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The Intel International Science &
Engineering Fair 2008, the world’s largest pre-college science fair was
held from 11-16 May at Atlanta, Georgia.
Pakistani youth has made us produe by standing out!!
http://www.intel.com/cd/corporate/education/APAC/ENG/pk/news/393390.htm
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A want to extend a warm welcome to all the new subscribers and readers to my blog. Thanks for becoming a reader. I work hard to make the contents interesting and I am confident that you will enjoy reading my blog, even if you don’t live in Dubai. Let me give you a little background […]
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A few days ago all the shopkeepers of Lyari a downtrodden area of this metropolis were handed chits. Each chit contained an amount which was to be collected later by the members of two gangs that operate there. Upon much hue and cry by these poor shop owners the government has finally taken action.The whole […]
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hi fellowz!
hope youz lifez rockin!
ckeck the link below to teart yourself for the summers!!! its a karachi’s summer
perfectly written!
http://www.chowk.com/articles/12039
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its a very written piece
thought of sharing
view here
http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1631176_1630611,0…
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By Baithak.Net
The poor country , where public is being told all the time that financially we are going to be defaulter, reserves are empty, subsidies are being withdrawn to save the country…Govt is going to expand the cabinet which is nothing more than a kitchen cabinet…
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The PTCL ITI Connectivity with SMW-4 went down early Monday because of a cable cut in Segment 2.2. International traffic is currently running on a backup via SMW-3, and because of the excess load there, net access speed has started crawling (we’re getting sub 200kbps instead of the regular T1).Other ISPs who also used PTCL […]
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Hey guys! today is my birthday.
The pic (em not sure it would display) is of my forced B’day party at work. And i dont know how many surprises are there for me today. I am just praying for my wallet now 
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I just had the chance to look at JustMeans, who are offering an incredibly fresh way for companies to find good employees via an online platform. In short: their platform is nothing short of beautiful.The beauty is that JustMeans isnt only focusing on helping with the process of hiring (i.e. helping you get more […]
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BOYS will be boys, but grown men need to stop acting like brats. Nawaz Sharif and Dr A.Q. Khan can’t believe they aren’t getting their way, so they are chucking all their toys out of their prams.The trouble for the rest of us is that they have grown-up toys such as governments and nuclear secrets.Take […]
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Let’s see what happens - before another bench sets this aside.LAHORE: Justice Hamid Ali Shah of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday issued stay orders against the establishment of franchise restaurants at either of the Lahore and Islamabad airports since the restaurants were being established without advertising tenders for the purpose. The judge also […]
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Isa DaudpotaPakistan is like an airplane lost in a dark ominous cloud, running on autopilot. Its coordinates and destination were set by previous crew members, who have been made to disappear or have parachuted out.Passengers with gurgling stomachs and sweaty brows having long realized the trouble and appear paralyzed. They have seen a […]
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Even uder the guise of a pro Islam article Mr. Cohen does makes some insidious jibes at the very core of Islam. This is not a tactic, it is a strategy. Throw in a few good points and then attack the core of the religion. Describe Islam in your own terms and then find fault […]
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Details about the attack in Kabul are begriming to emerge. The so called embassy was actually a military base run by Brigidier Ravi Mehta who not only provided help and logistical support to the Afghan Army, he also was part of an anti-insurgency effort that targeted the Taliban and other Pakhtuns and Pakistanis in and […]
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Changing priorities:Mr Geelani says he is confident that the movement for Kashmir’s independence will survive.“People’s priorities may change from time to time, but there’s no change in our basic stand which is the fight for freedom,” he says. STEP 1: Get Freedom from India“batt keh raheh ga Hindustaan, “Kashmir banaiga Pakistan”STEP 2: Join PakistanPakistan ka mutlab […]
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Aisha SarwariIn an exciting new technology launch at Marriott Islamabad on July 1st, ICT R&D Fund sponsored the Campus Career Portals initiative, with 6 leading university rectors and other EVPs of leading Industry present at the launch. The aim was to officially begin the roll out of giving away costly technology to Universities completely free […]
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RAW IS RIPE: A career peddling death, bombs, torture and sabotageA career in R&AW is not about chasing beautiful blondes in racing cars. It’s a painstaking job, which involves gathering and disseminating information to protect national interest.India vs. Pakistan–Gwador vs. Chabahar.and he huffed and he puffedKarzai Threatens to Send Afghan Troops Into PakistanFailure and defeat […]
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Can the Taliban be defeated?Islamabad diary Friday, July 04, 2008 Ayaz AmirGo down the list of the leading clowns purporting to run the country’s affairs and ask this question again. Does anyone in his right mind think that a dispensation led by Asif Ali Zardari and including friend Rehman Malik, Governor Salmaan Taseer (who looks […]
