Author: Kashif Aziz
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Fall of Imran Khan is rise of PTI?
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan fall from a forklift while being elevated to a stage at a rally in Lahore. After the fall there were scene of chaos. Apparently the PTI organizers had no ambulances at reserve, nor there were any first aid kits or paramedical support available. Imran Khan was lifted like danda…
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ITCN Asia 2012 Review
ITCN Asia 2012 was held at Karachi Expo Center during September 18-20. While the event started on 18th, it was officially inaugurated on the 19th by Sindh IT Minister Faisal Subzwari. I visited ITCN on the 2nd day, well before the good Minister came for the inauguration. I found the event dull and lackluster. Attendance…
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Defend the Honor of Prophet (saw)
After the blasphemous cartoons, drawing competitions and burn a Quran day, the Islamophobes are back with their pack of lies and abuses to hurt the feelings of Muslims of the world. On September 11, 2012, a video was released in United States of America, and spread around the globe through Youtube. The video contained blasphemous…
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Karachi Rain 2012
After days of have and have not, it finally rained in Karachi today. Rain in Karachi comes with power outages and traffic jams. Years of excavation by MQM, in the name of repairs and upgrades, has done nothing to improve the drainage system. As soon as it rains a few millimeters, roads and alleys turn…
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Visiting Makro SITE Karachi? Get Ready For Rude and Lazy Customer Service
If you take your shopping rights seriously, expecting quality products with friendly and efficient customer support staff, Makro, especially the branch at SITE Karachi, is not for you. Makro quality was not up to the par before (check this report on Makro Karachi selling dead fish), but its their customer support staff that stinks the…
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Karachi International Book Fair 2011
7th Karachi International Book Fair was held from December 16th – 20th, 2011 at Karachi Expo Center. The fair enabled thousands of Karachiites to view huge collection of books and periodicals from local and international publishers, and book sellers, under one roof. While the event started on December 16th, Pir Mazarul Haq, Sindh Education Minister,…
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HyperStar comes to Karachi
HyperStar in Dolmen City Mall at Sea View, Karachi is talk of town these days. HyperStar is brought to Pakistan by Majid Al Futtaim Retail of UAE. In UAE, Majid Al Futtaim Hypermarkets represent (and thus known as) Carrefour, the world’s second largest retailer. Majid Al Futtaim Retail manages around 40 hypermarkets in the Middle…
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Imran Khan, PTI Jalsa in Lahore, and the way forward
On March 25, 1992 Imran Khan and his team attracted around 87,182 spectators to watch them go into, and win, the final of Cricket World Cup against England at Melbourne Cricket Ground. Nineteen years later, Imran Khan, and his 15 years old political party, was able to amass 100,000 (or 200,000 depending on which source…
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A trip to Bakra Mandi, Sohrab Goth, Karachi
Every year thousands of cows, goats and camels arrive from various parts of Pakistan at a place in the outskirts of Karachi. The place, known as Bakra Mandi, is claimed to be the largest animal selling place in Asia. Since last few years, cows are separated from goats and camels and are sold on other…
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Gitex 2011 review
Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX) is the largest IT exhibition of the GCC and MENA. Every year thousands of exhibitors and visitors attend Gitex to network, do business, and learn about the latest IT trends and cutting age hardware and software solutions. Gitex has two parts, the Technology section, more of a B2B event, is…