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Lunar Eclipse on December 10, 2011
A total lunar eclipse will occur on December 10, 2011. This will be second of two lunar eclipses in 2011. The first was in June. There will not be another lunar eclipse for three years. It will be visible from all of Asia and Australia, will be seen rising over eastern Europe and setting over…
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Azam Khan Swati resigns from Senate, quits JUI-F
Azam Khan Swati, a JUI-F Senator, has announced that he has resigned from Senate and also left his party. He said his reasons for resigning from Senate include the hike in corruption, inflation and other crises in Pakistan. However, Mr. Swati has not explained how come he got this realization when his term in Senate…
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Veena Malik Counter Sued By FHM Magazine for Rs. 250 Million
The Indian magazine which had published Veena Malik’s nude picture was sued by her for Rs. 100 million, but the magazine has counter sued her for Rs. 250 million. That is not the only problem Veena Malik is facing. Her father Malik Mohammad Aslam says he has disowned her. “I have severed all ties with…
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Veena Malik Photoshoot Controversy
I personally do not know what gets people so excited about Veena Malik. It can’t be the lack of clothes, because models wear very little in fashion shows in Pakistan. It can’t be her ruining the image of Pakistan, because that is already as bad as it can be. So what is it? An Indian…
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Most Honey In Grocery Stores Does Not Contain Honey At All
Growing up, I never liked the taste of honey. However, the honey that is sold these days tastes great. Not to mention the fact that “suddenly” it has gone from dark brown to yellow. Well, the reason is because what is sold these days is not honey at all. From Natural News: Just because those…
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HyperStar comes to Karachi
HyperStar in Dolmen City Mall at Sea View, Karachi is talk of town these days. HyperStar is brought to Pakistan by Majid Al Futtaim Retail of UAE. In UAE, Majid Al Futtaim Hypermarkets represent (and thus known as) Carrefour, the world’s second largest retailer. Majid Al Futtaim Retail manages around 40 hypermarkets in the Middle…
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Memogate and the Greater Divide
It’s what the wise always warned about, best kept secrets from spouse or the house are bound to expire, and so it did. But strangely it’s not the secret itself but its architects who are being sought. Like a fuse attached to an explosive dump, the memo has ignited slowly but is undoubtedly travelling toward…
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Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi quits PPP, resigns from Parliament
Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi, former Foreign Minister and Senior PPP leader, has resigned from the membership of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). He has also resigned from his seat in National Assembly. Qureshi is rumoured to join Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf soon. If he does that, it will certainly strengthen PTI in Southern Punjab and parts of Sindh…
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Imran Khan’s Vive la Revolution vs Pakistan Political Spectrum
It’s a reality, so no more hanky banky about the number of seats and whose “Jalsa†was bigger. Imran’s troops have really rattled the stage, and to put it right after a long lull there is something worth writing or talking. Imran Khan has matured well with time, as politics in Pakistan is a tight…
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PTI Jalsa in Lahore: Is the Silent Majority Awake Now?
Fifteen years of slow but steady struggle which sometimes looked like a one-man show and labelled as just a fan club by critics has surely turned the tables in one big show of strength. “The Lahore Jalsa†has shaken repeatedly tested corrupt giants. There is a fear in their ways, and you can sense it.…
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