CNG to break Rs.50/kg barrier!

Posted by anas on Jun 30, 2008 in Pakistan | 5 comments Don’t be surprised tomorrow if the tank of Suzuki Alto fills for an amount greater than Rs. 350. The government has decided to raise the natural gas prices by a whopping 30 percent, while going for a Rs.13 per kg increase in the CNG prices so as not to affect the poor of the country. This isn’t a conventional price hike; it’s abnormal. The reasons are preposterous. The...
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And When They Did This…

Posted by anas on Jun 28, 2008 in Politics | 0 comments “Pakistan launches major offensive against Taliban hideouts” – this is the first news item at my homepage of Yahoo!. A couple of days back the PM and his cabinet gave full authority to the Army Chief for the use of force in the region to maintain peace. The use of force has begun after a brief hiatus. Citing threats to Peshawar as one of the major reasons, the Interior Ministry...
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Power Abuse

Posted by anas on Jun 27, 2008 in Thought Provokers | 2 comments This news article is not something new. It happens everyday in different parts of Pakistan. The person who said NO is suspended. The event managed to make it to the last page among the least important news items. Why not the main page? Why not demonstrate in favor of the police officer? Why, why, why?!! This is worse in fact. Not only is the office holder abusing his power but his whole family is...
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Conspiracy Theories

Posted by anas on Jun 26, 2008 in Braindumps | 2 comments Sometimes I’m forced to think about the ancestry of the people in Pakistan. It has to be linked with Sherlock Holmes, or someone similar (and in reality). Thinking like detectives seems like a congenital disease of the majority. Spending time developing these theories has also developed into some kind of a national hobby of a time-spending (wasting) activity. In such conditions, lies,...
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Earthrise and Earthset Videos (Truly Awesome!)

Posted by anas on Jun 25, 2008 in Thought Provokers | 1 comment ...
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