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Kashmir after the illegal State Land Deals Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) illegal land deal issue has once again brought the Kashmir freedom issue back to sharp focus as the nefarious deal met with violent reaction from Kashmiri masses. Once again people of Kashmir were put to test, and to the utmost surprise of the […]
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CHINESE STRING OF PEARLS PORTS STRATEGYPak’s new port has strategic implications for India: Navy chief, 22 Jan 08CHENNAI: The Gwadar port being built by Pakistan with Chinese assistance in its Baluchistan coast has “serious strategic implications for India“, Naval Chief, Admiral Sureesh Mehta has said. “Being only 180 nautical miles from the exit of the […]
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Understanding the conflict:India vs. Pakistan–Gwador vs. Chabahar.and he huffed and he puffedKarzai Threatens to Send Afghan Troops Into PakistanFailure and defeat in Afghanistan. Payback for Pakistan.Afghanistan fubar: A crumbling alliance? Pakistan’s National Crisis Management Cell (NCMC) submits proof of Indian RAW involvement in terror bombing in Pakistan. Blunt message to New Delhi to stop!India intelligence: “‘the aim […]
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Hindi Go Home is the new slogan in KabulPak, Taliban want India out of Afghanistan 8 Jul 2008, 0124 hrs IST, Indrani Bagchi,TNNNEW DELHI: Why is India a persistent target for the Taliban in Afghanistan? India is one of the largest donors of reconstruction projects in Afghanistan, and has regained a substantive part of the […]
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This article is a synopsis of our Book “Solving the enigma of Kashmir”. This will be updated periodically.PUBLISHED AS A ROUGH DRAFTThe air is pregnant with the expectation that back door diplomacy is about ready to spring a deal on Kashmir between India and Pakistan. The timing of the deal will coincide with the visit […]
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Kabul blast rattles allied effort 41 slain. Karzai hints at Pakistani role in attack on India’s embassy MIKE BLANCHFIELD and GRAHAM THOMSON Tuesday, July 08, 2008Canwest News Service Yesterday’s suicide attack on India’s embassy in Kabul was condemned internationally as an act of cowardice, but it dealt a blow to the West’s efforts to rebuild battered […]
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India expecting to take delivery of Russian Akula II nuclear powered submarine next year news03 July 2008 Each time a new weapon system has been introduced in South Asia it has been countered. When and how will the Akula be countered? Moscow: The Indian Navy may receive a substantial fillip to its blue water capabilities with the […]
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Indian Psychological Warfare Threat By Asif Haroon RajaIndia’s RAW strictly abides by tactics taught by Chanakya 2500 years ago. ‘Arthashastra’ gives copious lessons how Chanakya used to overcome his foes through deceit, guile and hypocrisy. Soon after birth of Pakistan, Indian propaganda spearheaded through internal subversive forces within Pakistan and its foreign allies was unfolded […]
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There are many reasons the Indian “embassy” was targeted. There is evidence that this was not an embassy, more of a military base.To get to the bottom of the picture let us investigate the extent of the game played by India in Afghanistan. India is deeply involved in Afghanistan with troops and construction projects that […]
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Afghanistan weaknesses exposed in latest attack By Seattle Times news servicesKABUL, Afghanistan - The car bomb that ripped through the gates of the Indian Embassy on Monday, killing 41 people and scattering bodies across some of Kabul’s most protected streets, came as the latest sign of both the weakness of President Hamid Karzai’s government and […]
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By Baithak.Net
STEP 1: Get Freedom from India“batt keh raheh ga Hindustaan, “Kashmir banaiga Pakistan”STEP 2: Join PakistanPakistan ka mutlab kiyaa–La ilaha Il Lal LahAazadi ka muqsad kiya–La ilaha Il Lal LahKashmirioun sey rishta kiya–La ilaha Il Lal LahPakistanioun sey rishta kiya–La ilaha Il Lal Lahbatt keh raheh ga Hindustaan– La ilaha Il Lal LahKashmir banaiga Pakistan”–La ilaha […]
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Guest Blog by Amjad MalikOn 5th of May 2007 Lahore High Court Bar gathered a storm where deposed Chief Justice of Pakistan was facing trial on charges of misconduct, came to the city with a procession of lawyers and won the day. He won the hearts and minds of lay Pakistanis for just saying ‘No’ […]
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After living in Dubai for few months, I have found out workarounds and loopholes and hacks into the way Dubai works. I am sure it’s true for any city but since Dubai claims to be oh-so-organized and huge and what not, it gives ineffable pleasure to do something in a different way and beat the […]
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An email has been circulating on some technical groups which requests input from all stakeholders about Pakistan’s upcoming IT policy. The attachment with the mail has the text as shown below. This is quite a way to gather input. Many have expressed their concerns about the process and the lack of clear context and missing […]
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so i went out shooting this weekend to try to take a few shots of landmarks ( i had kalma chowk / liberty chowk and a few buildings on main boulevard in mind ). I was surprised to see that NO street lights are on at these landmarks so i ended up taking pictures of […]
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I have drafted many posts in recent weeks, but have not had the chance to complete them. As a result, below is a large posting dealing with a wide array of topics.———————————–Pulling at Karachi’s Ethnic-Linguistic SeamsKarachi, Pakistan’s largest city and commercial capital, was hit by a series of explosions this evening. There was no suicide […]
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The excerpts are from a paper read by Benjamin R Barber at the Istanbul Seminars organized by Reset Dialogues on Civilizations in Istanbul from June 2nd to the 6th 2008. He is the Kekst Professor of Civil Society at the University of Maryland and a Distinguished Senior Fellow at Demos in New York City.
