Archive for May, 2007
PEMRA Clamps Down on TV Channels
The saga continues, the battle between the bureaucracy and the electronic media has now come to an interesting juncture. PEMRA (Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority) has issued guidelines to all TV channels curtailing their freedom to cover LIVE events hence forcing them to seek prior clearance from PEMRA.
The trojan horse has been camouflaged under [...]
Salman Ahmed speaks out against MQM
An open letter by Salman Ahmed, a famous Pakistani singer, to all Pakistanis
Altaf Hussain and his murdering accomplices deserve to be tried for their crimes against Pakistan. I’ve been threatened by them on many occasions in the past 15 years. One particular time was when I refused to perform at Altaf’s marriage function in Karachi [...]
Eyewitness: Karachi, May 12, 2007
A narrative of the events of “Black Saturday and the “stop-the-blame-game argument
Guest Post by Beena Sarwar
article also published in The News on 27th May
“Here in Karachi, we avoid name calling and finger pointing due to fear of having our knees drilled
ON May 12, 2007, Karachi witnessed orchestrated mayhem. Such carnage is hardly unique to Karachi [...]
Pakistanis, Be a Part of the Change
The political situation in Pakistan is literally in an uproar these days and its getting worse, its time that Patriotic Pakistanis have to step up and be a part of the change, we cannot continue to live behind closed doors and hope that ‘someone‘ would come along to change Pakistan for the better - No [...]
Mr. President, Please Shut Up!!!
These are the very words that would come to ones mind if any of you were unfortunate enough to watch General Pervaiz Musharraf address the opening ceremony of Dawn News TV. It was a classy event and Hameed Haroon sat helplessly (and fuming) on the side watching the President ramble aimlessly on and on [...]
MQM threatens 20 journalists
Reporters Without Borders has issued a press release suggesting that Muhajir Rabita Council an integral part of the MQM leadership has threatened some 20 odd journalists for their reporting activities related to the 5/12 Massacre. The list of Journalists include Zafar Abbass, Mazhar Abbas, Shaheen Sehbai, and Dr. Shahid Masood.
Ever since the fateful [...]
The 5/12 Massacre
For the past few days I have been writing quite openly on Karachi Metroblogs about the carnage served up by on the fateful day of 12th May 2007. The more I logically try to reason what happened I continue to fall deeper into the corner of laying the blame squarely on Musharraf who used [...]
A TT to my head & a press pass in my Pocket
This article was published on Karachi Metroblogs here, I republish it on my own blog so as to preserve this article for my own blog
For those who did not have a glance at today’s Daily Times, Urooj Zia (UZi) our fellow Karachi Metroblogger has written an article titled ‘A TT to my head and a [...]
I Love Karachi
A set of amazing graphics created by Ejaz Asi, if you love Karachi copy these images and promote it.
Spread Love, Not Hatred
5/12
This article was published on Karachi Metroblogs here, I republish it on my own blog so as to preserve this article for my own blog
In the recent past, specially after 9/11, it has become a routine to disambiguate specific dates with numbers. I feel yesterday, 12th May 2007 was such a date on which [...]
Karachi Witnesses an Organized Massacre
This article was published on Karachi Metroblogs here, I republish it on my own blog so as to preserve this article for my own blog
It is indeed sad to see the situation in Karachi get progressively worse. It can be easily said that all this was bound to happen since MQM was destined to [...]
Benazir On Sale for Rs 75 ONLY
While the city of Karachi is a witness to the standoff between MQM and the rest of the opposition which is gearing up for the arrival of the Chief Justice of Pakistan to Karachi. We take a short breather to enjoy looking at an interesting quarter page print advertisement which appeared in one of [...]
Shahrai Faisal Blocked at Karsaz Tipu Sultan
This article was published on Karachi Metroblogs here, I republish it on my own blog so as to preserve this article for my own blog
In just a recent development I am told that Shahrai Faisal has been completely blocked going towards airport at the Karsaz Junction.
This can be a great ploy to defeat the thunderous [...]
A wolf among donkeys will always be the KING
Analyzing the method behind the madness in Karachi
Guest Blog by Munib
Part - 1
Whether or not the final score goes against Musharraf or CJP, The possible clash tomorrow & if continued in coming weeks will make sure the President stays in power forever fooling all players,including lawyers, MQM, opposition & definitely the civil society. The Sindh [...]
“Halwa pakao”
Guest Post by Uncle in a Pickle
This is a short story that depicts the unfortunately sad 60 years of Pakistan. It is written in in a mixture of English and Urdu (italics) to fully understand.
In a bygone era, when, instead of large countries there were small Bastis owned and ruled by Raja’s. The Raja [...]
Twitter in Pakistan
There are so many web products being launched on a daily basis that it becomes mind boggling to filter through the good and the bad. Twitter is most definitely not a new name to the internet and has literally captured the imagination of millions of mobile and internet users around the globe. Quite [...]
MQM the Big Bad Wolf
Enough of our speculations on who could be at fault, for the sudden loss of transmission to over six channels in Karachi. ARY Digital, ARY One World, Geo TV, Geo News, Geo Super & AAJ YV. The mess started at around 5 pm and a few hours later Mustafa Azizabadi, MQM Information Secretary [...]
Geo the Drama Queen
Barely an hour ago I was up in arms trying to break the new about the nonavailability of Geo.Tv and Aaj.tv in a number of localities of Karachi. A number of reports have come through some claiming it to be blocked while others saying Aaj is on the air but Geo is blocked. [...]
GEO and AAJ Pulled off Air
Breaking News: it has come to my attention through reliable sources that the GEO.TV & AAJ.TV have both been pulled off the air in a bid to issue them a stern warning and also curtail their press freedom. I suspect this has all to do with the CJP crisis and the tussle the Govt [...]
Has Pakistan Lost Nuclear Material?
BBC has just reported that the Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority has recently published an advertisement in the Urdu dailies across Pakistan informing people to alert officials if they find any “lost or stolen” radioactive material.
BBC goes on to report a clarification issued by the Information Services Director of Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority that the adverts [...]
Digg takes on DCMA
The moment anyone hears of DCMA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) one suspects some issue related with copyright infringement. In 1998 the United States Senate passed this bill unanimously which criminalizes the production and dissemination of technology, devices &/or services that are used to circumvent measures that control access to copyrighted material. So in [...]
