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We Remember, We Value, We Salute

By Saleem Khan • Sep 7th, 2008 • Category: Politics

On Defence Day, September 6, we salute the Shaheeds and Ghazis, who embraced the pains in order to save our beloved country Pakistan and our independence. Above all to ensure the safety and security of all Pakistanis. Let us pay a tribute to our Shaheeds on this special day, who are awarded Nishan-e-Haider, [...]



Six Months, Six Days

By Saleem Khan • Aug 26th, 2008 • Category: Politics

I was sitting idle so started reading old posts on my favourite blog TPS, specially the posts of last week of February 2008. These posts were full of hopes and happiness. Every writer/blogger tried his level best to portray the bright future of Pakistan after Election 2008. It is claimed that dreams are transforming into [...]



Three Months, Three Days

By Saleem Khan • Aug 25th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Today, after offering Fajr prayers, I started reminding “Mr. Asif Ali Zardari and his promises” that he is doing with political parties, influential personalities and a Nation, since he is on the driving seat of PPP chairmanship after assassination of Benazir Bhutto on 27th December 2007.
One of his promises was that his government will officially [...]



I Am

By Saleem Khan • Aug 24th, 2008 • Category: Misc

I am: yet what I am none cares or knows,
My friends forsake me like a memory lost;
I am the self-consumer of my woes,
They rise and vanish in oblivious host,
Like shades in love and death’s oblivion lost;
And yet I am! And live with shadows tots
Into the nothingness of scorn and noise,
Into the living sea of waking [...]



Plastic Bags – Prolific Problem

By Saleem Khan • Aug 15th, 2008 • Category: Misc

The plastic bag is an icon of convenience culture, by some estimates the single most ubiquitous consumer item on Earth, numbering in the trillions. Everyone knows how big the plastic bag problem is. Plastic bags don’t biodegrade. Instead, they photo-degrade, breaking down into smaller and smaller toxic bits that clogging up our land, our drains, [...]



US told not to back terrorism against Pakistan

By Saleem Khan • Aug 7th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Pakistan has complained to the United States military leadership and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) that Washington’s policy towards terrorism in Pakistan was inconsistent with America’s declared commitment to the war against terror.
Impeccable official sources have said that strong evidence and circumstantial evidence of American acquiescence to terrorism inside Pakistan was outlined by President Pervez [...]



15 Years in Solitary Confinement

By Saleem Khan • Aug 3rd, 2008 • Category: Misc

Solitary confinement, colloquially referred to as “the hole” or “the pound”, is a punishment or special form of imprisonment in which a prisoner is denied contact with any other persons, excluding members of prison staff. Usually cited as an additional measure of protection (of society) from the criminal, it has also been called a form [...]



Manufacturing Wind Turbines in Pakistan

By Saleem Khan • Aug 1st, 2008 • Category: Politics

The new government in Pakistan is in place after the February 18, 2008 general elections. It is confronted with major challenges out of which power shortage is the most demanding. Due to energy shortage, the public has been warned that it should tighten its belts and get mentally prepared for massive loadshedding in the summer [...]



Prevention Is Better Than Cure

By Saleem Khan • Jul 31st, 2008 • Category: Misc

Each year, many people die in Pakistan as a result of house fires. However, there are a number of steps you can take to protect your family and to prevent the risk of fire in your home.
- Make a fire action plan so that everyone in your home knows how to escape if there is [...]



C.I.A. Outlines Pakistan Links With Militants. How???

By Saleem Khan • Jul 31st, 2008 • Category: Politics

Today, where we stands in “The War against Terrorism”? A question that is on every tongue of Pakistani. Let me share a new development in this regard.
The New York Times is reporting Wednesday that I.S.I had dangerous ties with militants operating in Pakistan’s tribal areas.
According to American military and intelligence officials, a top C.I.A. official [...]