Category: Current Affairs
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Guantanamo like Prisons of Sindh
Cries of shutting down the Guantanamo prison have been around for some time now, reason being the inhuman conditions at the prison which rather than reforming the prisoners is forcing them to become hardcore terrorists once they are released. Numerous examples could be quoted in this context. Such huge global outcry in this regard had…
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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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Phet coming to Karachi? What the Media is feeding us
In the wake of Phet, the North Indian Tropical Storm that transformed into a Category 4 Cyclone when it pounded the shores of Oman, Pakistani media went crazy, as usual. Quoting DG Meteorological Department Qamaruz Zaman Chaudhry, who is either misquoted or clearly not updated on his subject, media has sensationalized the possibility of Karachi…
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Cyclone Phet approaching Karachi
Hurricane Season 2010 is arriving at the shores of Pakistan in form of Phet, a tropical storm brewing in Indian Ocean. NASA’s Terra satellite flew over Tropical Cyclone Phet at 06:55 UTC (2:55 a.m. EDT or 6:55 p.m. local time/Pakistan). The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer instrument, or MODIS captured a visible image of Phet at…
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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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Facebook Blocks Blasphemous Page in Pakistan
Facebook has blocked the blasphemous page to Pakistani users in what they call “respect for local standards and customs.” If that is the case, why don’t they simply block all content that is unacceptable on Facebook to whichever country it concerns. Why delete other hate content right away but allow such blasphemy to stay. They…
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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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Democracy is NOT the best revenge
Much awaited UN commission’s report on Benazir Bhutto’s assassination was published last month. It is now binding upon the government to pursue the investigation of this case with greater zeal. Many term the assassination of Benazir Bhutto as a conspiracy to break the country hence letting the real culprits and perpetrators roam around freely means…
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Indian girl kills herself after being rebuked for talking to a boy
This is something that one would have thought happened only in Pakistan or Afghanistan. But 18-year-old Anithra of Uttar Pradesh killed herself after the chairman of her college rebuked her for talking to a boy. Strange, even after watching all those Bollywood movies and Star Plus programs where boys and girs are seen with their…
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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…