The Lure Of Power

Power…. something which the elite crave for and the masses know nothing about. They say nothing corrupts like power and our politicians are perhaps the best example of this sort of corruption. They say it was power that was Alexanders undoing in the end. As mere military conquest was not enough for this great general,…

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Of Mustaches & Men

On a crisp November morning today, our great leader in his sagacious ways passed a wooden stick on to his next of command, the next great leader. Obviously this was a ceremony of true military pomp and honor with the prime minister in PCO attending along with various high level dignitaries and bureaucracy. It was…

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The Killing Blow

As i write this, the Pak Vs India ODI series is now over, India having won it by a 3-2 margin. It was not a one sided affair by far, with most of the matches going down to the wire, as they often do when both these teams play. Team Pakistan under their new captain…

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Angreji Me

The English language is according to facts and figures the 2nd most universally spoken language. It is spoken by one out of five people in this planet. It is the language of technology and the information age as well with more than 75% of all web pages on the internet being in English. Various countries…

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Making History

Since November the 3rd we here in Pakistan have been going through various phases of shock and horror at what the seemingly misled government can do to its own popularity within the space of a month. We have witnessed a stock market meltdown, the closure of all news channels and the brutalization of the judiciary…

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Between Emergencies

Mush…pssst Bush here, its not Us vs Them man, its Us vs Us so lets not make this into Torah Borah man..Cmon As i sit here writing this, it has now been precisely 14 days since the Great Leader in his ever omnipotent mood decided to thrust us back to deja vu on the 3rd…

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Madness On Three Wheels

“I stepped out on the curb from my office building, after exhausting myself with trying to start my car, seems its on the conk again. I looked up and immediately started to sweat as i saw the blazing 43C bone burning sunshine beat down on me. Gingerly i made my way through the midway traffic…

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Growing Westernization In Our Society

It is said that humans descended from apes, or so the Darwinian Theory goes. Well the humans in this corner of South East Asia seem to have retained some of their ancestor’s traits quite well. That is we love to ape, the west specifically. Perhaps it is some colonial chip we still carry on our…

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Hell anyone?

Thursday night is guys night out here for me and my posse of friends. We usually go out to one of the local Tikka and Kebab places, and hash out all our theories and the week’s dismay over good food & old company. I feel these outings are somewhat quite cleansing for my soul and…

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From The City By The Sea

When I arrived back in 1998, fresh out of college from the U.S, mind full of dreams and visions to change and shape my destiny into its finest hour, I always thought to myself, I shall make my mark and then go back to my life. Little did I realize that the city I was…

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