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Waziristan Taliban caught in Burqa? Social Media Propaganda exposed
As the military offensive called Zarb-e-Ab continues in North Waziristan, the propaganda machines from both sides of the trenches are running at full speed. There is a collage of photos spread across Social Media recently, showing bearded men caught by Army personnel. These photos are claimed to be of Waziristan Taliban caught in Burqa while…
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How to help Waziristan IDPs?
The number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of Waziristan is increasing by each passing day as government of Pakistan continues with Zarb-e-Azb, the military offensive against taliban and foreign militants in waziristan. Immediately after airstrikes in North Waziristan Agency by Pakistan Air Force on 21st May 2014, mass exodus of the population started from the…
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How MQM destroyed Karachi and the Urdu Speaking Mohajirs
Karachi Walay or Altaf Hussain Around 22 years ago, my brother was brutally tortured by APMSO workers inside the canteen of his college. I very distinctly remember that day. Back then it meant that if you were taken by THEM, you would not come back alive. Back then, we did not have cell phones so…
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Post-election review of the real estate market in Pakistan
The general elections held in May 2013 put a positive impact not only on the stock market but also on the real estate sector of Pakistan. The new pro-business government upheld the realty market to bolster in the second half of the calendar year (CY) 2013. However, a particular stability was witnessed subsequently in the…
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Altaf Hussain: From Father of Nation to Leader of Nation
The people of Karachi, who are going through their worst times by facing issues like target killing, extortion and long hours of unannounced load shedding were pushed in another dilemma when the city’s main political party, MQM pasted posters, banners and hoardings with the pictures of Altaf Hussain, describing him as the Father of Nation in the…
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Nawaz Sharif meet Narendra Modi, Aman ki Asha takes the driving seat?
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who travelled to India for attending the oath ceremony of the newly sworn-in Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was greeted with barrage of criticism from the media quarters. Many political analysts were thinking that Mr. Modi has shown a very good gesture by inviting Pakistani premier in his oath taking ceremony and…
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#BringBackOurGirls: Reaction on Michelle Obama campaign for return of kidnapped Nigeria schoolgirls
United States First Lady Michelle Obama participated in a support campaign for return of kidnapped Nigeria schoolgirls allegedly taken by the Boko Haram (The Congregation of the People of Tradition for Proselytism and Jihad) Michelle Obama had a picture holding a card saying Bring Back Our Girls (the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls is used to promote the…
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Urdu Ustad: Interactive app makes learning Urdu alphabets fun for kids!
Pardesi Media based out of United States has released a free interactive app “Urdu Ustad†that introduces kids to Urdu alphabets and words. The original audiences of the app were families who immigrated to non-Urdu speaking countries, and needed ways for their kids to stay connected to their culture and language. Recently majority of downloads…
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Of “national heroes†and tongue twisters
Pakistan’s second match of the now finished Asia cup saw her beat Afghanistan quite convincingly and gain a bonus point, thanks to Umar Akmal’s whirlwind of a century; aptly timed, in complete congruence with the issuance of his arrest warrants for not attending a hearing of the traffic warden case he was indicted in. …
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Where to Buy Mobile Phones Online in Pakistan?
Mobiles can be bought online at a number of websites. One of the reasons why mobiles have been bestsellers online is that there quality is guaranteed through their manufacturers, which are brands in itself. Apple, Samsung, HTC, Sony, Q mobile, Ericsson, they are all huge brands and mobiles manufacturers with a strong brand identity. Mobiles…
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