Category: Current Affairs
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Dengue and Floods because of Sins?
There is some speculation on blogs and social networking websites as to whether the floods and dengue are due to sins. I think it is ridiculous to say that they are a result of sins. Dengue is a result of an ineffective government which wasn’t prepared while the floods are a result of not having…
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Rain damages, clogged water at Nursery Karachi
Following pictures are of Nursery Furniture Market area in PECHS Karachi. They give a glimpse of prospective damages by recent rain in Karachi. Water was clogged due to inefficient drainage system and lack of disaster management planning by local administration. Images received in Email
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Donation links and relief resources for Pakistan Flood 2011
Pakistan is once again hit by severe floods, this time caused by torrential rains in Sindh. Already, some 5.3 million people have been affected, 1.2 million homes swept away, over 1.5 million acres of crops destroyed and over 250,000 people are now reported by the Sindh government to be displaced, with close to 300 dead…
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Aleem Dar won ICC Umpire of Year Award 3rd time in a row
Adding another feather to his cap and once again defeating the best of the lot Pakistani Umpire Aleem Dar grabs the David Shepherd Trophy for ICC Umpire of the Year 2011. He has now won three consecutive ICC Umpire of the Year awards. Simon Taufel won it five times in a row and is the…
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Asia Arif, 6 year old Pakistani girl speaks Arabic better than the Arabs
Without a doubt she is a wonder girl Ma Shaa’ Allah. At such young age she is able to converse and understand the language that every Muslim should have learned to understand The Holy Quran. Asia Arif, a six-year-old Pakistani girl living in Doha, Qatar is well-known in the Arab world for her knowledge of…
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Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2011 was not LIVE
Inaugural (Men’s) Asian Hockey Champions Trophy held in Ordos, China from Sept 3 to 11. Besides Pakistan and India, Malaysia, China, Japan and South Korea are the other teams that participated in the continental contest. The saddest part of the event is its media coverage which was just like it is an amateur league. Final…
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Karachi Rain Photos
After a long while, Karachi had a real downpour today. And as usual, the roads turned into rivers, drains overflowed and electricity feeders started to trip over. Following are some of the photos of the rain in Karachi, and its aftermath. From: Zohaib Akhtar From: Ummat From: Ummat If you have captured Karachi in rain,…
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Pakistan, a Great Nation-State of Talented People
Pakistan is a great “Nation-Stateâ€, it has phenomenal potential, great people, great talent, great resources, great rivers, high mountains, sunshine, four seasons, great agricultural land, great wealth of natural resources, great strategic location, great Air Force and Army, and great friend like China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Libya, UAE and other Muslim countries. How can we…
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Who I am?
During my school days once on the way back home my friend asked me that tum kon ho/who I am to which I replied without a pause that I am a Muslim. She smiled and repeated the question and I replied that I am a Pakistani. She didn’t seem to be satisfied and inquired further…
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The Dengue Crisis in Punjab
Dengue fever has turned into an epidemic in Punjab specially Lahore after heavy rain. Over 2,000 cases had been reported in Lahore only and over 3,000 cases have been reported all over the country. Such a huge number of people become victim to the deadly ailment owing to Punjab government’s alleged failure to fumigate on…