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Ahmedis expelled from Medical College
BBC Urdu reports that a group of 23 Ahmedi students having been expelled from a Medical College in Faisalabad on 4th June 2008. The pretext was that it would create a law and order situation because the Islami Jamiat-e-Talba (IJT) had protested that these students were propagating their religion which these students deny. Even if…
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Earth Summit ’92 – Have we done anything since?
I share with you a very moving speech delivered over 16 years back during the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro aka the Earth Summit, which also produced the Rio Declaration. A 13 year young girl Severn Suzuki from Canada addresses the gathering with some heart touching words. A well…
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Long March preparation from Karachi
In the past few days lawyers and civil society activists have been in full swing for the preparations of the Long March to Islamabad. This procession is based on the simple one-point agenda for the unconditional restoration of the independence of Judiciary in Pakistan. A large delegation is expected to leave Karachi on the morning…
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Jinnah, Advani And Jinnah
Guest Post by Temporal from Baithak KILLAI (TN): Showcasing secular values in this remote village of Tamil Nadu, a devout Muslim couple have built a temple for Hindu Goddess Mariamman in the backyard of their house and conduct regular poojas, arousing interest and curiosity in this region, which remains a citadel of communal harmony. It…
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The Ex-Servicemen and Bureaucrats & Their Consicence
Guest Blog by Temporal from Baithak Geo has been repeating that interview with retired gen. Kayani. Recently the ex-servicemen have been flexing their muscles. Troubling consciences are known to strike at men and women of good will at all times. Even ordinary mortals like you and me are troubled and stricken with conscience generated guilt…
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What a Disgrace !!! Mohd Asif ‘held’ in Dubai for possession of Drugs
Posted from Cricket Bloggers of Pakistan It is being reports on various news outlets that Mohammed Asif, Pakistan’s fast bowler has been held up in Dubai on suspicion of being in possession of drugs [opium or hashish]. Cricinfo: A Senior PCB official, confirming the news of Asif’s detention to Cricinfo earlier, had said that the…
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Explosive Shahid Masood Show exposes Musharraf
In the recent weeks Dr. Shahid Masood’s Meray Mutabiq Show has been very revealing, barely a week back Dr. Masood had pulled the cart out of the bag when he brought Steel Mills Ex-Chairman to expose the corruption of Shaukat Aziz, but today (June 2nd) he was able to pull yet another cat out of…
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Defeating the mind set
Guest Blog by Amjad Malik People of Pakistan are elated by coming nearer to the fall of General Pervez Musharraf and considering it a beginning of a new era where rule of law, constitutionalism and justice prevails. They consider this as an end of the status quo, dictatorship, and rule of establishment, however they are…
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Open Letter to ‘Maj-Gen’ ‘Retd’ Rashid Quraishi – NAB Diaries
Rashid Quraishi, This is with reference to my application to my Local MP regarding assistance for justice and the subsequent communication between you and a representative of the British Parliament. My case has been projected by the independent media on several platforms and the entire facts are also available under ‘The NAB Diaries’ at www.teeth.com.pk…
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Blogspot acting up in Pakistan yet again
Posted from Don’t Block the Blog Late last night there were reports that blogspot.com was being confronted with a network error when trying to attempt access to any sub-domain on that particular site. First instinct was the new DST time change which came into effect midnight yesterday and could have been the contributing factor to…
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You deserve what you get
For sometime I contemplated if this article may best be simply linked too in the collection of Decidous Links [mini-links] we have running on the blog but then it would not have opened an opportunity for comments and reactions and I suspect this heart felt article by Ghazala Minallah might evoke some comments from our…
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Safe Passage for Musharraf – for What?
There are strong reports coming in from Islamabad that General Musharraf may truly [finally] be unseated and sent home packing. Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani held an extremely important meeting with President Pervez Musharraf at the Army House Rawalpindi late on Wednesday. The meeting continued till after midnight lasting more…
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Where is our parliament in all this?
Guest Blog by Amjad Malik Economy is nose diving in Pakistan and people with load shedding, wheat and oil crisis are forced to take law in their own hands and we saw people burning the robbers in Karachi and indecisiveness is breeding law and order crisis, apathy and decline where any thing can happen as…
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Bt cotton is “welcomed” in Pakistan
Published in Financial Post on May 12 2008 by Najma Sadeque Previous discussions on BT Cotton can also be found here ‘Monsanto – Genetically modified BT Cotton ‘terminator’ seeds being introduced in Pakistan‘ No other fabric can compare with cotton, especially for warm weather wear. It will always be worn; it will always have a…
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Pervaiz Elahi audio tape
The latest twist to the political chaos where Ahsan Iqbal shares an audio recording of conversation of Ch. Pervaiz Elahi who seems to be talking to a contact about a plot to manipulate the judges in rejecting the bye-election papers of Nawaz Shairf and Shahbaz Sharif. My reaction to all this is that it appears…
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