Category: Current Affairs
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Drunk Nusrat Javed in Bolta Pakistan episode
Nusrat Javed of AAJ TV’s program Bolta Pakistan is apparently drunk while conducting the show. Here is how he usually deal with the callers.
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Osama Bin Laden Dead? ….. Myth vs Reality
During my days as a student, once I got into an argument with my respected teacher and expert in US policy. While ambitious, I was persistent that US was no longer the only super power in terms of military, but finally he gave his ace card by stating that till date, US has the only…
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Osama Bin Laden killed near Islamabad, Pakistan?
Osama Bin Laden, the chief of al-Qaeda and alleged mastermind of 9/11, has been reportedly killed near Islamabad, Pakistan. US President Barrack Obama confirmed the news in his address to American nation. Last night (around 1:30am) there were reports of a helicopter crashing in Abbotabad near PMA Kakol but no further details were provided. It…
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You and me in the Democracy!
Democracy is infamously advertised as the government for the people, from the people, by the people. It self expresses the role and importance of people in making this process successful. But in order to fulfill this role that you and me have been assigned we need to be fully aware about the functionalities of this…
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Energy Crisis and just how is it mine?
5 years back I could afford the ‘I am running late’ routine but not anymore since chances are now when I am running late the forces of nature most definitely won’t be on my side. Running water may not be as readily available when I turn the tap, there may not enough fuse for the…
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Burka Ban In France, Feminism and Women Enslavement
I do not believe in force in Islam, so I don’t believe that any woman should be forced to wear the burka. At the samel time, the majority of women who wear it choose to do so. However, if a woman is seen in a burka, it is automatically assumed that she is oppressed and…
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Balochistan and the Deaf-Dumb Policy
Let us scan through the priority list of our capable leadership in today’s circumstances: – Reopening of Z.A.B case to remove a historical stain from our judicial system, while two weeks back they were seen on roads expressing their non-satisfaction on their verdict and actions. – Claiming to have made remarkable performance in “war against…
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Suicide Bombers from Pakistan
Suicide bombing is a phenomena Pakistanis have become accustomed to in the last few years, and unfortunately it seems that the curse is far from over. At their onset around 2005, security forces were taken by surprise naturally and it was understandable that it will take time before a strategy is evolved to counter this…
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Dear President… How Long Before Breathing Tax?
Another day arrives with yet another misery. Undoubtedly, Pakistan is one place where political dramas are not made, rather they are invented. Few weeks back, UN came up with its discovery regarding price inflation in Pakistan. In their assessment, it was revealed that ordinary Pakistani in the last few years has been forced to borrow…
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Battle Royale – V
Alfred Hitchcock once said, “There is no terror in a bang, only in the anticipation of it”. Alfred Hitchcock had never witnessed the anticipation or the bang of an Indo-Pak cricket match. A match that lasts approx 8-hours, is played between 22 players but directly or indirectly affects nearly 1/6th of the human population. The…