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The streets of Pakistan abound with informal, but highly effective moral policing, enforced by a snide comment here, a leery look there. And to those who think it applies only to women (well, it does mostly), think again. The amount of times I was told not to wear shorts! Not just any teeny tiny chaddi, but good ol' respectable Bermuda shorts. And not only in some middle or lower income group area...
It is the general belief amongst the people of Pakistan that Asif Ali Zardari is a corrupt politician whose rise to Presidential power has witnessed the ascent of corruption to new heights. Long after he is swept from power people will remember him as the worst thing that happened to Pakistan, his administration will forever be marked in history as the most corrupt, the most inept, the most unc...
The main reason why I always wanted to leave Pakistan was that I didn't like the way daily life moved. In Fact, I was trying to find excuses to speak bad things. I was a famous unpatriotic person among my friends. I used to get annoyed by the honking bikes and polluted traffic. I remember clearly that I never thought for a single moment to improve things, at least to keep a positive attitude a...
This is my first contribution to any blog site. Banking sector plays a vital role in strengthening Pakistan's economy. Customer services provided by the banks varies from bank to bank. I would like others to contribute their feedback and opinion on how we can make this sector more effective in terms of improving country's current situation and the impact of customer services provided by o...
It is really disappointing to know that a Malaysian Pakistani Citizen doesn't have right to meet or talk to the officials. I don't understand the idea of having our own embassy and not having access inside. This has been a major issue to consult with governing authorities when it comes to seeking official help in Pakistan. But I was quite sad to know that the Pakistani Embassy in Malaysia ...
One of my office colleagues father was a renowned Neuro-surgeon of USA, I asked her to explain the qualities he had, which separated him from the rest, she quickly named one and that was "reading". She told me that her father was from a humble background and he could not afford borrowing books from the library, so he used to go at night to the towns library and used to slide his hand underneat...
All we ever hear about Swat these days is in negative words. In fact, all we ever hear about the country is in the negative. Me? I'm tired of it. But what can I do? I'm sure you'll agree that only thinking positive or writing a blog post is not going to bring about the change that we are all craving for and need so badly. There comes a time when talking about things becomes redundant and i...
Opinions, opinions, opinions! We all seem to be literally teeming with opinions nowadays, opinions about what to believe, how to act, etc. and oddly enough these opinions seem to be for everyone except ourselves. So it is in that very spirit of interest that I now venture forth and humbly state my outlooks, which are all what opinions really are. I am sure we have all noticed that our co...
It's the truth. We often say this phrase to support our comments that what we say is the truth and right. We do not care about the circumstances and situations which may be the after effect of our comments about certain issue. We do not care if some body's feelings might be hurt. And if some one objects we simply support ourselves by saying "It's the truth." Surely truth is to be said but t...
Born to a family that migrated on a train's roof top I was brought up in an environment of patriotism and in the echoes of the tales of heroism. I was told it was a matter of great pride to be born on this green holy land. This is the land of the braves and the winners they would say. I too have a few bleak happy memories of mine. The memories of me carrying the flag with great honour on the ...
I was watching TV the other day and had a chance to watch one of the so-called scholars on the TV channel from Pakistan. I was listening to his speech and realized that these people do come on TV and say anything they like. Someone has to do a follow-up on their statements and critically judge their statements so people should realize that what has been said on TV is not always correct. So, I ...
We all agree that the current state of affairs in Pakistan is far from what any of us desires. A logical question that comes to ones mind is why we are in such a mess. We need a RCA, root cause analysis. From Wikipedia, “A root cause is an initiating cause of a causal chain which leads to an outcome or effect of interest. Commonly, root cause is used to describe the depth in the causal chain...
Being the death anniversary of Agha Hasan Abedi 5th August will be remembered for many years to come in Pakistan's banking sector, educational institutions and hospitals. Agha Hasan Abedi, the founder of world's seventh largest Bank, Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) proved himself as an international financial force. He introduced the concept of personalized banking and support...
Pakistan's economic condition is severely weak but still the ruling class is living a lavish lifestyle. According to a newspaper report, The expenses of the President House have been increased by 12.88 per cent for the upcoming fiscal year. Despite tall claims by the government that it would freeze its expenditures, the president has evidently decided that austerity does not begin at home. ...
Tears trickled down her cheeks and trembled down her jaw line. She slumped against a wall, recollecting the agonies inflicted upon her. Outside, the calming moon was pouring tranquillity to every creature scrambling in green moss and heather. Everyone was calm except Mukhtaran Mai. She glanced at her tormentors, who seemed immune to the calamity they had caused. Thinking of how her whole sta...
