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The Mystical Pakistan

Pakistan may be not much think-able for many travelers due to bad image created by local and international media, but there is a lot of interest to Visit Pakistan. Pakistan is the real India where every thing began, the Indus civilization, the scripts of Ragveda, The Buddhism and the language Sanskrit were all started here. We are also a land of the highest mountains of the world including the worlds second tallest peak Mount K - 2. Pakistan is safe in the North west Hunza Gilgit and Skardu Areas in fact one do not even need to travel to the troubled areas, one can easily h

Blook

The Whirlwind or The Storm?

Following the outbreaks of cholera and measles which have claimed the lives of more than three hundred children and sickened several thousands in the northern Sindh districts, now the outbreak of one unknown mysterious diseases in the same region has killed more than 360 domestic animals including buffaloes, cows and goats. Much to the horror of the animal bearers, the large number of deaths have been reported within a week in Ghotki, and Sukkur. According to the villagers buffaloes and cows feel congested in breathing and die in a short time span. The sudden death of buff

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The Circus of 1857

Recently I was talking to a friend in Malaysia and she asked me to define what does farce means and I was startled at her question first and that of telling her that it means a ridiculous situation but then I asked her to wait until the weekend and read my blog to have a better incite on the word. The last Mughal Emperor of India Bahadur Shah Zafar asscended the throne in 1837 when he was little over 60 years of age. He was last in the lineage of Mughal emperors who ruled over India for about 300 years. Bahadur Shah Zafar was a weak ruler who came to throne when the Britis

Blook

Lucid Ambiguity – Oh La – La

Chief Justice Iftikhar Chowdhery’s son Arsalan Iftikhar’s corruption of at least PKRS 400 million has come to fore. If you all remember then he is the same Dr. Arsalan who was first caught during General Pervaiz Musharaf’s regime by journalist Ansar Abbasi for misusing his father’s position to get posting in police as an ASP and Assistant Director in Federal Investigation Agency. Mr Abbasi preferred to ‘pardon’ him once the free judiciary movement kicked off after the sacking of Justice Chowdhery by General Musharraf. Now, Dr. Arsalan Iftikhar, a police – cum – realtor, is

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Silent Castles in the Air

What purpose other than maligning politicians is served by this senseless barrage of accusations and counter-accusations by the leaders of two political parties, namely the PML-N and the PTI. This country needs a government of laws, not of men who consider themselves bigger than institutions and unwilling to submit to the supremacy of the constitution and accountability. The only sane voice I have heard is that of Afzal Sindhu, who publicly stated that such politics is in bad taste. If only saner elements had prevailed in PML-N and PTI, and personal egos or biases had not