Newsline: Movie Review: Scott Pilgrim vs The World

Scott Pilgrim is like a modern-day Hercules who is required to toil through seven battles in order to reach the Promised Land.…

Geo Tau Aisay Pakistan!: DuPont Pakistan Save Firefighters

DuPont Pakistan Operations (Pvt.) Ltd. under a Community Fund Program recently upgraded the Capital Development Authority [CDA] FHQ’s control room in Islamabad.  Under this program, DuPont renovated the CDA fire house and contributed Nomex® heat and flame-resistant suits, fireman gloves…

Geo Tau Aisay Pakistan!: Severe Weather UK Flight Disruptions

Etihad Airways has delayed all flights to London until further notice, due to the closure of Heathrow airport as a result of severe weather conditions. The airline is in close contact with the UK authorities, and once the airport reopens,…

Geo Tau Aisay Pakistan!: Etihad Launches ‘The Best Golf Holiday In The World’ Competition

Etihad Airways and Etihad Golf Club, in conjunction with Tourism Queensland, have launched a global online promotion offering six golfers the chance to win a golfing trip of a lifetime to Queensland, Australia. The competition is open to members of…

Globalnewsbulletin’s Blog: DuPont Pakistan Save Firefighters

Fire department of Islamabad benefits from the DuPont Community Fund DuPont Pakistan Operations (Pvt.) Ltd. under a Community Fund Program recently upgraded the Capital Development Authority [CDA] FHQ’s control room in Islamabad.  Under this program, DuPont renovated the CDA fire…

THE TERRORLAND: Intellectual dishonesty 2010 (Part 3)

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AFTER the mainstream media, now the blogosphere has also been conquered by the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and other Cheka-like agencies in Pakistan. Through their many brigades of agents in the media – some are hardcore Taliban, some wearing…

Geo Tau Aisay Pakistan!: Pakistan wants Professional bureaucracy

The main function of bureaucracy in any part of the world is to implement the policies of the sitting government with full commitment and devotion. The basic idea behind the formation of bureaucratic structures was to provide ‘permanent’ government in…

Geo Tau Aisay Pakistan!: Pakistan heading towards mid term polls

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has announced to quit the coalition government after Azam Swati was fired as Federal Minister by the Prime Minister of Pakistan. The decision was taken in the meeting of JUI. After announcement of the…

All Things Pakistan: Pakistan Women to Meet India in Football Semi-Final

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Update: India wins against Pakistan 8-0 in the semi-finals. Details here.

The Pakistan Women’s football team is set to meet India on Monday in the semi-finals of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) tournament being played in Bangladesh.…

Mariam’z: Few Good Movies

Watching movies is the best available activity I have. For me, it is not only an entertainment but also works as an antidepressant. Below are few movies which I watched in recent months and found worth recommending. The Hours: Do…

PkColumnist.com: Hypocrites to the core

THE local outrage over the WikiLeaks exposure is as hypocritical as is the hypocrisy of our civil and military so-called leaders who cosy up to the Americans in private whilst expediently criticising them publicly.

For far too long, Pakistanis have…

PkColumnist.com: No clear path

THERE`S one thing the world is learning about Pakistan: this is a nation that likes binaries. Civil and military; Islam and secularism; dictatorships and democracies; China and the US; Sufi and Salafi. Whether it`s an ideology, a policy, or an…

PkColumnist.com: Smokers’ Corner: Excursions into dystopia

A  few days ago a caption of an article on a website caught my attention. It went something like this: ‘May Allah save Islam from Pakistan’. What a simple but insightful caption, I thought. In fact what a valid appeal…

PkColumnist.com: A long night of terror

A time will surely come when we – those of us who will survive or live long enough – will recall this period with some disbelief that our country could have been held hostage to irrational fanaticism and suicidal militancy…

PkColumnist.com: USAID back … to the US

USAID is busy implementing its Empower Pakistan Project (EPP). Under EPP, USAID has Empower Pakistan JOBS, Empower Pakistan FIRMS, Empower Pakistan TRADE and Empower Pakistan ENTREPENEURS. In 2009, USAID contracted Care International to implement its 5-year, $80 million JOBS project.…