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Slavery In Pakistan

By Faisal.k • May 24th, 2008 • Category: Misc, Worth A Second Look

In the major city centers of this country, a construction boom has been happening for the last 10 years or so. The landscape is dotted with billboards advertising new and newer projects for housing. Each a city in itself they seem. Even foreign builders have now entered our market such as the new “Crescent Bay” […]



Conference for Pakistan’s Salvation

By Faisal.k • May 24th, 2008 • Category: Entertainment

Attendees : MianGanja, General(retd) Mcdaddy, SlickTop, Kala Coat, Don(Via phone)
General (retd) McDaddy : Now look here, we need to discuss these things, I have something to say and I will say it now. Zara dekhen..ye press me jo aap log ulti sidhi baten karte hain, is se kuch nahi hota. Idhar beth ke ham […]



A Muslims Reply to “Fitna”

By Faisal.k • Apr 25th, 2008 • Category: Misc, Worth A Second Look

Last month Geert Wilders the Dutch politician who has always had it out for Muslims be it in the Netherlands or anywhere else launched a movie called “Fitna” on You tube. This led to not only the banning of you tube across Pakistan and several other Muslim countries, but also the banning of other websites […]



Food Crises, It Aint Local No More!!

By Faisal.k • Apr 17th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Often a person gets so involved in their local and day to day problems of which we face several living in Pakistan, that we begin to lose sight of the bigger picture.
Pakistan has been in the grip of serious shortages of food, i.e flour, rice and other edibles since the start of this year. Which […]



Enter The Groper

By Faisal.k • Mar 24th, 2008 • Category: Politics

With the famous words “We call upon Makhdoom” the PPP put Yousuf Raza Gillani as its prime candidate for the post of premiership of this land of the pure.
He was further described in many interviews that followed and on talk shows which will be tearing him apart very soon, I would think in about 15 […]



State Of Our Collective Mind!

By Faisal.k • Mar 5th, 2008 • Category: Misc

In recent reports more than half of us involved in the daily grind of some sorts are facing much depression and anxiety related illnesses here in Pakistan. The reason for this huge problem is quite simple to me. We as a nation are utterly naive and totally overconfident in anything we can imagine. We deal […]



Youtube Blocked in Pakistan

By Faisal.k • Feb 23rd, 2008 • Category: Misc

For the last few hours “youtube” has been blocked in Pakistan. The order to block the website by the PTA is because someone has uploaded an objectionable video by none other than Geert Wilders (the infamous dutch politician) who has gone on another one of his anti Muslim/anti quran rants.
Ok so the video is pretty […]



Sex With Robots Very Soon!

By Faisal.k • Feb 23rd, 2008 • Category: Entertainment

These days like everyone else scouring the daily papers for snippets on who is our next PM, i came across an article which was to say the least quite hilarious and scary at the same time.
It focused on the opinion of David Levy, who is an expert in artificial intelligence and the current president […]



My Voting Experience, 2008, NA 252, Karachi

By Faisal.k • Feb 18th, 2008 • Category: Pakistan Vote'08, Politics

I just got back from my local polling station here in Karachi with the rest of my family having completed our voting duty.
The whole process lasted about a combined total of 20 minutes for all of us, and this included my almost 80 year old grandmother who also accompanied us.
The atmosphere wore a calm and […]



Election 08

By Faisal.k • Feb 6th, 2008 • Category: Pakistan Vote'08, Politics

12 days go… 12 days in perhaps what will be the most important election in our countries history. Much has been written and discussed and i do not wish to add a lot more to this aside from a few thoughts.I do not believe that we as a nation are not entitled to democracy, no […]