Archive for August, 2009
Watch out, we’re the Green and White
Join the revolution – Watch out, we’re the Green and White Credit Faisal Qureshi
PakSatire rips on Unilever & Mindshare on Saad Khan’s Death
PakSatire takes a jab at UniLever and Mindshare to say
Important questions regarding the death of Saad Khan during Unilever’s Clear Men reality show
Farrukh Ahmed, a fellow blogger and a close friend of Saad Khan has drafted a more detailed report on the the tragic death of Saad Khan during the recording of a Unilever Reality Show in Thailand – he asks some pertinent questions which need to be answered Unchained / Farrukh’s Blog: As a representative of [...]
Saad Khan looses life in Unilever / Mindshare Reality Show accident
In a very shocking development a young 32 year old person, father of four kids looses his life during the filming of a reality show sponsored by Unilever and being produced by their advertising agency Mindshare. Saad Khan was a game show contestant and the host/model Amina Sheikh, who also is the model of Clear [...]
Living with the Infidels
Is a new five-part series of short online video clips of five muslims managing a Bradford [UK] based terror cell. Initially set on a path to martyrdom, these jihadi warriors discover that the West isn’t as bad as it seems. Tempted by the likes of Manchester United, Cable TV and even hot looking girl upstairs, [...]
Pakistan’s Power Politics
Center for Reserach and Security Studies has recently published a weekly pager last week on the precarious power politics in Pakistan the write up can be downloaded from CRSS as well In 1985, Xenel Corporation of Saudi Arabia conceived the setting up of a mega-power plant in Pakistan’s private sector. The sponsors of Hub Power [...]
Dent-twit-tics
Touseef Ikram of Paksatire has drawn a cartoon on yours truly, with the raging twitter phenomenon this new keyword Dent-twit-tics rings true. Thank God the twitter fanaticsm has still not reached the dental chair to an extent that my twitter world has yet to see me twittering while I perform Dentistry upon my patients at [...]
Zardari facing the Minus-One Formula or Not?
Cyril Almedia is one level headed analyst who I take very seriously, his regular friday columns are a must read to get a decent idea of how the pulse beats within Pakistan’s political circus. This Fridays column for Dawn is a must read where Cyril analyses the various options that could possibly take Zardari out [...]
Jaswant, Jinnah Jam
On Aug 14, commenting on Nehru, Patel 'conceded' Pakistan to Jinnah: Jaswant Singh I quoted from the article: Mohammed Ali Jinnah did not win Pakistan as Congress leaders Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel "conceded" Pakistan to the Quaid-e-Azam with the British acting as an ever helpful midwife, says senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh. According [...]
US Immigration Form lists Baluchistan as Country of Citizenship
Over the past many years there has been a strong lobby of Baluchistan Separatists Movement who strive to separate the Province of Baluchistan from Pakistan. The efforts in recent times have gained significant foot hold to become the talk of the town in recent few months, Patriotic Pakistanis are generally averse to this proposition while [...]
Knee Jerk Patriotism
I kind of get puzzled by the reaction of people on the Independence Day. The celebrations, the road blocks, parade of bikes with mufflers (silencers) stripped off, the disproportioned flags, the aerial firing at midnight, all in the middle of a comedy of crises never witnessed in the history of this country; the water crises, [...]
Prof Adil Najam to receive Sitara-e-Imtiaz
It is very refreshing to hear that Professor Adil Najam, an environmentalist and a fellow blogger of Pakistaniat fame is to be the recipient of Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Pakistans’ highest civilian award, which will be awarded to him by the President of Pakistan in Islamabad on 23rd March 2010. This news came to me on the morning [...]
Important Updates: Janisar-e-PPP; Rehman Dakait and his aides were killed in Bilawal House?
Although this should be called a “conspiracy” theory until it is verified by some reliable sources, however one of the resident of Clifton has reportedly claimed to have seen Rehman Dakhit coming to Bilawal House. It is believed Abdul Rehman Baloch alias Rehman Dakait was called in to the PPP headquarter for a meeting to [...]
Killing of PPP’s JANISARS; The First by “terrorist” and second by “Police”
Why are all high profile murders always suspicious? One may call the narrative of these murders conspiracy theories but these are real theories on which if develop a case may lead us to the “real” culprit. If look for similarities in Khalid Shehenshah and Waja Aqeel Ahmed’s murders , their Janisari for PPP occupies the [...]
Pakistanis feel US is a bigger threat than Talibans: Al-Jazeera & Gallup Pakistan Poll
An exclusive Al Jazeera survey of public opinion in Pakistan has revealed widespread disenchantment with the United States for interfering with what most people consider internal Pakistani affairs. This survey was done interviewing more than 2,500 men and women across the rural and urban areas in all four provinces of Pakistan on July 26 and [...]
