Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Double Shah got 14 years of jail for his financial scam
Syed Sibt-ul-Hassan alias ‘Double Shah’, one of the notorious conman of history of Pakistan, has been awarded a 14 year jail term by a local accountability court. Double Shah, and his accomplices, were involved in financial scam worth Rs. 441.347 million, largest in the history of the country. According to the News, the judge announced…
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Walking Dead, Living Betrayed
Long ago read somewhere that laughter’s and happiness have long ceased to exist in human affairs, except for those who have mastered the art of disguising their sorrows into smiles. This simply holds true for Pakistan, and its 180 million Pakistanis in 2011. It’s a known fact that one can defend an external aggressor by…
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Pakistan, Tolerance in our Society
Pakistani society, like all other societies, is made up of diverse people and groups. For example, on the basis of religion or faith, Pakistani society is composed of the following groups: 1. Very religious people 2. Religious but flexible in their thinking and behaviour 3. Religious but just pay lip service to religion 4. Very…
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One Thing Every Human Should Have is Humanity!
It’s very common now a days in our society that we hardly care about the fact that human beings are one community around the whole world rather we care about is which part of the world we are living in and which cast we belong to. In our Pakistani community people have forgotten that they…
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Memo Gate set to break every one’s Gait
The twists and turn on memo issue seems to be far from over. With every passing day the revelations, counter revelations as well as stake holders of this issue are not only increasing, but their magnitude has become alarming. With Pakistan’s opposition under Mian Nawaz taking this matter to supreme court, it seems that this…
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Muslim Woman Could Face Two Year Jail Sentence For Not Removing Veil In France
32 year old Hind Ahmas was fined 150 euros (picture above) and was told to perform 15 days of citizenship service after she was caught wearing a veil in public, which she refused to remove. She risks a two year jail sentence and a €30,000 fine if she does not perform her citizenship service, which…
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Karachi International Book Fair 2011
7th Karachi International Book Fair was held from December 16th – 20th, 2011 at Karachi Expo Center. The fair enabled thousands of Karachiites to view huge collection of books and periodicals from local and international publishers, and book sellers, under one roof. While the event started on December 16th, Pir Mazarul Haq, Sindh Education Minister,…
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Pictures of the December 10 Lunar Eclipse
Below are some pictures of last week’s lunar eclipse from around the world. The earth’s shadow falls on the moon as it undergoes a total lunar eclipse above the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The earth’s shadow falls on the moon as it undergoes a total lunar eclipse viewed through the arch supports of the Sydney Harbour…
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How Can We Get Rid of Our Feudal Lords?
Feudal lords were created by the “Gora Sab“, the British rulers. I will not call these landlord groups the real culprits, or blood suckers, because there is a history behind giving them powers by the British rulers, that’s the way they were ruling the people and collecting the land revenue from peasants. It’s not easy…
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11 Year Old Sitara Akbar Creates World Record After Passing O-Levels
Sitara Akbar of Chiniot, Punjab, created a world record after managing to pass O-level English, Mathematics, and Science at the age of 11. This isn’t the first time she has done this. She created a world record after passing O-level Biology at the age of 10, and a record in Pakistan after passing O-level Chemistry…
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