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Awam Beating Police : PICTURE !!!

By Shayan Khan • Mar 20th, 2010 • Category: Politics

This picture is kind of hilarious. Just look at the way police walahs are scrimping away, tilting the bike, and the guy is about to land his wooden stick with full power on the bald head. Just few yards away, two spectators are enjoying the scene. One is standing like he is the one who [...]



Nighat Orakzai Cheap Publicity Stunt : She Should Eat Less and Exercise

By Shayan Khan • Mar 15th, 2010 • Category: Politics

It was quite fun for the viewers of the private TV channels when they saw member of NWFP assembly from PML-Qaaf throwing away her dupatta. TV channels also got a unique chance to boost their viewership and telecasted it again and again.
All I can say is that she should eat less, exercise daily and come [...]



Gmail Attachment Alert: Another Reason to Love GMAIL

By Shayan Khan • Mar 14th, 2010 • Category: Technology

From previewing the text, XML, PDF and other file formats to security to drafts to everything, Gmail is the darling and it has really made email a fun, when everybody is twittering, facebooking and googling.
How many times is it that you composed an email to send your CV to employer. You wrote cover letter in [...]



Instead of Salary Increase, Number of Judges Should be Raised

By Shayan Khan • Mar 12th, 2010 • Category: Politics

May be, may be the government has once again given a handsome and lucrative pay raise to the judges to generate some dislike among the populace. This move by the government has angered the government employees who are waiting for the recommendations by the pay and pension commission for ages, but havent got any relief.
President [...]



Debacle of Pakistan Hockey, after Pakistan Cricket

By Shayan Khan • Mar 11th, 2010 • Category: Misc

Admitting their poor performance in the FIH World Cup, all players of the national hockey team have announced their retirement from the game here on Thursday.
Captain Zeeshan Ashraf, while talking with Geo News, said that he and his boys apologise with the nation on the team’s dismal performance in the World Cup.
He said that never [...]



Chittar Litter Galore Shown By Media

By Shayan Khan • Mar 4th, 2010 • Category: Politics

Clips upon clips, videos upon vidoes are being telecasted by the private media, especially the GEO tv network showing the policemen torturing and beating accused men publicly. In one video from Jalalpur Bhattian, even member of provincial assembly from PML-N Shahid Hussain Bhatti was present and was assuring people that now just leave everything to [...]



Khush Bakht Shujaat, Babar Ghauri, Khanzada; Unexplained Assets

By Shayan Khan • Feb 27th, 2010 • Category: Politics

While all political guns are targeting President Asif Ali Zardari for his Swiss millions, the latest declarations of assets by members of parliament have opened a spectrum of new targets, with many new and unexpected millionaires in the run and some having added unexplained crores to their existing wealth in just a few months.
The shocking [...]



Sikh Beheadhing in Pakistan

By Shayan Khan • Feb 23rd, 2010 • Category: Misc

Militants have beheaded a kidnapped Sikh in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency after his relatives failed to pay ransom, according to his family.
Jaspal Singh and two other Sikhs were kidnapped from the Chora Tanga area of Tirah two weeks ago.
According to the family, the kidnappers had demanded Rs20 million by Feb 20 for Mr Jaspal’s [...]



Samina Khawar Searching New Bride for her Husband

By Shayan Khan • Feb 18th, 2010 • Category: Politics

Most of the gents would be envying the Khawar Hayat, the MPA in the Punjab assembly as his wife has allowed him more marriages according to the Shariah Law. She is of the opinion that may be multiple marriages would straighten his hushand and the other gents.
Sameena Khawar Hayat, the Q league member of assembly [...]



Peshawar to Celebrate Valentine Day with Saudi Arabia

By Shayan Khan • Feb 13th, 2010 • Category: Features

Once again the moon has created the rift within Pakistan on yet another occassion. Just like Eids, Peshawar’s leaders, some specific leaders, have announced to cherish the festival of love, the Valentine’s Day with the moon of Saudi Arabia, and so they are going to have it on Saturday with utter zeal and zest.
People have [...]