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Posts Tagged ‘Muhammad Ali Jinnah’

Cabinet Meeting 1948 versus Cabinet Meeting 2009

By Ghazala Khan • Aug 15th, 2009 • Category: Entertainment

In 1948, just before the cabinet meeting, the ADC inquired from Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, “Sir what will be served in the meeting…Tea or Coffee?”
Quaid-e-Azam looked up and replied sternl, startling the ADC: “Whichever of the Ministers wish to have tea or coffee should drink it before leaving his home or when he returns home. [...]



Celebrating Independence Day with Freedom

By Mian Usman • Aug 14th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

It is always good to see live wires in a dull routine of our nation especially in the second week of August every year. All of a sudden as if a reminder struck our mind to refresh our memory, a wave of happiness and pride take charge of us we want to celebrate the independence [...]



Anonymous heroes and heroines of our time

By Engr. K. Shahzad • Jul 2nd, 2009 • Category: Misc

Mughal emperor Jahangir is known by all of us but only few know his wife Noor Jahan (light of the world). And very few know that how important she was in administrating the state affairs. GHR Tillotson wrote that Noor Jahan was able to control state affairs from behind the purdah screen. Well, history kept [...]



POF Wah Cantt Blasts

By revo • Aug 28th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Before coming to facts and figures of suicide bombing before gates of Pakistan Ordinance Factories, Wah Cantonment, I want to narrate a true story, which also may be found on www.youtube.com with the title “How a suicide bomber is born”. Story of the same kind was narrated by my co-writer Mr Talal Hussain Malik (which [...]



Ali Baba 40 Chor

By Talal Hussain Malik • Feb 14th, 2008 • Category: Pakistan Vote'08, Politics

Once upon a time there lived a merchant with his family. God bestowed them with a son and they named him Ali. Ali was a brilliant kid and did well in studies; it was evident that he would do great in life. Time passed by, and it so happened that he won his people a [...]