard the news about monks rioting in Tibet. Frankly i was shocked that an organization based on non violence could take to the streets and protest by burning and rioting. Yesterday a friend from Dallas sent me this pic which shows irrefutable proof that Chinese military regulars are dressing up…
Used to be a time when the most tense and deadly line of control in the world was one between India and Pakistan. During the 90’s right to the start of the 20th century the world watched with bated breath as saber rattling of the highest degree was often seen on this boundary between the…
On Saturday western Burma was hit with what might have been the worst cyclone to date in the history of mankind. Cyclone nargis hit an area where 2.4 million people live and all five zones of this area including Rangoon/Yangon the capital have been declared disaster zones. The extent of the damage is such that…
“I don’t want to win? If that were the case why the heck am I on the bus 16 hours a day, shaking thousands of hands, giving hundreds of speeches, getting pillared in the press and cartoons and still staying on message to win?”–Newsweek, Feb. 28 edition “The senator has got to understand if he’s…
“I don’t want to win? If that were the case why the heck am I on the bus 16 hours a day, shaking thousands of hands, giving hundreds of speeches, getting pillared in the press and cartoons and still staying on message to win?”–Newsweek, Feb. 28 edition “The senator has got to understand if he’s…
Often a person gets so involved in their local and day to day problems of which we face several living in Pakistan, that we begin to lose sight of the bigger picture. Pakistan has been in the grip of serious shortages of food, i.e flour, rice and other edibles since the start of this year….
Although Mahatama Ghandi, the Indian leader and spiritual guru has long gone from this world. the spirit of his ghandigiri or non violence in the face of utter adversity still lives and thrives, at least in his decendents. Proof of this is in the fact that Priyanka Ghandi, sister to now famous Rahul ghandi and…
My take on the week of resignations and retractions in Pakistani Politics.
After having watched Fitna released on youtube by Geert Wilder, i am disappointed frankly. I thought perhaps his hype would merit something startling, but instead he just takes ayats from the Quran..translates them totally out of context and accompanies them with extremely violent and emotional imagery from recent history. Its nothing fascinating or startling to…