Archive for November, 2006
Asia 21: Day 1
The first day of the Asia 21 convention was truly brilliant with over 250 delegates attending the conference from practically 50 countries ranging from anywhere from Australia to Vietnam; it was undoubtedly a mind blowing experience. This meeting probably creates a social network of entrepreneurs, businessmen and even philanthropists who come together to exchange [...]
Asia 21: Young Leaders Summit
I have been invited to attend a meeting of the Asia Society called Asia 21 Young Leaders Summit – Shaping an Asia-Pacific Century: Challenges and Choices. To be held in Seoul, South Korea Novemeber 17th - November 19th.
Karachi - Dubai ‘A Cruise to Hell’
To follow up on my initial report of the Karachi - Dubai Cruise liner which I posted a week back practically a day before it set sail for its first maiden voyage from Karachi to Dubai. The ship left the berth with the cruise management and Geo.TV (Jang) promoters literally patting themselves on the [...]
ICC praise Hair before showing him the Finger
A few days back cricket governing body ICC met in Delhi and had voted to expel Darrell Hair from the ranks of the ICC elite umpiring panel, a decision which has been lauded by a number of nations across the world except for the English & the Australians who continue to deny that there was [...]
Saleem Malik, Appeals Life-Ban
A few days back during the ICC meeting in Delhi, the ICC decided to lift Ata-ur-Rehman’s life-ban, Ata-ur-Rehman 30, may find some young legs still around to be able to bowl at least in First Class cricket if not appear in some county series if he is able to regain form. But what interests [...]
Sub say Pehlay Pakistan…
Guest Blog Post by AM
He’s wearing a blue baseball cap, and faded, torn jeans as he comes close his hand rises from the right side of his frame, to bring a book into view. As he moves closer, the title comes into view, so does the realization that what he is brandishing, is a book [...]
ReviewMe !!
Review Me is a website which pays bloggers for reviewing websites, at its initial beta launch a few weeks, it has finally resurfaced opening their doors for a full public launch, it appears ReviewMe has made a strategic move to require all bloggers who participate in the program to issue a disclaimer openly showing that [...]
Shoaib - Woolmer Rift Surfaces
To add another twist to the woes of the Pakistan Cricket Team. NDTV has just released an exclusive interview with a retired Indian Army officer attached to the Pakistani team during the Champions Trophy where he has revealed that Shoaib Akhtar had slapped coach Bob Woolmer on the team bus, in a tussle over which [...]
Karachi - Dubai Dream Cruise - A Review
Yesterday I had the opportunity to have dinner on the ‘hype of the town’ Dubai Dream Cruises. Before I begin, I would like to issue a disclaimer more so to make you aware of the frame of mind I had while walking up the gangplank to enter the Gulf Dream Cruise vessel. I [...]
ACT NOW! 24 Hours Against Internet Censorship
Reporters Without Borders have started its online protest. The Internet is increasingly falling prey to censorship round the world. The 13 “Enemies of the Internet” are blocking access to news which displeases them and imprisoning bloggers who express themselves too freely. Join the campaign now to defend the right of all of us to [...]
Bush is More Dangerous than Kim
ICM Research based in London has carried out a very extensive telephonic survey to determine the general perception of people around the world on a few world leaders. The poll was conducted by the Guardian in Britain and leading newspapers in Israel (Haaretz), Canada (La Presse and Toronto Star) and Mexico (Reforma), using professional [...]
RSF plans for an Online Protest Against Internet Censorship
Reporters without Borders is organizing a 24-hour Online Protest between 11 a.m. on 7 November and 11 a.m. on 8 November. This protest is to raise our voice against the 13 Governments that are being labelled as ‘Internet Enemies’. We as Pakistanis and activists of the Don’t Block the Blog where we condemn [...]
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
All cricketing fans across the world must have finally reached some closure after the ball tampering fiasco at The Oval a few months back. Strong rumors reports to the extent that Cricinfo, a leading website on cricketing news, have announced that the ICC is seriously contemplating on removing Darell Hair from adjudicating any international [...]
Shoaib & Asif Banned
Shoaib Akhtar and Mohd Asif who had been sent home from India after their urine tests turned up positive have now been banned from cricket. Shoaib Akhtar will be on the sidelines for two years, while Mohd Asif has been banned for one year by the Pakistan Doping Tribunal.
236 years of US Military Conquest in 90 seconds
Have you ever wondered which American Presidents and political parties were responsible for America’s deadliest wars? Republicans, Democrats, or the Founding Fathers? This 90 second illustration easily answers all our question by actually illustrating the history of American conflict from the Revolutionary War to Iraq. It gives a new meaning to the term [...]
