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I was sent this piece of news by a friend who writes here. This was reported in the news and on some other blogs as well the day it happened but as is the case in these matters it was quickly silenced due to the nature of its content. Jagdesh Kumar was a Hindu worker,…
I was sent this piece of news by a friend who writes here. This was reported in the news and on some other blogs as well the day it happened but as is the case in these matters it was quickly silenced due to the nature of its content. Jagdesh Kumar was a Hindu worker,…
When we were having elections in this country, the mood was tense but upbeat. Everyone was watching Pakistan and its politics to see what leadership would emerge from the great ashes of one man rule or as we frequently refer to as “dictatorship” I am sure the truth is quite stark and shining in front…
My take on the week of resignations and retractions in Pakistani Politics.
On the way to my kids school at the unearthly hour of 7:00am today, i couldn’t help but notice the massive banner campaign launched all across Karachi by China Mobile, ala their Zong plan for our market. I have been following China Mobiles purchase of 88% of Paktel recently but was surprised with the speed…
In recent reports more than half of us involved in the daily grind of some sorts are facing mucho depression and anxiety related illnesses here in Pakistan. Te reason for this huge problem is quite simple to me. We as a nation are utterly naive and totally overconfident in anything we can imagine. We deal…
There used to be a time when in this great nation of ours, one would get both Friday and Saturday off as a weekend. Friday for the religious sake, as Friday prayers are involved and all, and sunday as an official break. Then came the 20th century and Nawaz Sharif deemed it uneccessary to have…
Last week an interesting bit of news passed under my eyes. We as in the Pakistan nation have requested our brothers of the long robes to resume the oil credit facility given to us in their largess after Pakistan’s nuclear tests in the past. This was a time when sanctions were placed on us and…
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…
Children they say always speak the truth. Mainly because at their age their minds are not influenced by anything worldly so they speak what they think and rightly so. Just a few days ago my daughter who is 4 at this time spoke to me about her recent school organized field trip to the Karachi…