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Like Christianity and other religions, Islam is a religion practiced in many cultures and societies, sectarian, stratified, schismatic and pluralistic. We Christians speak easily of Baptists, Lutherans, Catholics, Methodists, Mormons, Pentacostals, Episcopalians, Congregationalists, Mennonites, Jehovah’s witnesses, Dutch Reformed, Greek Orthodox, Unitarians, Christian Scientists, Universalists, Evangelicals – 200 sects or more – while Thomas Jefferson said “I myself am a sect”! But we find it hard to comprehend that Muslims are also sectarians and schismatics whose religion looks different culture by culture and society by society. Only around 15% of the world’s 1.3 billion Muslims are Arabs but it’s hard to tell how many Westerners know that by far the largest proportion of Muslims reside in India and Indonesia.
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Nor can freedom be given to others; it must be won by those who seek it from the inside. And for them to establish it, it must be constructed bottom up not top down. First educate citizens and do the hard slow work of making a civil society; then build a political infrastructure on top of it. The Americans had a hundred years of experience with municipal liberty and citizen competence before they declared independence. Democracy takes time. The Swiss began in 1291 and gave women the vote only in 1961. The British grounded rights in a Magna Carta in 1215 and fought a Glorious Revolution in 1688 and are still saddled with a House of Lords and a monarchy. The Americans spent the first 80 years of their young Republic trying to figure out how to separate it from slavery, which they ultimately achieved only by dint of a bloody civil war. Yet pessimists expect Iran to get it right in two or three years, while optimists think Iraq needs only another six months.
If patience is required and democracy is built bottom up, then elections come last not first. The rush to vote is generally a sign that the ground for democracy has not been prepared; and when voting occurs in the absence of educated and competent citizens, we can be sure that the prospects for liberty and justice are poor. First come schools, civic education, autonomous civic institutions, and plural civil associations. Then come elections. In helping to enrich and extend civil society, religion can help build a foundation for democratic governance.
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سو کے ہندسے سے ٹیپو سلطان کا ایک قول وابسطہ ہےجو ہر غیرت مند اور بہادر آدمی کیلیے مشعل راہ ہے۔ ٹیپو سلطان نے کہا تھا “گیدڑ کی سو سالہ زندگی سے شیر ایک کی دن کی زندگی بہتر ہے” یعنی گیدڑ سو سال ڈر ڈر کر جیتا رہے تو کس کام کا۔ اچھا ہے […]
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By Selina Haider cross-posted from hereAn enthusiastic applause followed soon after Mehreen Jabbar’s ‘Ramchand Pakistani’ ended in a in a packed downtown cinema in New York last night!The movie had recently been nominated for the competition section of the Tribeca Film Festival 2008, New York.The film portrays the story of a family torn apart as […]
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Things are entirely what they appear to be and behind them…there is nothing.–Jean-Paul SartreCommercial air travel is a regular part of our lives, yet many of us still feel an eerie disquiet when we fly. You browse […]
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Hasrat Mohani Colony of Pak Colony, Shahrah-e-Noor Jahan, Bacha Khan Chowk, Banaras, Qasba Mor an…
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Days before the anniversary of the operation on Lal Masjid and Jamia Hafsa, the security agencies…
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Blogging is seriously very addictive. It doesn’t take long before you become a blogaholic. Seeing…
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Take a piece of paper and write down 3 things you like, 3 things you hate and 3 things you fear. …
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In these empty corners of this earth,I belong somewhere, a land of my ownI hear my names, as my soul criesAlone and abandoned, in my searchFrom one place to another, I moveLike an orphan from one home to anotherIn these empty corners of this earth,I belong somewhere, a land of my ownAs these caravans of […]
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Nawabshah is a city which is usually neglected for bigger events, conferences and gatherings. Situated at nearly 2 hours drive from Hyderabad, the city portrays the beautiful traditions of Sindh with their hospitable and caring people. Rotaract club, a part of Rotary club, is basically a funding organization which performs various community services and donates […]
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Taking that cigarette in your hand, lighting it up, inhaling the smoke, letting it work its magic…
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Google has come up with it’s own IDL which they call Protocol Buffer for Data Exchange. An interesting attempt. Facebook uses its own IDL called thrift Read further here ….(read more)
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I’ve a suggestion regarding polls. After 500 votes are casted, the poll is changed and a new one is started. However, this number can be more than 500, like 1000.
What do you think, buzzers?
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I want the following things to ask Buzzvines and using this opportunity, each one of us buzzers can actually put their’s up.
My demands are
1* The availability of autodraft option while writing a post so that in case of power or battery failure, one wouldn’t have to rewrite the whole script again.
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Tommorow I’s at NCA, Lahore. I visited the Institute for applying for my transcript. I and a classfellow of mine were talking about video production program.
There came a strange person, I don’t know what to call? Was it a male or a female? Or was he trying to represent another type of gender.
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Famous Quote - "India knows how to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory."
India’s ability to…
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