Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Complaint Numbers for registering Political Extortion in Karachi
With extortion in Karachi at its peak, people of all walks and segments of society are being forced to pay to live and work in Karachi. Bhatta and Parchi are most audible words in Karachi these days. Traders get bullets in mail, their homes and shops are attacked with grenades and their lives are constantly…
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CPLC warns public not to fall for a friendly female voice on phone
CPLC, The Citizen Police Liaison Committee, has launched a public service ad to increase awareness about recent wave of kidnapping for ransom in Karachi and elsewhere in Pakistan. According to the CPLC, the modus operandi of such kidnappers is that they approach their targets through attractive women. The friendly female voice on phone helps in…
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TV Channels Using Ramadan To Gain Higher Ratings
I had to recite astaghfar when I heard of one actress’ upcoming Ramadan show. However, I was glad when I heard that it was cancelled due to an uproar. It was surprising that some people actually wanted the show to start (beghairat brigade). I am no one to judge another person’s intentions, and maybe someone…
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Movie Review: The Dark Knight Rises
If ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ was the most anticipated movie of the year, it certainly wasn’t the best. At least not the best among the Batman sequels. Not to mention the unnecessary long running time, which failed to hold my interest unlike the first two parts. The villian, Bane, seems to be dull character, which…
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Blogging vs Journalism: Talat Hussain thinks Bloggers are not Journalists
Social Media is abuzz on a statement by famous TV anchor cum journalist, Talat Hussain. The veteran journalist thinks quite low of the bloggers and has high plans for how the social media, especially Twitter, should be used. Talat refers to bloggers as groups who have angled themselves as journalists, while they are not. He…
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Virtues Of Ramadan
“O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you in order that you might learn piety . . . . The month of Ramadan is that wherein was revealed the Quran, as a guidance to mankind, and clear proofs of the guidance, and the Criterion (to distinguish…
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‘Batman’ Visits Colorado Survivors While Gun Sales Rise After Cinema Massacre
Batman star Christian Bale along with his wife Sibi Blazic visited survivors of the Colorado theater shooting Tuesday and stopped by a makeshift memorial to victims of the attack that killed 12 people and injured 58. Bale, who stars as Batman in The Dark Knight Rises, previously issued a written statement saying: “Words cannot express…
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Stephen Covey, author of ‘The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People’, Dies
Stephen R. Covey, author of the bestselling motivational book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” died on Monday at an Idaho hospital from injuries he suffered in a bicycle accident in April, family members said in a statement. He was 79. Covey, a former professor at Brigham Young University in Utah, founded an executive…
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The “Defence of Pakistan Phenomenaâ€â€¦ A Bitter Factsheet
Lately, the combine wrath of media, civil society and public at large has centered around the ever increasing extremist forces in Pakistan, whether labeled as “Jihadis†or some time referred to as “the league of brain-washedâ€. Musharraf, post 9/11 did his best to build an opinion at large against them, but it stands true that…
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Leak Hojay Tau Banda Bhi Pichak Jata Hay
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