To My Sweet Valentine

Very soon the streets of my city will be lined with red. No no i speak not of blood people, they shall be lined with glass windows full of red hearts and chocolates and roses &  god knows what else to celebrate that holiday of eternal love. The great and mushy Feb 14th, Valentines day….

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Pandemic Flu!!!

Is 2008 going to be the worst year in Pakistan’s history? We had the riots and suicide bombings in Jan and now Feb has brought us the angel of death wearing a new guise, going “cluck” “cluck” A State of emergency has been declared, by the health authorities as H5N1 has been confirmed to be…

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A Question?

For the last six months or so, the once muted whispers of change have now raised themselves to a crescendo of voices. They all have but one goal, to make sure that our “Great Leader” goes for a long walk on a short pier as soon as possible. No I am not referring to the…

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Peace is not an option!!

In the last week we have seen our security agencies, police as well as the armed forces involved in a full out frontal assault on the militants that scour our lands. They have not only taken back control of the beautiful Swat area, previously over run by zealots but have made some key arrests of…

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Hara Kiri Karachi Ishtyle

Everyday while driving to my workplace… which is located in the bowel of the city in the I.I loser road area. I try to keep my focus on driving as swarms of motorcycle wallas zoom around my car, going through the smallest of niches the tiniest of crevices at breakneck speed. Sometime i feel like…

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Positive Steps

The 10th of Muharram draws to a close without thankfully any incident of violence or terrorism. The mood is somber and peaceful here in Karachi as the agencies which protect us have finally stepped up and arrested some people day before last. These suspects had large amounts of arms as well as cyanide to add…

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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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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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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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