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The new browser war: Have you chosen sides?

By Arun R. Zaheeruddin • Nov 4th, 2009 • Category: Technology

Browser wars are back. Where Internet Explorer came out victorious in the first battle of the browser giants, it might not remain the leader by the end of this year. What side are you on?



The sinners of Gojra

By Arun R. Zaheeruddin • Aug 19th, 2009 • Category: Politics

If one were asked to define the Pakistani people in a breath, the word uttered can only be “gullible”. We, Pakistanis, live the lives of robots or zombies. Our thought processes are a fermented product of conspiracy theories that the media gives air to and the vile perceptions of the mullahs.



Christian persecution still prevalent

By Arun R. Zaheeruddin • Jun 15th, 2009 • Category: Misc

A Church centre in Lahore, the cultural capital of Pakistan has been threatened with a suicide bomb attack. Can the Christians feel safe in Pakistan any more?



The army needs trust

By Arun R. Zaheeruddin • May 26th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

I hear people talk about the participation of Indian personnel in the Taliban ranks. Some say Russia is involved. My only question here is: who cares if the Taliban are Indians or Russians or even Japanese? Whoever they are, they are not good people, they are bad. The Pakistani army is the protagonist here, we need to support them.



The Fault and the Divide: an account of the 2005 Earthquake

By Arun R. Zaheeruddin • Apr 1st, 2009 • Category: Politics

The earthquake that left Pakistan shaken in its step towards progress and lay waste to a generation of would-be leaders and youth. Now, though, how are we to respond back. I chose to write a book, what have you done lately with those painful memories.



Opinion: Speechless doubts

By Arun R. Zaheeruddin • Jul 2nd, 2008 • Category: Politics

And what gives people rights to fallaciously try the minorities living in Pakistan under the shariah law or the Hudood Ordinance.



Living in fear

By Arun R. Zaheeruddin • Jul 1st, 2008 • Category: Misc

It’s not just the Taliban that roots fears in the hearts of many-a-Christians in the nation’s troubled province but the new wannabes, who have been educated to do so by the DIY video-cassettes circulating around towns.



It’s all about oil

By Arun R. Zaheeruddin • Jun 30th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Fuel prices have risen to record-levels now. With petrol and diesel prices soaring the sky, what I fear is a severe civilian angst and an uprising.