This looks like the Abdullah Shah Ghazi mausoleum in the background, which is quite close to where I live. Quite a breathtaking capture this, I thought. In case you’re wondering who these folks are, that’s Ashwell Prince in the middle making his way back to the pavilion after being dismissed on the first day of [...]
Pakistan Less Corrupt This Year Than Before
According to the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) drawn up every year by the Transparency International (TI), Pakistan is the 40th most corrupt country in the world out of the 180 countries listed, an improvement from last year’s 14th most corrupt country out of 163 countries listed, and from 2005’s 11th most corrupt country from 159 [...]
Question Of The Day: Can We Disagree Without Being Disagreebale?
Adil Najam comes up with some pertinent observations as always:
Are we Pakistanis, as a nation, capable of decent civil discourse? Are we capable of honestly disagreeing with each other without becoming disagreeable? Are we able to partake in a honest discussion without getting our own egos offended and without getting down to marna maraana? Why [...]
Humble Pie Shameless Self Promotion
On today’s blogging menu I’ve got some humble pie* ’shameless self promotion’ for you. The blogger Ghazalah Khan at The Pakistani Spectator has been doing a series of interviews with Pakistani bloggers, including the likes of Dr. Awab Alvi, S. A. Shirazi, Owais Mughal, Kashif Aziz and others. I had been reading this series with [...]
We Can’t Blame Malik For This
The Associated Press of Pakistan reports:
NEW DELHI, Sep 26 (APP): Hundreds of people were injured in different parts of India after violence erupted between Hindus and Muslims over India’s victory against Pakistan in Twenty20 Cricket World Cup. Media reports said the worst hit areas were Indian Capital, occupied Kashmir, Assam, Uttarkhand and [...]
Live Blogging: The Big Final, Part 2
Welcome back!
Its 6:46 PM local time and Pakistan’s run chase has just begin. I was praying so I’ve missed the first ball, but they tell me Hafeez was on strike and he took a single. I now see Nazir on strike whose taken another easy single on the off side. Its RP Singh bowling and [...]
Live Blogging: The Big Final, Part 1
4:30 PM: Alright then, lets get started. The final is still about half an hour away, so I thought I’d start a little bit early by giving a general idea about the mood and feel of fans on both sides. Facebook status messages are good indicator, quite a fair number of my contacts have [...]
Preview: Pakistan vs. India, Johnnesburg, 20 Twenty World Cup Final
Five months on from the most traumatic period in their history, Pakistan have reached the ICC World Twenty20 final and are fully worth their place in the Johannesburg showpiece. They have bowled with variation, batted with verve and, most surprisingly, fielded well at crucial moments. The usually mercurial team has been the epitome of consistency; [...]
“i am man observing fast”
Xill-e-Ilahi comes up with an entertaining summary of the effects Ramadan has on Karachi’s drivers:
one of the easiest ways to die in our lovely city is to venture out of your home on to major road a few minutes before the sirens start blaring to signal the iftar. the way the traffic moves at the [...]
