Shame on Us

Release Dr. Aafia Siddiqui
Aafia Siddiqui: Another Daughter of Pakistan Sold to Americans
Aafia Siddiqui appears in US court, denied bail
Dr Aafia’s court appearance raises questions
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Happy Independence Day 2008

May Allah give us enough courage to stop taking from our beloved country and start giving back to it what it truly deserves.
A very Happy 61st Independence Day to all Pakistanis.

Some Blood Found in Pakistanis

As if there was any blood left in the already beaten up Pakistanis, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources is proposing a yet another hike for petrol and diesel. And that is after Saudi Arabia decided to give $6bn worth of oil on deferred payment.
This is what, 100th time they are increasing the price […]

A Missionary School Renames NWFP

Off and on we Pakistanis discuss the right name for the province that the British inconveniently named North West Frontier Province or NWFP. Meanwhile, St. Francis School of Excellence, Murree, has put up an ad for 2008 admissions and have conveniently named it, on their own, Pakhtunistan.
Cool, eh?

The ad appeared in paper version of The […]

Geocode Pakistan, will ya?

Google unveiled Google Map Maker on June 24. Map Maker allows users to contribute Maps data for regions around the world. Pakistan is one of the only 18 countries available for geocoding through Map Maker. Others 17 are: the Caribbean (Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Grenada, Jamaica, Netherlands Antilles, […]