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Ignored Earth Quake of Balochistan

By Ghazala Khan • Jan 24th, 2011 • Category: Politics

Courtesy to the media, most of the Pakistanis know about the very recent massive tremor which jolted most of Balochistan, part of Sindh and some of other areas of the Karachi. The magnitude of the earthquake, according to the MET was 7.3 at the scale. Thankfully, loss in Karachi and Sindh was minimal, but is [...]



Imago of Pakistan

By Ghazala Khan • Sep 30th, 2010 • Category: Features

While checking my email in the Gmail, my eye caught the the bar above the inbox, in which the email service occassionaly displays the English words with their meanings. They often are interesting, and today’s word was not only interesting but also proved as a trigger to write this blog post.
The word was ‘Imago’. It [...]



Pakistanis are friendly, very loving people and want peace

By Ghazala Khan • Sep 17th, 2010 • Category: Features

Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi is a great tennis player, a great Pakistani and a super star —— Aisam Ul Haq is my hero —- Aisam is our man — our hero!
What Aisam did single-handedly —– our whole diplomatic machinery failed to do. He was at peace with himself when conveyed his message loudly, “I want to say [...]



Quran Burning Plans on 9/11, Standup Against It, Sign Petition Please

By Ghazala Khan • Sep 7th, 2010 • Category: Features

Sign the petition here.
Please send this petition to your contacts to sign it.
Islam is all about peace and harmony, but a Florida pastor is planning to burn Quran on 9/11. Sign this petition to let the world know that it is an act of terrorism and we strongly condemn this act.
A Florida church known for [...]



Free Sakineh, Sign the Petition Please

By Ghazala Khan • Aug 17th, 2010 • Category: Features

Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, a 43 year old mother of two, was convicted in May 2006 of having an “illicit relationship” with two men and received 99 lashes as her sentence. Despite already having been punished, she has now been further convicted of “adultery” and she and sentenced to death by [...]



Gilgit’s Isa Khan Honesty and Japanese tourist

By Ghazala Khan • Jul 26th, 2010 • Category: Politics

Our leaders, both political and military and others can take a leaf out of Isa Khan’s book. Where Pakistan is notorious for its corruption and nepotism, and the security is all time low and all the countries of world show red flag to tourists who want to come to Pakistan, a common Pakistani stands up [...]



Office Boy Becomes Chartered Accountant, Very Inspirational

By Ghazala Khan • Jul 21st, 2010 • Category: Mystic Matters

SURAT: This diamond city has a Phungsuk Wangdu of the ‘3 Idiots’ fame in 24-year-old office boy, Shailesh Ghule, who has cleared his final CA exams with flying colours.
Unlike Wangdu aka Aamir Khan, Shailesh did not impersonate anyone to pursue his love for studies, but does have the same background. Living in a 12×25 room [...]



Why Security Guards of Banks Become Robbers

By Ghazala Khan • Jun 2nd, 2010 • Category: Politics

Everyday, we travel to our jobs and educational institutes leaving a trail of worries and tensions, to face new frustrations, just to come back home at night to relive the nightmares. Along the way, we see miseries in wholesale. People of the land of pure begging, snatching, looting, abusing; the hopeless mobs of people roaming [...]



Iftikhar Chaudhry Should Ban Foreign Assets of Leaders

By Ghazala Khan • May 23rd, 2010 • Category: Lead Story

It’s simple. How could the civilian and military and journalists and judicial leaders could be really sincere and sympathetic with the Pakistan, when their homes, children, businesses and assets are out of the Pakistan. How could they be worried about the economic environment in the country, when all they are worried about is the impact [...]



New British Government Cuts It’s Pay to 5%, Pakistani Government???

By Ghazala Khan • May 14th, 2010 • Category: Politics

Yes, the Pakistani government has added some more clowns to the cabinet and has increased the perks, privileges and powers of the armies of ministers, advisors, consultants and all other sort of useless components which make up this pathetic regime.
A hung parliament has emerged in the UK, and by Pakistani standards it should have been [...]