Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Mirza Ghalib
Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan, popularly known as Mirza Ghalib, was born in Agra in 1797. Ghalib started composing poetry at the age of 11. The idea that life is one continuous painful struggle which can end only when life itself ends is a recurring theme in his poetry. Below is one of his couplets. قید…
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Last interview of Saleem Shahzad
This is the last interview slain journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad gave. He negated the theory that Taliban will negotiate with America after Osama Bin Laden is gone.
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Kashif Abbasi engaged with Mehr Bokhari
TV anchors Kashif Abbasi and Mehr Bokhari got engaged on Friday. The engagement was a family event and media was not invited. Kashif Abbasi started his TV career with ARY TV and continues to lead the channel while Mehr started her career with Samaa TV and recently switched to Dunya TV. Best of luck to…
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Saleem Shahzad Murder: Another move to trap the Hunters?
Dark clouds have lowered down on the journalist community of Pakistan, as well as the global network with the shocking murder of Saleem Shahzad, a top line investigative journalist from Pakistan. Saleem, maintained a low profile as far as the main stream electronic media is concerned, but his connection and insight into Al Qaeda, Taliban…
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Show Cause Notice and Suspended Contract for Afridi- PCB ka khuda hafiz
For Pakistan Cricket another sad demise after astounding fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is the flamboyant, controversial and aggressive Boom Boom Shahid Khan Afridi’s retirement. What would it be like when there will be no chants and placards in the stadium applauding probably the liveliest cricketer ever? Deserted isn’t it. It is indeed heartbreaking news for…
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Shahid Afridi Announces Retirement from International Cricket
After being stripped of captaincy for the Ireland tour, Shahid Afridi has announced retirement from international cricket. It is really disappointing to know the kind of internal politics that takes place in Pakistan cricket, and it reminds me of Sourav Ganguly’s retirement. While Sourav Ganguly had no option available, Afridi’s retirement seems to be an…
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Craze for Girls Cell Phone Numbers
Along with the obsession with cell phones, the craze for girls cell phone numbers has escalated. There are many websites which list girls numbers by cities. Is it even legal to list anyone’s number on your website without their permission? The amusing part is, a lot of the numbers are fake. They are just there…
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Journalist Saleem Shahzad disappeared in Pakistan
Journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad, correspondent of Italian news agency Adnkronos International (AKI) in Pakistan, disappeared in Islamabad on Sunday. He failed to arrive at a local TV station in the capital where he was due to take part in a program. He has not been in touch with his family or his colleagues, who have…
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Our Woes and Foes
Is not this high time we, sincere Pakistanis, got our thinking straight… and decide where it all went wrong ? 1. We may have provided them with refuge, and a congenial breeding home ground for their life time settlement. With our traditions of being the greatest hosts, we may have supported our guests in getting…
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Why Does Meera’s Age Matter?
Pakistani forums are abuzz with the incident of someone announcing that Meera had turned 25 at the Karachi Press Club. Meera has become the butt of all jokes. First off, the announcement was not made by her, and secondly, why does it matter how old she is? It seems like people cracking jokes about the…
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