Brinksmanship

Finally the government is showing some signs of being alive in some form since the elections. Why is this so? well dear readers all 8 of you that is, we again stand at the brink of the famous cavern we keep visiting as a country the one called “doom”. Matter of fact we have been…

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Facebook murder?

Well it was bound to happen and I say this trying to be PC because I do have very strong reservations about Fbook and the effect it is having on people’s lives. It jst has too much power over its users and now it has driven an estranged husband in a recently seperated relationship to effectively…

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Dr Shamshad Akhtar’s joke

Dr Shamshad Akhtar,, Governor of State Bank of Pakistan is living in a fool’s paradise. She thinks that the Central Bank has been addressing monetary policy issues of Pakistan rather efficiently and working round the clock. If working round the clock means screwing up the economy further, they have done a great job. The Rupee…

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Go Obama!!!!

Come on Obama!!!!!! End the hold of brutality your country has over the world, end the stupid war on terror that has taken us all to the brink of meltdown!!!! Why do I sitting here in Pakistan support him??? simply because Mccain represents the old America, the hawks, the naysayers and the colonists and Obama…

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Splitting assets

It seems Pakistan is not the only place where insanity comes into play every day in life. A couple estranged and seperated recently in Cambodia have taken the weird and hilarious step of cutting their house in two as a seperation of property exercise. I can just imagine if this practice is adopted in say…

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Defeat again

Pakistan’s loss in the twenty twenty cup in canada yesterday displays the myopic policies of the Pakistan Cricket Board(PCB). One must commend the PCB for its consistency in making stupid decisions. They have, however, outdone themselves by declaring Shoiab Akhtar fully fit and raring to have a go at the other competing teams. With all…

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Rumors abound

With stock exchanges tumbling like dominos the world over all of us have lost not just a pile of our hard earned savings but a lot of our trust as well.  We as citizens of the world normally believe that a) The financial system has backup plans and checks built inside to aide the economy…

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Dubai impressions

Having spent the last week in Dubai a destination I visited after seven long years a sojourn by any standards let alone Pakistani I must say I am overwhelmed. That is the best way to describe this city in my humble opinion, its got too much of everything, too much wealth, too much power, too…

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Hats

I am a wearer of hats. One day – four hats – same head underneath. I think. Hat 1 – 6.15am This morning it’s a struggle to leave the house; so much to do and I daren’t be late. Dirty washing flung into the machine, sandwiches made, fruit sliced, yoghurt poured, cake cut, bags packed,…

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