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Adding Fuel to Fire
The Shareef-Zardari government (hmm… that came out interesting, unintentionally) has dropped it’s first bombshell. They have conveniently asked us to “get ready for higher fuel prices”. Quickly afterwards, they raised the price to Rs. 65.81 per litre of petrol. It is expected to touch 80’s by June.
That’s strike I, for the new government.
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Pakistan is for SALE
You must have noticed the winter sale season going on these days. Hang Ten is giving 50% off. Nike is doing better at 60%. Sheikh’s Mall is beating both of them with 70%. But no one, I repeat, no one, is able to beat the Lion King and his pack of hyenas. They have put […]
Who is the Chief Justice of Pakistan?
According to the government-owned 50th anniversary website of the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP), “Hon’ble Mr. Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry” is still the “Chief Justice of Pakistan.” Looks like the hon’ble elite e-force of ISI (read goo… never mind) is busy filming the new judges.
Turn off your heaters and freeze to death
Temperatures in the capital territory were in single digits over the past weekend. Islamabad recorded 8°C while Murree dropped to zero. On the very same weekend, oblivious to the ground realities, Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Ltd. conveniently told its consumers through a newspaper ad that they should “never use gas heaters as they can be hazardous to health.”
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