Category: Technology

  • Orkuting in Pakistan

    There is little doubt that Pakistanis simply love to Orkut and I would not be wrong to state that Orkut.com is probably one of the most visited sites from Pakistan second only to search engines like Google and Yahoo. I personally have been orkuteering since 2004 when there was not much awareness in Pakistan about…

  • Lal Masjid issue and its Blocked Website

    I am sure many have heard and read about the Burqa clad women armed with sticks who were protesting in Islamabad. The set of images has been displayed across millions of websites showing yet another extremist element in Pakistan. I have a slightly different take on the entire issue, but before you start rapping me…

  • Nasim Ashraf & his Resignation Bull Shit

    PLEASE DO NOT GIVE ME THE BULL SHIT ABOUT NASIM ASHRAF RESIGNING!! Cricket Bloggers of Pakistan: Nasim Ashraf offered to resign, trying to follow the footsteps of Inzamam-ul-Haq who can be considered valiant enough to have accepted responsibility for the World Cup disaster. Nasim Ashraf, the supposed leader of the Pakistan Cricket Board literally ran…

  • Ultimate Computer Station or High-tech Dental Chair

    Being a dentist by profession it is generally a habit to be on the look out for dental issues being blogged around the world. This recent image of the Ultimate Computer Station caught my eye while browsing through Gizmodo which most definitely remains the center of all upcoming geek toys. PCE the creators of this…

  • Cricket Crazy Nation

    I posted this yesterday on Cricket Bloggers of Pakistan but simply love this commercial which was produced by Nike (India) probably a tribute to the people of the cricket crazy sub-continent area. Both India and Pakistan have been knocked out of the world cup but the passion must definitely live of wounds will heal and…

  • ABCN Interview

    It has been purely by coincidence that I was invited to another radio show to share my opinions on the Chief Justice issue. This time it was by Asian Broadcasting Network in Chicago which airs on 1590 WONX. A weekly Urdu show which airs every Sunday from 12:00pm to 3:00pm (CST). I was invited into…

  • Voice of America covers Pakistani Bloggers

    Voice of America did a one hour round table discussion calling in four different bloggers from across the world into a telephonic round table discussion The guests were Adil Najam of Pakistaniat.com, Ramla Akhtar of Next> by Ramla blog, Hakim of micropakistan.org and wrapping up the talk with myself as the fourth speaker. The host…

  • Lawyers Mobbed by Punjab Police

    Reported by: Rai Muhammad Saleh Azam The All Pakistan Lawyers Convention was held under the auspices of the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) and the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA), attended by approximately 3,000 lawyers, some political leaders, NGOs and even some students and faculty members from LUMS. The Convention commenced at 10:00 a.m. at…

  • Govt Bans Kamran Khan’s GEO.tv Show

    Today at 11:05pm the regularly scheduled show titled “Aaj Kamran Khan Key Sath which is hosted by the outspoken Kamran Khan was stopped from airing, people witnessing the live feed noticed a sudden block lasting for ten minutes after which the show was replaced by some other programming for the allotted time. There is no…

  • CJP Issues a Statement to SJC

    Credit: Pak Law Blog Start of Statement The SJC on having gone through record passed an order detrimental against my interest and against the interest of institution whereby I have been restrained to work as supreme court judge and chief justice of Pakistan. Such powers are not available at all to a facts finding inquiry…

  • Sign the Petition for Justice in Pakistan NOW!!!

    MAIN HYPERLINK TO THE PETITION ON PROUD-PAKISTANI.COM A petition has been created by Pakistanis condemning this recent attack on the judicial system in Pakistan, if you believe in the sovereignty of Pakistan then you must definitely sign the petition and forward it to all Pakistanis who may join the effort to raise their voice and…

  • Disucssion List for White Band for Justice

    In an attempt to ensure a smooth flow of communication I have just now started a mailing list for all those volunteers wanting to be a part of the Proud-Pakistanis network. Our goal is simply a-political and aim solely to promote efforts that help our nation Pakistan. If you are Proud to be a Pakistani…

  • Wikipedia: The untimely rise and expected fall

    Guest Blogger: Asad Asif at My Chronicles…. Wikipedia… When one hears this name, one thinks of one of the world’s largest encyclopaedia which relies on community members contributing articles. Being a student, I have been a huge, though passive, supporter of this project. I say passive, because I have used it for finding information but…

  • Divide Pakistan TV Commercial on CNN

    For the past few weeks CNN has been seen to be running 15-second spot on its network which is actively promoting the division of Pakistan. The promo is for a book being sold on Amazon for $15.95 called Divide Pakistan to Eliminate Terrorism, the surprising thing is this unknown author has the spare change to…

  • White Band for Justice – Organizational Call

    A number of people have been echoing a sentiment that Pakistanis around the world over must join hands in the form of a peaceful protest to condemn this mockery of our judicial system. We would like to categorically state that this protest WILL NOT carry any type of political affiliation, and will remain impartial as…