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Satpara Lake Skardu – Picture Gallery

July 22, 2010

From a tourists point of view, Lake Saif ul Malook is considered to the be the most scenic in Pakistan. However , there are many other lakes which stand their own ground and Satpara Lake Skardu in my opinion is one of the best tourist attractions in Pakistan. If you haven’t visited this place than i would [...]

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Buying PS3 Games in Pakistan

July 22, 2010

Ok it has become a headache to get hold of PS3 games, specially the new ones without paying premium to the shopkeepers. Here is how the typical story goes; So now you have a PS3 and you are wondering, where to buy the games from. So you go to one of the regular cds shop [...]

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Dead Whale Shark at Karachi Hawkesbay Beach

July 6, 2010

Was surfing through Dawn News and found this interesting story. A whale shark was found dead after it entangled in a net near the Hawkesbay beach. The fisherman than dragged it on to the shore. In the picture you can see children playing over the body of the Whake shark. I thought would share this [...]

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Siyasi Kaliyaan: Legendary Puppets are back on TV

July 5, 2010

Uncle Sargam is one of the most popular characters in Pakistan if not the most Popular. Who wouldn’t recognize Uncle Sargam, Rola, Bonga, Haiga, Masee Musebtay and Santry Mukmuka even after so many years. Yesterday i saw Siyasi Kaliyan (the latest Political Satire show by DAWN tv), i was instantly brought back to the late [...]

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Charsi’s Corner: Mullah Nadaan vs. Zion Hamid

July 2, 2010

Mullah Nadaan is a prominent cleric of the ‘secular’ firqa of Islam. This firqa developed after some Muslims learned English during British Rule. This made them far advanced than Islam which was originally designed for Bedouin Arabs who speak Arabic rather than English speaking urban desi wannabe Yuppie’s which they wanted to be. So they [...]

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Aisam & Bopanna out on a Peace Mission

June 26, 2010

Aisam Ul Haq is the leading tennis player in Pakistan. He has attracted a lot of controversy over the years. More famous one being partner with an Israeli tennis player. At this years Wimbledon 2010 Aisam is partnered with Indian Tennis star Rohan Bopanna. Both of them are on a Peace mission, and also mission [...]

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Torture Tactics by Pakistan Police

June 18, 2010

Saw this picture in one of my friend’s facebook profile. Thought it was good enough to share with the rest of the world. Think it was during the Cylone Phet days, when people were barred from going to the Karachi beach. Seems this Rikshaw driver has other plans, but he had to pay the price [...]

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Islamabad at Night

June 14, 2010

For a long time i was planning to take snaps of Islamabad at night. This very time i went to Daman-e-Koh at around 8pm. I was actually planning to go their around sun set , but couldn’t manage so it was pitch dark when i reached there. Here are some snaps i took. There were [...]

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Telecom Tower Islamabad

June 13, 2010

Foundation stone laying ceremony of Telecom Tower Islamabad was held back in 2005 and was suppose to  be completed in 2007. Its been 5 years now, many things have changed, one must be wondering what happened to this building. Well folks, in Pakistani norms its rite on track 5 years and running. I remember when [...]

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Centaurus Islamabad – Latest Pictures

June 11, 2010

The Centaurus Project when completed will be the first 7 Star hotel in Pakistan. Not only that but it will quickly become the Postal Image of Pakistan because such is the architectural design of this project that it cannot be compared to any other building, monument in Pakistan. Such development projects are more easily witnessed [...]

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Faraz Siddiqui In Finals of Democracy Video Challenge 2010

June 11, 2010

Some great news for our fans. Pakistani young director Faraz Siddique has reached the finals of Democracy Video Challenge 2010 in a worldwide competition. The 23 year old has claimed spot along with two Nepalis in the finals of the 2010 US State Department’s ‘Democracy Video Challenge ’. Its a global competition in its second [...]

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Azad Kashmir Border – Photo Gallery

June 7, 2010

Here are some photographs which my friend took while he was in Azad Kashmir. These are more or less near the Line of Control near Chakothi on the Pakistani side and Uri on the Indian Side of Kashmir. I dont know the exact location but this area is is four hours drive from Bagh and [...]

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Strings now Brand Ambassador of Etihad Airways

June 4, 2010

Great News for Pakistanis and specially for the fans of Pop-rock band Strings as  Eithad Airways signed the dynamic duo as its brand ambassador to target expatriates living around the world.  The contract will last 1 year. A huge news like this of an international airline selecting a Pakistani band is the first in Pakistan [...]

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British Airways Ad shows Osama Bin Laden is a Frequent Flyer, funny [Picture Post]

June 3, 2010

It seems that somebody in London with a bad sense of humor is causing the U.K. airline a bit of a headache after inserting a graphic of a boarding pass bearing bin Laden’s name into a company-run magazine. All the drama came up from a discussion of a downloadable, paperless boarding passes in an internal [...]

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