May 2011
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“Thank you ISI for killing yet another patriotic son (Saleem Shahzad) of the...”
– a Pakistani feeling humiliated
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unspokenkairos replied to your quote: the Pakistani army is well regarded by the…
i enjoy your opinion & views about Pakistani politics, looking forward to this following, looks promising. & the 7D is epic.
Thank you. You have some very interesting work on your blog too - will look forward to more of that.
iroastlife replied to your post: 4:28pm // I am done boiling eggs
It happens...
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Pakistani Journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad missing...
This needs some major amplification. Pakistani Journalist Saleem Shahzad (also author of Inside Al-Qaeda and the Taliban: Beyond Bin Laden and 9/11: 9/11 and Beyond) filed a news report detailing how a failed negotiation between Pakistan Navy and Al-Qaeda to release some low cadre Naval men arrested on suspicion of affiliation led to the attack on PNS Mehran is missing.
You can read the last...
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WatchSentiments of an old woman in streets of Lahore on Pakistani Government
To illustrate exactly how popular is the Government in Pakistan and our President in particular kindly find below a crude translation in English for those of you who cannot understand Punjabi:
They cut off (the electricity) at 5 in the morning and turned it back on at 8am. At night they cut it off at 10pm and it came back...
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Smashing Pumpkins - The Beginning Is the End Is...
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4:28pm // I am done boiling eggs
Perhaps the third time I forgot that I have some on the stove and had to pick up pieces around the kitchen!
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Remote Acoustic Detection of Aircraft by Imran... →
(via saadawan)
How US forces got into Abbottabad, but also a very interesting read into how our Armed Forces especially Air Force in particular has been making potentially fatal decisions.
An article by another bright mind who had to leave Pakistan.
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“the Pakistani army is well regarded by the Pakistani people when not in power,...”
– French Diplomatic Adviser Jean-David Levitte as quoted in leaked cables about Pakistan which he calls “an army in search of a country”. (What friends say about Pakistan in private)
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2:45 pm // Oxford wedding experience
Sometime back I got a message from Syma to shoot her wedding in Oxford. My first question was if she is referring to the original Oxford in England or one of those “copies” somewhere in USA? She assured me that it is the real one in England. I was a little hesitant to commit to it because I had a travel plan to China in between (which has moved on to around July-August time now) but...
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Swaras - Jo Tum Kaho (single / 2011)
Found a new...
aminalikesthisstuff asked: hey, just wondering are you at warwick?
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7:28 pm // sitting here
many are just waiting for a miracle while others for a rapture. Me? Sadly just for a thought of you.
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“Pakistan should understand that anti-Americanism and conspiracy theories will...”
– US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a statement on Friday in Pakistan. For complete news item.
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Dear Jon Stewart (Regards, A. Arsalan Shaikh)
Fighting in these wars against terror does not actually stop terror, but procreates it. The very governments that take such a strong stand against terrorism, who do they attack? Civilians - and that’s called casualties of war. So what really is the difference? This neat article, written from a Pakistani perspective, sums up what we’ve all experienced in fighting terror. This is a total...
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WatchMonkee Family: Anthony Gullsten in Font (by Alvi Pakarinen)
Now time for some surreal rock climbing. Wait till you get to their Rainbow rocket manoeuvre.
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Om Kalthoum - enta o’omri (electric guitar cover)
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“They were wearing black clothes like in Star Wars movies, (one) with (a) suicide...”
– Rehman Malik Pakistani Interior Minister likes Star Wars, wonder if he was trying to humour the nation. (Pakistan retakes naval base after militant attack)
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WatchSyma and Eric: teaser 1
So yes I was in Oxford this Saturday to capture a very special day for Syma and Eric. I haven’t yet been able to go through all the pictures, but I thought to keep everyone occupied should make a small teaser.
Eric and Syma are a wonderful young couple and trust me I had loads of fun with them. I wish them all the best for the future and from what I saw am very...
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9:32 pm // Can't find OBL, fire few dozen bursts...
With so much money we spend on our forces and security apparatus in Pakistan and build a false aura of HIGH PROFESSIONALISM what good are they really?
Seriously why isn’t a dharna (sit in) happening in front of GHQ in Rawalpindi? Why aren’t people asking questions from the Military establishment in Pakistan? We ask for one thing from them and they cannot even do that properly! Yet...
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“It’s LinkedIn that is the first social network to go public, the first...”
– Attn Entrepreneurs: Mark Zuckerberg Isn’t the Role Model. Reid Hoffman Is. (via mikehudack)
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almaswithinalmas asked: Also, what do you think about shitaintright's new post about how Muslims started the Crusades? I thought that was an interesting perspective on the subject, although of course I'm compelled to think it's wrong. I think I'm going to have to research this.
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“Until Friday, I gonna still pray for God for mercy. Saturday I’ll be at...”
– Borce, a New Yorker who believes that world is coming to an end on 21st May (World to end on Saturday 21st May 2011, say New York preachers). So many interesting quotes that it was very difficult to pick one.
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Israel's military attache was 'industrial spy':... →
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06:00 pm // جب کے تجھ بن نہی ہے کوئی معبود، تو...
trans. Urdu: When there is no God but you, oh Allah! what is this going on?
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How Pakistanis keep going? New hashtag on Twitter:... →
This nation keeps on going because they know how to bring Humour out of any situation. JF17s are a new fighter jet built jointly by Pakistan and China, and here on Twitter-verse they are wondering what to do with the new batch of 50 while we are going through one crisis after another!
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9:39 pm // video social blog in Urdu
I finally finished recording my first entry for the video blog idea I had. I am trying hard to speak unadulterated Urdu but trust me it takes a lot of retakes and even then I slip in a few and occasionally stutter as I try to find a proper word.
Will be finishing editing in a wee while and then will try to put subtitles on before uploading it (no promises there). And just to give you fair warning...
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“Advocate Muhammad Azhar Siddique, whose petition banned access to the website in...”
– Oman Tribune: Lawyer spends 14 hours on Facebook to ban it. This guy is also one of the men behind a “Islamised” version of site, Millatfacebook - so this might just be a marketing stunt on his behalf. Aren’t we a land of contradictions? 