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Recent Links » March 2007

Condom testers required by Durex → Durex has launched its first UK recruitment drive for thousands of condom testers. The condom maker wants a panel of 5,000 people who are single, married, or in couples to report their experiences of using its condoms and lubricants. Thought it was too funny, I wonder if they provide the girls as well, as they say sex industry has big money even for unemployed bloaks, if anyone winds up testing it out do report back to us the overall experience ROTFL #
Chief Justice was removed because.. Adnan Siddiqui → A very good analysis by Adnan Siddiqui on the CJP issue he has analyzed the entire scenario from each political party who may have a vested interest in the outcome of this crisis #
Dureji Jan 2007 - 4×4 Offroaders Club Karachi → Salim Khan’s writeup of the Dureji Expedition in January 2007 by the Off Roaders Club in Karachi of which our fellow blogger Khalid Omar is a very active participant. The brilliantly written article makes me want to join them on the next road trip and hope they remember to tag me along. Read the entire article its brilliantly written and feels as if y ou were sitting right there along with them #
So long, Inzi - Osman Samiuddin → An heart felt article written by Osman Samiuddin as we bid farewell to the lumbering giant Inzamam-ul-Haq - So Long Inzi - keep that head up high and proud to have accomplished unparalleled success in Pakistan Cricket #
SAJAforum: A constitutional crisis → A good review about the present CJP crisis in Pakistan #
Not very convincing, Mr President -DAWN → The top story on DAWN, a good review of the Interview with Kamran Khan on Geo,tv last night - Musharraf was far from convincing as you could tell from his facial expressions and his jittery composure he was literally lying through his teeth. Mr. President you have been found wanting #
The Chief Justice of Pakistan → An other great article by The Glasshouse on the CJP Issue - A MUST READ #
Why is the CJ in Trouble? → A must read article for people who want to understand as to why did the CJ have to go!!! - The Glasshouse #
Bloggers brace for Blackouts over CJ - Daily Times → Cecil J. Chen writes about the blogspot ban in Pakistan. A very well researched article, I talked to him on the phone for a good thirty minutes and he was able to grasp the entire story quite well. A must read #
Pakistan bans program - CNN.com → CNN also reports the banning of Kamran Khan’s show. ‘The news appears to coincide with a promise by Musharraf not to interfere in the disciplinary hearing on Chaudhry’s case, as The Associated Press reported’ #
Port of Singapore Authority deal in Gawadar. → The petition against the award of the Gwadar lease to the PSA has been filed by the Watan Party (Party of the Nation) through lawyer Zafarullah Khan. It is the same party, which had filed a petition last year, against the manner in which Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz had privatized the government-owned Pakistan Steel Mills. After holding an enquiry into that petition, the suspended Chief Justice had passed severe strictures against the Musharraf regime. #
Pakistan: block on Blogger has been lifted! Until? → Global Voices does a great review on the Don’t Block the Blog campaign #
Judicial Error - TimesOnline → Ever since taking power in 1999, President Musharraf has insisted that his goal is real democracy for Pakistan, which has been notoriously ill-served by its grasping and irresponsible political elites. All generals say similar things, but in the light of Pakistans history and social fractures it is hard to dispute the need to fashion civil and constitutional safeguards robust enough to guard against the return of a travesty of democracy, indelibly stained by feudalism, incompetence and corruption. #
Samizdata discusses DBTB & Free Speech → ‘This is going to be a long campaign… and I am not talking about bypassing the ban with technology. Proxy by-pass servers and mirror sites are technological solutions, albeit essential, to a human mind problem. Unless coupled with conviction and resistance, technology can work for the other side’ #
TOR is it Vulnerable? Dont stop using Tor. → Some serious concerns about vulnerabilty in the anonymous TOR proxy network, but Ethan clears it up quite well #

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