Author: Hina Safdar
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The Controversial Drone of the Vuvuzela during FIFA world Cup 2010
Vuvuzela, a meter long brightly colored plastic that emits noisy sound, is the controversial trademark trumpet of South African football fans in the ongoing 2010 FIFA world cup. The instrument is responsible for the background soundtrack in a high volume you hear during every match to the delight of some and the profound annoyance of…
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President of Pakistan Asif Zardari is a citizen of United States?
Today’s Jang and the News published that President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari holds American nationality as claimed by a well-known US website NNDB (Notable Names Database). The websites contains over 37,000 profiles of notable people around the globe. The website introduces itself as; NNDB is an intelligence aggregator that tracks the activities of people…
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FIFA World Cup -This time for Africa
By the time I write this the most awaited sporting event of the year has been kicked off in spectacularly enthusiastic South Africa for the first time ever in the history. Despite of all odds Bafana is fully charged up to stage an event of such a high magnitude. The 19th FIFA World Cup has…
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Sindh High Court directs PTA to remove obscene stuff
Sindh High Court has ordered PTA (Pakistan Telecommunication Authority) to delete/block all uploaded stuff from Pakistan on YouTube, the world’s biggest video-sharing website, which is offensive to conventional standards of decency. The court directed to inform Chairman PTA that the Court would hold him personally responsible for failure to implement its order. The decision came…
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Freedom Flotilla massacre
The Freedom Flotilla aid mission destined for blockaded Gaza was on the last leg when Israeli soldiers had attacked the fleet leaving at least 20 people dead and over 50 injured. The army violently boarded the Turkish ship and opened fire at the passengers before hundreds of soldiers attacked all ships at once and occupied…
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Pakistani film maker Faraz Siddiqui reaches finals of Democracy Video Challenge
Pakistani film maker Faraz Siddiqui for the first time has claimed spot along with two Nepalis in the finals of the 2010 US State Department’s ‘Democracy Video Challenge ’. This challenge is in its second year and drew nearly 700 entries this year. Contestants from 83 countries created short films on themes based upon the…
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Apple becomes the biggest tech company beating Microsoft
Apple, the maker of stylish iPods, iPhones and iPads, has pushed past arch-rival Microsoft, the computer software giant, to become the world’s most valuable technology company this week based on market worth. It has been the latest milestone in the renaissance of the maker of the iPods, ready to shock the world with its iPad…
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Sasti Roti Scheme in Punjab should be terminated?
Sasti Roti (cheap bread) is the most controversial welfare scheme of Punjab government since its launch. The Punjab government came up with the ‘Sasti Roti Scheme’ at a time when the prices of flour reached sky high. The opposition & governor Punjab Salman Taseer alleges that Sasto roti scheme is an extravagant policy of the…
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Facebook ban in Pakistan and reactions that followed
Sketches of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) are considered an act of blasphemy by Muslims and by refusing …
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The calamity of Hunza lake
A massive landslide hit Hunza District on 4th January 2010, followed by boulders spread over …