Archive for April, 2007
Miandad & Alam Refuse PCB Coaching Job
Cricket Bloggers of Pakistan: Just two days back the PCB issued a advertisement on its website asking for people to apply for a coaching job in Pakistan. The salient features of the memo were as follows (PDF)
NATIONAL COACH
Pakistan Cricket Board seeks applications from interested Cricket Coaches for the position of National Coach.
The key responsibilities [...]
The Presidency, Islamabad
Feast your eyes on some pictures of ‘The Presidency in Islamabad’ which has been the home of our dictator cum President General Pervaiz Musharraf. No wonder he does not want to leave this position.
Orkuting in Pakistan
There is little doubt that Pakistanis simply love to Orkut and I would not be wrong to state that Orkut.com is probably one of the most visited sites from Pakistan second only to search engines like Google and Yahoo. I personally have been orkuteering since 2004 when there was not much awareness in Pakistan [...]
Lal Masjid issue and its Blocked Website
I am sure many have heard and read about the Burqa clad women armed with sticks who were protesting in Islamabad. The set of images has been displayed across millions of websites showing yet another extremist element in Pakistan.
I have a slightly different take on the entire issue, but before you start [...]
SAVE Karachi’s Beaches
For a good many days a heated discussion has been in progress talking about the sale of the Karachi beach front to a Dubai based real estate developer. The entire Clifton Bay beach is to be developed and then linked to Manora Island by a bridge. This real estate development will continue along Sandspit [...]
Topless Car Wash
I thought twice, if I should post porn video on this site but very quickly decided I most definitely should and see your reaction when you see a some lucky people getting a topless car wash…
Do post your comments on your reaction to the video
PPF-Aslam Ali Award - Nominations Open
Pakistan Press Foundation has announced that it is accepting nominations for the 2nd Annual PPF-Aslam Ali Press Freedom Award before the 15th of April. The award, instituted by PPF with support of UNESCO, carries a cash award of one hundred thousand rupees (US$ 1,650).
Individuals as well as professional and non-governmental organisations working in the [...]
Overdosage of Religiosity !!!!
Cricket Bloggers of Pakistan: Seriously will PJ Mir in cahoots with Naseem Ashraf shut up and stop accusing the team for overdosage of religiosity blaming it as the sole reason which lead to the devastation in West Indies.
I remain a moderate Muslim, but was definitely proud to see a good side emerge from within [...]
Benazir, Eyeing a Return
Can you for a moment imagine a situation where our next Prime Minister of Pakistan becomes Benazir Bhutto a person who was found utterly corrupt not once but on both times she was in office, to now plan for a return to lead us for yet another stint as the Prime Minster of Pakistan. [...]
Whither freedom?!
Guest Blog by Urooj Zia
The past few days have been bleak. Not because the issue of the suspended chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) hasn’t been resolved yet. Not because inflation continues to rise in the country, or that new taxes are being imposed, or that the I.I. Chundrigar road has been FUBAR-ed. No. The past [...]
A Leadership ‘Beyond Repair’ - Asma Jahangir
This interview appeared in the Newsweek issue last week, Asma Jahangir, the Human Rights Activist in Pakistan has some interesting views worth a serious look.
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April 2, 2007 issue - These are tough times for Pervez Musharraf. Under increasing criticism for his inability to control Islamic militants in the country’s tribal areas, the Pakistani president [...]
Have Cell, Will Call
This news item appeared in the ‘Such Gup’ section of The Friday Times, which is known to carry the small tidbit stories that circulate amogst the movers and shakers of Pakistani politics.
A fly on the wall of the real PMs [Pervaiz Musharraf] camp office that fateful day reports that the “suspended? Chief Justice may have [...]
