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Behind the closed doors

By Saleem Khan • Jul 15th, 2008 • Category: Misc

The story that appeared recently of a ten-year-old maid in Lahore, who had been beaten so severely by her employers that visible scars were left on her body, is enough to give anyone sleepless nights. The child, rescued by the Child Welfare Protection Bureau (CWPB) officials, apparently after a tip-off from neighbours, stated she was […]



To Hopelessness

By fzuberi • Jul 15th, 2008 • Category: Misc

There is a sudden rush of blood
in every second of my breath
sweat does not dry
as I run to help my brothers
bleeding and running in all directions
My words are a lot of splatter
probably red in their nature
heartfelt comments on the face
really a frustration in the end
Is my future in this world
or full of ruins is the […]



CNG Price Rs 22 / Kilogram

By Farid Masood • Jul 14th, 2008 • Category: Misc

Officials, of Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA), in a statement has stated that if government takes responsibility then OGRA may review rates of CNG.
It was also mentioned that the input price of CNG is Rs 22 per Kg and gas stations selling it near Rs 49 a KG.
What does it mean “if government takes […]



‘World’s oldest blogger’ dies at 108

By Saleem Khan • Jul 14th, 2008 • Category: Misc

An Australian woman often described as the world’s oldest blogger has died at the age of 108 after posting a final message about her ailing health but how she sang “a happy song, as I do every day.”

Olive Riley died Saturday at a nursing home in New South Wales.
Olive Riley posted more than 70 […]



Dine-out in the red-light area of Lahore

By ALE-Xpressed • Jul 14th, 2008 • Category: Misc

Wrong guess. It’s not about Cuckoo’s – continue reading!
I have this bad habit of roaming around the city with friends on the weekends and like all Lahoris, dining out in the end with no good entertainment options available. Being fed up of the exquisite restaurants, all stereo-typed to the same M.M.Alam road restaurants; I […]



A Journey Through Modern Philosophy: Introduction

By Awais Aftab • Jul 13th, 2008 • Category: Misc, Worth A Second Look

Dear reader, i invite you on a journey through the lands of modern philosophy, whose borders stretch from the fifteenth century to the present days. Let us allow ourselves to be enchanted by its beauty and lure. During this odyssey we shall meet the great philosophers of this realm. Each of these philosophers will have […]



Age of Prohpet Christ

By Tariq • Jul 12th, 2008 • Category: Misc



From YouTube.com to YouPorn.com in Pakistan

By Gul Raiz • Jul 12th, 2008 • Category: Misc

One of the sites, which have been accessed most frequently from Pakistan is youporn.com, it’s even accessed from our this country more than the site of Jang newspaper or more than the popular site cricinfo.com. Average time spent on this site by the Pakistanis rounds about some 1 hour to 2 hour, and the according […]



Livin’ La Nokia

By Saleem Khan • Jul 10th, 2008 • Category: Misc

I’m a Nokhead , crack head Nokia addict, I cannot spend a day without my Nokia, I start my day with checking the emails Emoze has downloaded during the night to ending my day watching latest theatrical releases via SmartMovie on it’s 2.8″ screen coupled with my trusty decade old Sony […]



Report: Biofuel caused food crisis

By Saleem Khan • Jul 9th, 2008 • Category: Misc

Biofuels have forced global food prices up by 75% - far more than previously estimated - according to a confidential World Bank report obtained by the Guardian.
The damning unpublished assessment is based on the most detailed analysis of the crisis so far, carried out by an internationally-respected economist at global financial body.
The figure emphatically contradicts […]