Turkish PM Lashes Out At Israeli PM

Posted by anas on Jan 31, 2009 in Uncategorized | 6 comments This is an interesting event that, I believe, didn’t get a lot of media coverage. I have never seen a PM of any country being this blunt in front of his counterpart. Oh, and I also believe our dear puppet Gilani also participated in this event probably hiding somewhere in the...
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Life's Beautiful, Again

Posted by anas on Jan 22, 2009 in London Diary | 15 comments Lately I have been struggling to find time and words to post about the happenings in my life. The reason for this being the enormity and multitude of events that have transpired in the past week. It was a week extreme stress, effort and learning. The learning part is not only about the courses but also about different kinds of people. I can say that it was one helluva week. The tags for the week...
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Authority of United Nations?

Posted by anas on Jan 21, 2009 in Pakistan | 7 comments There was a lot of noise made inside Pakistan when the government acted under UN directives or cracking down on newly-banned organizations. It is even said that the government acted hastily before the decision of UN came. The government of PPP fully abided by the UN because it feared isolation and sanctions. Now, it is the same UN whose resolution is being ignored by India for allowing Kashmiris...
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What's Wrong With 'Paki'?

Posted by anas on Jan 20, 2009 in Pakistan | 21 comments Not long ago Prince Harry made headlines for calling one of his coursemates from Pakistan a ‘Paki’ and the tabloids continued to carry this as the main story for the next three days. The prince quickly offered his apologies and the dust was settled. The matter looked familiar to me so I spent some time thinking over it. It happened before in 2002 when former (haha!) president George...
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Are They Qualified?

Posted by anas on Jan 12, 2009 in Pakistan | 18 comments Talk about a PhD doctor performing brain surgery. This is precisely what is happening in Pakistan. Unfortunately the condition is worse, the surgeon in question here isn’t even a PhD doctor. Perhaps, the doctor is totally uneducated and illiterate. When any of us apply for a job, the first question to consider is whether the job is suitable for us or not. Obviously holding a degree in...
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