A report by the Foreign Policy Magazine shows an interesting trend to the global birth trends in the world The study purports that economic stability contributes to a lower population growth and conversely instability and poverty catapults …
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July 4th, 2009 / Categorized under:
Pakistan
Younus Khan might want to reconsider the wording of this quote he gave on the eve of Pakistan’s Test series against Sri Lanka:
We will start where we finished off in Lahore
Now, before you guys start complaining, I know what he actually …
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July 4th, 2009 / Categorized under:
Pakistan
So, we won’t have Sarah Palin to kick out around anymore. Her resignation as governor of Alaska should spell the end of her political career. Were she going to run for president in 2012, she would have at least seen her term out.
But she didn’t go qu…
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The ashes series between England and Australia perhaps represents the oldest rivalry in the game, not the fiercest though as that would be Pakistan and India but then we seldom believe in playing the puritanical version of cricket any longer. Test cri…
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July 4th, 2009 / Categorized under:
Pakistan
An army transport helicopter crashed in the tribal region of Orakzai and Up to 26 Pakistani security personnel are feared dead as reported by BBC. The cause of the crash is unclear; the most likely explanation was a technical failure. The crash comes …
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July 3rd, 2009 / Categorized under:
Pakistan
Adil Najam
For as long as I can remember, I have heard passionate arguments about whether the four provinces of Pakistan should be divided into multiple smaller provinces. The discussion has, once again, gained momentum. This time the f…
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World no 2 Roger Federer has booked a place in 7th consecutive final at Wimbledon. He defeated Germany Tommy Haas in straight sets 7-6,7-5,6-3. Federer will face either British no 1 Andy Murray or American no 1 Andy roddick in final of Wimbledon.
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YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO…FINNALY I GET TIME TO WRITE..Since I dint plan this blog out I have a feelin it wont be up to it..but watever. HEY I got my room back (oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah =D ) Ok, What to blog about…No, I did nothing crazy today..bu…
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The story that made the headlines in the past week is about the confrontation between opposing groups in which they attempted to harm each other, with bodily force and budget books. The videos still keep on coming and the way they have been fighting i…
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A few members of the Peoples Resistance group visited Banares Colony in Karachi and interviewed an IDP refugee Doctor from Swat who shares his thoughts.
Click here to view the embedded video.
I would also like to quote a short se…
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Lawyers have emerged as a great force in Pakistan who carries weight in the future law making and day to day running of the judiciary as well as executive in the country. Pakistan’s short history is full of lawyer’s contributions and in…
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While Mobilink tends to lay off its employees in regards to reducing their overheads and by naming it ‘none-performance basis’, Mobilink also is spending millions of rupees on their lavish trip to international destinations.
An inside sourc…
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July 3rd, 2009 / Categorized under:
Pakistan
Pakistan is rich in talent and among the list of Amazing Achievers at Pakfactor, here is a bright new edition. Rimsha Rana, a Pakistani student, studying in Virgina, USA has been awarded President’s Outstanding Academic Excellence Award for the year…
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Oh how I miss those post dinner mango fiestas, ice cold water, cold juicy mangoes in the summer heat of Karachi. According to SG, the mangos alone redeem the Karachi summer. They now have a new convert: It felt excitingly illicit, arranging for my bro…
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