News & Blogs from Pakistan
Archive for April, 2010
WHAT LYING BSTARDS II
Apr 4th
The Spin: FM Qureshi, Saudi FM discuss bilateral ties The Reality: Saudis (too) squeezing b@lls for Pakistan not to get gas from Iran and stay dependent on them and their American masters The Spin: PM furious with Babar Awan over AG’s resignation The Reality: Then why hasn’t he fired him? The Spin: NRO decision mostly [...]
JUDGES LAWYERS HEAL THYSELVES
Apr 4th
This little story appeared in Dawn that I think tells all what is wrong with the system. The following is true of not just the lower courts and it is an open admission — though probably not intended as such – of how things really work. And it is this that allows ALL other kinds [...]
“THE PRICE IS WORTH IT” SAMAR “ALBRIGHT” MINALLAH
Apr 3rd
Dawn reports: IDPs from tribal areas Not only has the theatre of war against the militants in the northwest expanded in recent times, it has also extracted a heavy price in the process by displacing people from various affected areas on a very large scale. The fact must be kept in mind and both state [...]
40 rs and a dream part II
Apr 3rd
I have in my last entry in these memoirs written about my success and how I came about it in some detail. Let me now reveal to you dear readers the secret behind the success of “Sabrung Digest”. Yes there was a lot of hard worked i…
WHAT LYING BSTARDS
Apr 3rd
The claim to make you feel good: Calling it a “great success”, FM Qureshi tells us: “Today US congresswoman Sheila Jackson and American Ambassador Anne Patterson told me that America has decided to take back its decision of screening all Pakistanis,” Qureshi told a private news channel. He said God had enabled him to address [...]
ANOTHER FALSE FLAG IN MOSCOW CONTINUED
Apr 3rd
Adding to Another False Flag In Moscow?, here are the latest ‘surprises‘: Surprise #1: Chechen rebel Doku Umarov claims responsibility for Moscow blasts Surprise #2: One of the “black widow” bombers has been identified as teenager Dzhanet Abdurakhmanova. Of course she hails from Dagestan and comes complete with a pic of her totting a hand gun [...]
Child Abuse in Pakistan: For The Sake Of The Children
Apr 2nd
First appeared on Dawn’s Blog Nearly two months after the death of Shazia Masih, the government is yet to take substantial steps towards protection of children’s rights in Pakistan. Shazia’s case first appeared after she was declared dead at Lahore’s Jinnah Hospital, suspected to have succumbed to torture by her employers. According to reports, she had [...]
A QUICKIE I KNOW WHICH FOREIGN ELEMENT
Apr 2nd
Foreign elements involved in Karachi target killings: Qaim Well, for once Qaim spoke the truth (though I am sure it was unintentional). Here is the ‘foreign element’ responsible for targeted killings in Karachi: P.S. Can we drone Britain now?
Google Goes Nuclear, Goggle Goes to Jail!
Apr 1st
In a step that can break scientific history, Google has acquired a company that has created a new…
