Humor
Arbab Ghulam Rahim gets Slapped with a Shoe
Today at the Sindh Assembly Arbab Ghulam Rahim gets a royal treatment with a shoe slapped across his forehead. It may seem funny for many, sweet revenge for others but all said as members of a democratic and sane society we must condemn this act as this is no way to treat an elected [...]
Karachi Metroblogs pulls an April Fools prank
The cat is finally out of the bag, and the entire Karachi Metroblog team has come clean accepting the April fools joke being played on its readers. The plan was hatched barely two days ago on our internal mailing list, a number of ideas were floated to finally settle with two options one was [...]
Humor: The New ‘James Bond of Pakistan’
Humor: Jat in London
Hit and run by Shakir Husain
Published in The News
Pakistan is lucky enough to have a visionary leader in the form of`Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain whose family has sacrificed so much for the people of Pakistan. So when this great leader’s younger brother Wajahat Hussain and three nephews were detained under the anti-terrorist law at Gatwick Airport [...]
Comedian of the Year
The article titled ‘Comedian of the Year’ was written by Ahmad Faruqui for the pages of Daily Times but the editorial board found this ‘unsuitable for publication’. In an effort to get the word out Ahmad Faruqui has shared his article via emails and briefly introduces the writeup
‘I have been writing for Daily Times [...]
Spectators of Emergency in Pakistan
This animation was published on the Al-Jazeera English website - watch the Spectators of Emergency
America’s Favorite Pakistani DemocRATS
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Aik Mehkoom Apney Neem Hakeem Se
Guest Post Sophia Ali
Does anyone remember the incomparable Malika Pukhraj singing “Abhi to main Jawan hoon”? I have evoked Hafeez Jalandhari sahib’s hypnotic cadences with a dash of black humour and a burning question about missing Pakistanis. I use the word Hakeem on purpose rather than Hakim to denote the self appointed Dictator/Doctor of [...]
Humor: Streaking in Rawalpindi
My friend just saw a man in his underwear running frantically from the army house towards the Presidency followed by a brigade of SSG Commandos !!!
Ek General, saala Ek General - Music
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Submitted by Salman and we have no clue who is the rapper aka singer (credit will be attributed as soon as I am notified)
A funny side to the Newsweek article on Pakistan
Nigerian 419, Pakistani Style Scam
Having been on the Internet for a long time one tends to receive a lot of junk mail, a lot does get caught in the netting via spam filtering but occasionally a few sneak through. Yesterday I was in receipt of such an email. A usual email that sneaks through these spam filters [...]
Budget & Poverty alleviation
Guest Post by Uncle in a Pickle
A short story; strangely similar in principle followed by our bureaucracy and financial managers year after year, while preparing the annual budget.
Again, to understand it fully, I narrate it in Urdu: Kai barson ki baat hae, aik nagri ke log bohat khush haal aur pur sukoon zindagi basr [...]
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 [...]
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
