From the monthly archives:

August 2009

Musharraf’s Trial -Mind Boggling Politics

August 23, 2009

On the 18th of August’2008, a beleaguered Pervez Musharraf announced his resignation as the President of Pakistan. Now after a year the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) wants to try him for treason. The embattled leader continues to deny all charges pressed against him, putting up a staunch defence of his eight-and-a-half years in office, a [...]

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Jang.Com.Pk Website or Advertisement Only Portal?

August 22, 2009

I regularly visit the online news websites and they have different layouts and styles. Some of the websites concentrate on filling the front page with loads of stories and updates while others concentrate on style and flashy designs. Few are quick to open while others are bulky and takes alot of time to completely open. [...]

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Diamer Bhasha Dam Project: Finally Gets A Green Signal

August 21, 2009

The 4,500-megawatt Diamer-Bhasha dam project was approved on Thursday. The Rs894.25 billion dam project in the Northern Areas, approved by the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec), will have a foreign funding component of Rs312.94 billion. Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin chaired the meeting. The construction of the dam on the Indus, some 400kms [...]

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Pakistan Squad For Champions Trophy: Asif Is Back

August 21, 2009

Mohmmad Asif has made a comeback to the side , while Abdul Razzak is not picked (injured) and Akhtar couldn’t impress the selector. The 15-man team for the forthcoming Champions Trophy was announced today. Younis Khan will be the skipper while Afridi will be his deputy. Looks to me as a very balance side, with [...]

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Wazir Khan Mosque Lahore : A Tourists Delight

August 20, 2009

We at Pro-Pakistan have started a new category, where we would present historic places as well as tourism spots for our viewers, and give a brief description of the place. There are many such places that needs to be introduced to everyone in Pakistan. They are our national heritage and everyone must visit it at [...]

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Imran Khan: Book by Christopher Sandford – Review

August 20, 2009

Christopher Sandford has just released a new book about Imran Khan. The title of the book is Imran Khan with the tag line – The Cricketer, The Celebrity, The Politician. The book has also hinted at a possible affair between Khan and Pakistan’s former Prime Minister (Late) Benazir Bhutto while they were at Oxford University. [...]

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Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman ! The Moon Spotter

August 20, 2009

What surprises will Ruet-e-Hilal Committee under the eagle eye of Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman bring us this time. People are a bit vary of the committee since last time there were voices heard of bribery in delaying the declaration of Eid (Which are double checking are false). So this time I am sure they will be under [...]

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Britney Spears Votes In Afghanistan Elections – What a Farce

August 20, 2009

The level of fraud being currently witnessed in Afghan Elections has gone massive. Somebody even registered US pop star Britney Spears to vote in Thursday’s presidential election – copies of her card were widely emailed and, for a while, pinned up in a Kabul hotel bar. Just goes on to show, how the very elections [...]

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Muree Mall Road In Yester Years – Vintage Pic Post

August 20, 2009

Muree Mall road is another of the very famous roads in Pakistan. It used be one of the most desirable picnic or vacation destinations in Pakistan. Subsequent movement of businesses over there and increase in population over the years have wrecked the calmness that was ones associated with this historic place. Today we will share [...]

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Maulvi Faqir Mohammad – The New TTP Chief

August 20, 2009

After the dealth of Baitullah Mehsud , everyone was waiting for a response from TTP? and we have one now - Bajaur Agency Taliban commander Maulvi Faqir Mohammad on Wednesday declared himself as the acting chief of the defunct Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Muslim Khan as the central spokesman for the militant organisation. Taliban militants [...]

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7th Avenue Islamabad : Picture Post

August 20, 2009

7th Avenue is one of the most famous roads in Pakistan (Islamabad). Known for its scenic presence young guys have used it for drag races, cricket and wild bike gymnastics – So we are sharing a picture with you of this amazing 7th avenue , taken from Daman-e-koh , which is located on Margalla Hills. [...]

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BJP Sacks Jaswant Singh Over Jinnah Remarks

August 19, 2009

Thought I have seen it all, just when one thought there was going to be some sort of goodwill created , BJP has booted Jaswant Sigh out of the party (Primary membership is seized), over the recent book released ‘Jinnah – Parition, India , Independence’. The BJP president Rajnath Singh told reporters in Shimla that his party’s [...]

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Musharraf’s Trial Poll – A Big Hit On Facebook

August 19, 2009

Being a regular Facebook junkie, just voted on the poll regarding Musharraf’s trial. The interesting fact is that more than 11,000 people have voted in just 3 days (if numbers provided by the poll are correct). This is quite a number for a poll to be hit. Even research companies take lot of time to conduct [...]

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