Tag: Karachi

  • Kick the Killer out of UK Petition

    A group of Pakistanis have started this online petition to convince the British Prime Minister that enough people care that this Karachi Killer should be sent out of the UK. We all know that Imran Khan is there in the UK discussing with lawyers about preparing the case to file in the UK courts, rumors…

  • Musharraf: I Command You to Praise Me

    I COMMAND YOU TO PRAISE ME Well my fears continue to be realized with time and yet again we were not surprised when the President of Pakistan, the so-called upholder of the free press, went ahead to ink the new PEMRA ordinance which gives President Pervez Musharraf more authority in controlling the electronic media. Quite…

  • I Support, Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa

    The Government of Pakistan (read Pakistan Army) has been trying its best to suppress the release of the book titled Military Inc.: Inside Pakistan’s Military Economy which was written by Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa. Since Friday, the proposed release date the military has pulled all stops to prevent the release of this all-exposing book going to…

  • Pakistan Cricket News SMS’d to your Cell Phone

    Cricket Bloggers of Pakistan: For some days I have been fascinated by the easy and utility of Twitter, this is without doubt a step closer to interconnecting the entire world via the mobile phone. The best portion of twitter which I have grown to love is the ability to deliver instant news right to my…

  • Plagiarism in Pakistani Blogosphere – WeCite

    With an ever growing community of Pakistani bloggers the arena has started to become seriously competitive and each new blogger wants to make his/her mark on the online community. The best way to get a decent readership is to publish more frequently with new ideas and thoughts, this frenzy leads to a desperate hunt for…

  • Military Inc.: Banned in Pakistan

    The latest book Military Inc.: Inside Pakistan’s Military Economy, written by Ayesha Siddiqa is a tell all narration of the highly profitable company called The Pakistan Army. The book estimates the militarys share of the economy at over 200 billion rupees, besides owning 11.58 percent of all state land. Military Inc. was due to go…

  • Q & A with Salman Ahmad

    Here is a Question and Answer response by Salman Ahmad in light of his recent email where he shared his ongoing problems with the MQM reign of terror Q1: You recently stated in the press that MQM leader Altaf Hussain has threatened you on a number of occasions. Have you ever taken a legal action…

  • Expatriate Pakistanis react with Passion

    Ever since the Massacre of May 12th in Karachi which sadly claimed the lives of over 50 people, the world is abuzz with astonished outrage. The people living in Pakistan naturally go through hell with the day-to-day incidents but what people often tend to forget are the emotions of those Pakistanis living outside Pakistan who…

  • PEMRA Clamps Down on TV Channels

    The saga continues, the battle between the bureaucracy and the electronic media has now come to an interesting juncture. PEMRA (Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority) has issued guidelines to all TV channels curtailing their freedom to cover LIVE events hence forcing them to seek prior clearance from PEMRA. The trojan horse has been camouflaged under…

  • Salman Ahmed speaks out against MQM

    An open letter by Salman Ahmed, a famous Pakistani singer, to all Pakistanis Altaf Hussain and his murdering accomplices deserve to be tried for their crimes against Pakistan. I’ve been threatened by them on many occasions in the past 15 years. One particular time was when I refused to perform at Altaf’s marriage function in…

  • Eyewitness: Karachi, May 12, 2007

    A narrative of the events of “Black Saturday and the “stop-the-blame-game argument Guest Post by Beena Sarwar article also published in The News on 27th May “Here in Karachi, we avoid name calling and finger pointing due to fear of having our knees drilled ON May 12, 2007, Karachi witnessed orchestrated mayhem. Such carnage is…

  • MQM threatens 20 journalists

    Reporters Without Borders has issued a press release suggesting that Muhajir Rabita Council an integral part of the MQM leadership has threatened some 20 odd journalists for their reporting activities related to the 5/12 Massacre. The list of Journalists include Zafar Abbass, Mazhar Abbas, Shaheen Sehbai, and Dr. Shahid Masood. Ever since the fateful day…

  • The 5/12 Massacre

    For the past few days I have been writing quite openly on Karachi Metroblogs about the carnage served up by on the fateful day of 12th May 2007. The more I logically try to reason what happened I continue to fall deeper into the corner of laying the blame squarely on Musharraf who used MQM…

  • A TT to my head & a press pass in my Pocket

    This article was published on Karachi Metroblogs here, I republish it on my own blog so as to preserve this article for my own blog For those who did not have a glance at today’s Daily Times, Urooj Zia (UZi) our fellow Karachi Metroblogger has written an article titled ‘A TT to my head and…

  • I Love Karachi

    A set of amazing graphics created by Ejaz Asi, if you love Karachi copy these images and promote it. Spread Love, Not Hatred