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Blaggers are Pakistan’s version of bloggers, people who are well versed in the latest tech tools and use it to market their own blogs around the web sphere. Some of these Pakistani bloggers are activists as well and are bringing about major social change by contributing towards relief efforts such as the ongoing one for…
Since the conclusion of the Aus-Pak series in the emirates we have now won some accolades of merit, as the last series was played against a team who even without their top two players is more than a match for our prowess. The Pakistan team has earned a reprieve of sort in the face of…
Ever since Pakistan launched a full out attack on the Taliban, a massive displacement of people fleeing the war zone has taken place. So huge is the throng of families fleeing the affected area that it is tilll now the single largest displacement of people in Pakistan’s history. Yes, this is more horrible a displacement…
The Agha Khan Foundation is hosting a Branding and Media Strategy workshop for non profit organizations. Dates : May 27-28th Venue : Karachi Timings : 930 to 1630 hrs Language : English and Urdu Fee: 9000 Pkr They will be accepting nominations by the end of this week. The nomination document has to be duly…
A huge hue and cry was made in our “print media” as well as “private news channels” and “blogs” about a well known American journalist Seymour Hersh saying in an interview he gave to an Arab channel that there was a death squad formed by Dick Cheney and headed by the now commander of American…
This is a man who is a patriot, a leader in the truest sense of the word not infallible but straight talking and with the heart of a person who has fought, bled as a soldier of this country and then as its president. We forced him to resign with tears in his eyes, shame…
While the Taliban pull out of Buner after their “preaching mission” there has come to an abrupt end, albeit after a series of negotiations, the entire country is confused as to what their intentions are and why they are doing what they are doing. One day the spokesman says our entire constitution and what not…
The Swat Plea
A few days ago I was jarred out of my ignorance by an article I read in “The News” on thalassaemia major and the amount of blood required for its patients in Karachi. After raising this issue on Bloggers AP, I came in touch with Salman & Ayesha who run a very detailed website on…
Pakistan as a nation has always had an attention disorder, we crave it we make issues out of it and we revel in it like no one else. The problem is that these days Pakistan has become the hot spot of all hot spots in international media and opinion for all the wrong reasons. Ever…