Archive for September, 2007
Inside the mind of a Supreme Court Judge
Supreme Court of Pakistan is about to give its verdict on Qazi Hussain Ahmed’s petition and it should be interesting to find out what possibly would be going through the mind of a supreme court Judge sitting not only at one of the most important and respected position in Pakistan but also at the brink [...]
Quinge.com
As some of the readers of my blog and those in the Pakistani blogoshpere may well know, Omer Alvie and I have been involved in a number of projects together. It started from raising funds for earthquake victims at Help-Pakistan.com, followed by the Don’t Block the Blog and the subsequent launch of Bloggers.Pakistan, with a [...]
Understanding the E-Crime Bill
A few days I had posted about the Draconian Cyber Crime Law in Pakistan where I attempted to discuss a small part of the bill trying to convey the gravity of the issue in that short write up, but I feel it probably did not do enough justice to the actual presentation made by Zahid [...]
Google Criticized for Honoring ‘Anti-Israel’ Author
Last Thursday, Google put up a special Roald Dahl logo on its main page google.com to celebrate the birthday of the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Some hours later the logo was gone, not getting its customary one day in the spotlight. The company acknowledged that it took down the decoration � [...]
Teeth Maestro Interviewed by Pakistani Spectator
I was recently interview by Ghazala Khan at The Pakistani Spectator - here is the published version as found on their website - I thank her and the entire Pakistani Spectator team for all the kind words they have repeatedly mentioned about me.
Interview with Dr. Awab Alvi : Blogging Maestro
Teeth Maestro is one of the [...]
Sehba Musharraf, Covering Candidate for Musharraf
In a country of over 160 million people, a cabinet with hundreds of members, a National Assembly with over 300 leaders. Gangster General Pervaiz Musharraf in a recent attempt to announce his candidacy for President of Pakistan has also filed nomination papers for Sehba Musharraf as his covering candidate.
The Nation reports “President General Pervez [...]
Supremacy of Institutions
Guest Post by Syed Omar Ahmed
Sixty years on, and carrying a baggage of injustices, divisions and corruption in all ranks and layers, Pakistan has a chance to be guided out of the path of self-destruction by the Supreme Court � and Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry. It is a wonderful change of roles for an [...]
May 12th HRCP Report - Carnage in Karachi but the Saga Continues
A few days back Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (blog) has published a fact finding report on the events of May 12th 2007 which is without doubt a tragic day in the history of Karachi (DOWNLOAD). It was a day when goons were deliberately let loose on the streets to enforce their concept of [...]
Nawaz Sharif Deported !!!!
In yet another embarrassing situation in Pakistan - Ex-Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif has been deported from the country, after a stand off which lasted a few hours.
The aircraft from London PK-786 landed in Islamabad early today morning. After a few hours being holed up in the aircraft he was allowed to enter [...]
Nasim Ashraf tells Players to Shut Up
Nasim Ashraf, the chairman of PCB Cricket has issued a gag order on all PCB player to not discuss Shoaib Ahktar and his assault on Mohd Asif.
“Shoaib was sent home and handed an indefinite ban following a dressing-room scuffle, during which he hit Asif on the thigh with a bat. On arrival in Pakistan, [...]
Draconian Cyber Crime Law in Pakistan
Yesterday a few concerned Pakistanis gathered together at The Second Floor to discuss the Cyber Crime Bill (Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2007). The event was hosted at T2F and sponsored by Alchemy Technologies allowing Barrister Zahid Jamil an opportunity to explain / interpret in simpler terms the impact of this bill on our [...]
Shoaib & Asif, Cat Fight !!!
In hot news coming in from South Africa where the Pakistan cricket team is in their final preparations for the upcoming Twenty 20 World Cup. Apart from cricketing news it seems two Pakistani fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Asif have made headlines when they have had a war of words in the dressing room [...]
Assault on a Lawyer (Naeem Bukhari)
I share with you this letter written by Naeem Bukhari brought to my attention courtesy of an avid reader of this blog, Dr. Moeed Pirzada. I quote his message which I feel is self explanatory
I am posting here a recent article from Naeem Bokhari, after his thrashing by a group of lawyers inside [...]
Practical Internet Marketing in Pakistan with Google
Today I just wrapped up an all day session attending a workshop by Google on Practical Internet Marketing delivered by Badar Khushnood the Country Representative for Google and it was organized by Octara wrapping up the three day Media and Marketing Festival in Karachi.
I have known Badar for barely a few months and have occasionally [...]
