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Posts Tagged ‘Looting’

Nominating Altaf Hussain for IIFA Award

By Farid Masood • Apr 12th, 2008 • Category: Entertainment

Yesterday, I was in club having a chat with friends, television was on my back. We got alert when TV started to telecast a speech with long pauses. I without turning back told my friends that Mr Altaf is on air. But astonished when one of my friend asked me to turn and look he [...]



Thank you Bainazir: A Gratitude

By Farid Masood • Feb 13th, 2008 • Category: Pakistan Vote'08, Politics

It is the talk of the past how you were eager to become the prime minister for the third time, I myself wrote many a time wrote against your eagerness of power and your way to strive for the power was wrong. It was against the will of the citizens of this country. How you [...]



Elections & Economy

By Farid Masood • Feb 2nd, 2008 • Category: Pakistan Vote'08, Politics

Holding elections for a poor (apparently rich) country like Pakistan is a big ask, in terms of administrative measure, economic burden, rising issues of political parties, international pressures and terrorism etc. Here the terrorism does not means in American terms, basically the dealing between politicians and the prospect killing of politicians.
State Bank of Pakistan has [...]



This all has been planned

By Farid Masood • Dec 29th, 2007 • Category: Politics

With grief and deep sorrow we condemn the brutal act of assassination of Mohtarma Bainazir Bhutto. A great leader is not within us, may Allah her soul rest in eternal peace and give the courage to her successors the bear the irrecoverable loss, Ameen. I salute her brave approach after the blast she came out [...]