Petrol Prices in Pakistan: An Analysis

Posted by anas on Jul 23, 2008 in Pakistan | 27 comments The petrol prices have shown a predictable rise in the recent past, but the amount of rise is unpredictable according to some analysts. What I want to analyze here is the prices of petrol in the near future. With all sorts of political uncertainties and crumbling economy the prices of petrol in Pakistan is likely to increase by a greater percentage than the international market. The petrol price...
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Time to Divide the Provinces

Posted by anas on Jul 20, 2008 in Pakistan | 2 comments In 1947, at the time of independence, India had 17 provinces. Soon after the independece, instability and tensions gripped India as most of these 17 provinces were created by the British to serve their colonial purposes and did not reflect the will of the people. This resulted in ethnic tensions within the provinces which prompted the Indian Parliament to reorganize the country among ethnic and...
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GEO does it again!!

Posted by anas on Jul 17, 2008 in Pakistan | 6 comments It’s GEO again with their careless, absurd and nonsensical reporting. So what is it this time? The famous red BREAKING NEWS tape appeared reporting the death of the legenday poet Ahmed Faraz in Chicago, while he was still alive, going through hell. This appeared on their TV channel as well as their up-to-date website. An hour or so later, another news item appeared on the same site...
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Heat Upsized!

Posted by anas on Jul 17, 2008 in Personal Rants | 3 comments As I walked out of the air-conditioned building, I was relieved at the low relative humidity level at this time of the day in Abu Dhabi, almost 11.00 pm. I always wear a humidity meter (is there a name for this gauge?!), my spectacles. Walking out of a cold building and suddenly going blind due to condensation on glasses signify a high relative humidity. (Ok, that’s how I measure it) At...
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VIDEO: Booked for Road Crossing Violation!!!!

Posted by anas on Jul 16, 2008 in Personal Rants | 0 comments Ok here is the video of several people getting booked as they cross the road (as we were fined yesterday). The video shows it all! People crossing it happily and hurriedly and just as they reach the other end they are welcomed by the policemen who are ever-ready to book the violators. Note: For some reason the video is not running on my page, instead the youtube page pops up. I don’t...
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