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BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100
May 18th
Research In Motion announced its new BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 and 9105 compact smartphones. Both devices share the same features except for their keypad layouts. The 9100 makes use of a 20-key hybrid QWERTY SureType keypad, as we have seen on prior Pearl models, while the 9105 eschews RIM’s proprietary keypad design for a more [...]
PRESIDENT CAN KEEP TWO OFFICES PM
May 17th
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Monday said his comments regarding NRO architect were manipulated and there was no bar on President Zardari for keeping dual offices.
It would have been better if the court also summoned the NRO architect, PM Gilani explained.
Replying to a question regarding re-organisation of MMA PM said, he was happy with the development.
We will not abandon Chief of JUI-F Maulana Fazlur Rehman even if he wanted to, he said.
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN THE BARBARIANS WITHIN US
May 10th
Sehar Tariq
We all remember the barbaric footage of the Taliban flogging a young girl in Public. Chillingly similar was the story of the police in Faislabad, flogging a woman who had gone to report a theft.
We all remember the months of debate on whether the flogging of the girl in Swat was authentic or not. [...]
Raising Boys not Barbarians – Sehar Tariq
May 7th
According to the Aurat Foundation, a women’s rights NGO, there were at least 7,571 incidents of acid attacks, rapes, spousal beatings and other violence against women in Pakistan in 2008 alone. And because that statistic is based on media reports, the number is actually higher, particularly since most victims don’t come forward about their abuse. [...]
Nokia N8
May 4th
The Nokia N8, Nokia’s latest smartphone, intuitively connects to the people, places and services that matter most. With the Nokia N8, people can create compelling content, connect to their favorite social networks and enjoy on-demand Web TV programs and Ovi Store apps. Available in select markets during the third quarter of 2010.
The biggest feature on [...]
Shahbaz Sharif: Not So Savvy After All
Mar 16th
It had to happen. The dirt was almost willfully being swallowed whole by the likes of Rana Sanaullah and a few other gnomes, while the Chief Minister, our very own builder of roads and opener of clogged gutters, came out relatively clean every time. At…
The Plan to Topple Pakistan Military & Chinese direct Economic incursion into Gulf & Africa
Jul 28th
This is not about Musharraf anymore. This is about clipping the wings of a strong Pakistani military, denying space for China in Pakistan, squashing the ISI, stirring ethnic unrest, and neutralizing Pakistan’s nuclear program. The first shot in this plan was fired in Pakistan’s Balochistan province in 2004. The last bullet will be toppling Musharraf, [...]
ANP’s Rhetoric
Jul 15th
A brigade of ANP ministers circling TV talk shows circuits, never miss an opportunity to pin the blame for the current national crisis — unfolding in the NWFP — on the Pakistani support of Mujahideen during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. For a moment, let’s overlook ANP’s usual rhetoric of racial victimization, its historical opposition [...]
