ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—In the 1970s, Pakistan’s ISI smuggled a nuclear scientist, A.Q. Khan, from Europe to Pakistan. A decade later, Israel’s Mossad kidnapped and smuggled a renegade Israeli scientist, Mordechai Vanunu, as he flew from London to Rome. Dr. Khan is a fallen hero. Vanunu was a traitor who exposed his country’s nuclear secrets.
We in Pakistan are too soft. We should lea.. Read more
You have all been witness to an absolute chaotic situation that our
nation has been grappling with ever since the imposition of emergency
on November the 3rd last year. I am not here to justify the steps taken
by the President, nor do I favor those who exploited the wrong
decision. I speak on neutral grounds, as a patriotic nationalist, a
Pakistani who wants an end to this circus!
I will dis.. Read more
Well done! Well spent! As people in their hundreds flock around
utility stores in the country for cheaper food, a long march has come
to an end, or has rather ‘fizzled’ out achieving a lot. No! I firmly
believe the intention was not just to restore the judges or the
judiciary, but several other things in its contrast.
Let’s be frank. The champions of the freedom of judiciary today will
.. Read more
Raja Pervez Ashraf yesterday proudly announced the scrapping of the Kalabagh dam project in view of the un-ending differences among the different provinces.My point of view on this is that regardless of the differences that existed, the government should have found an alternative to calm all the opposed parties down and continue with the project as it was critical for the water shortage and electr.. Read more
I, and I’m sure that the rest of the Pakistani nation too is
yet to understand what these conflicting statements (issued over the past three
days) of Mr. Zardari mean and what the elected government wants.
All statements issued thus far had been in favour of the President
and that the Pakistan People’s Party was willing to work with President
Musharraf. This was a major reason why t.. Read more
From June 1st
2008, we at Pakistan
will have daylight saving timing. Which means that we would be switching our
clocks to 11 PM on the mid-night of
May 31st. Which - and I just realized this - means that we will have
two mid-nights on May 31st. However, that is beside the point. Now I
am a Karachiete so I am going to use the sun timings we have here. So we have
the sunset at around 7.45 PM.. Read more
It
took them a month and a half to form the government. It’s been almost
the same amount of time since then and they still have not workout the
kinks. If these facts weren’t sad enough all the meetings, negotiations
and press conferences are not being conducted in Pakistan. Hey! Its
only the country whose political, legislative and future course is
being supposedly debated on here, we do.. Read more
The US Secretary of
State Condoleezza Rice has visited Israel/Palestine no fewer than 15
times in the past 15 months - and has virtually nothing to show for it.
Her diplomacy has been an exercise in futility.
Far from contributing
to a resolution of the conflict, she has unwittingly demonstrated
America's striking loss of influence - not least with its Israeli ally.
She has also not escape.. Read more
As the Oil prices are at their all time high, people in the United States are also focusing on cutting off their extravagant expenses, which is leading towards the decrease in production.
There has been inflation worldwide for the past couple of months. It is likely that a recession will also hit in Pakistan, Australia, the UK and all other markets heavily influenced by the US
Free trade theory.. Read more
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Yusuf Raza Gilani, while romping to victory, became the country’s first
prime minister to gain a unanimous vote of confidence from the National
Assembly.
This called for jubilation all around. This was seen as one of those
rare occasions when Pakistani politicians showed solidarity for the
welfare of the nation.
One politician after another waxed eloquent on the benefits of this
grand uni.. Read more
Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Saturday became the first Prime Minister of the country to get a unanimous vote of confidence from the lower house. Opposition benches also voted in his favour as a gesture of goodwill.Shortly after receiving the unanimous vote, Gilani announced his government's 100 day policy which contains many populist measures to gain the confidence of the people of Pak.. Read more
We proudly welome you to the all new PakMarkaz.Net. Months of hard work to bring about the best out for you to have a good reading time is now online.We are currently running the website in "read-only" mode so writing articles and comments is temporarily unavailable till the 5th of April, 2008.All previous members can log in with the Email address they had used to register for PakMarkaz.Net instea.. Read more
After Asif Ali Zardari approached the head of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement on telephone, it was decided that Dr. Farooq Sattar will not stand in the race for premiership as the consensus opposition candidate. Instead, the MQM has now announced full support to the PPPP for the Prime Minsterial election in the National Assembly.The MQM will vote in favour of the PPPP candidate. But have they ditched.. Read more
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—From being messy, it is now becoming outright dirty as the United States continues to stir a witch’s brew within Pakistani politics. The fact remains that after heavily manipulating the arrival of Benazir Bhutto for these ‘free and fair’ elections, Washington was not left with an alternate candidate to replace her after the assassination. The arrival of .. Read more
How many of you were actually planning of going to India for the upcoming Indian Premiere League this year? Well for all you cricket lovers out there; let’s have a little reality check. In case you loose your passport or any other official document by ‘MISTAKE’ and you happen to be a poor Pakistani on an Indian land then chances are that you might end up dead .. Read more
Sizzling summers have yet to come but the love hate relationship between WAPDA and KESC struck the Karchiites on march 6th morning. Auntie Bijlee was out for 12 or more hours in many parts of the Karachi city. Yippeee!! :D And the Load shedding for summer (Olympics) has just begun! There cant be any replacement to the level of enjoyment one can have; when the temperature is 40 plus and there is .. Read more
Most of the Computer Science people out there who took their Data Structures course, must surely be aware of how painful it was to program a game, which most of the time required the use of the DirectX SDK. Gaming industry is a multi billion dollar industry now, and any enthusiast would want him or herself to be capable enough to be a part of such a growing trend, i.e Gaming. But due to the diffic.. Read more
Life goes on, time doesn’t stay for anyone you know. We may wish, we may even want for things to remain the same or find it difficult to evolve out of a state of mind but we eventually need to move on. For things aren’t always constant and everything around us doesn’t ever remain the same. “Times change, people change” and you can pretend to be the same person you a.. Read more
The rise of revolutionary new PC telephony concepts has given birth to a Pakistani venture, Connect2pk.com! The vision is to provide free international telephone service initially and then to expand, making Pakistan and its people proud!Connect2pk.com lets you call absolutely anywhere in the world for free. You have to register on the website and map a number to your account to enable it to dial f.. Read more
10. The only foreigners you see on the street are either Afghanis or Bengalis. 9. You know where Khayaban-e- something is but have no idea what Khayaban means. 8. The most fun thing to do is to eat out at some restaurant. 7. You get to see the new Tom Cruise’s film even before Tom Cruise. 6. You entitle a lady (age ranging from 15 to 25) a BACHEE (a very young girl). 5.. Read more
It was just before eleven at night, baby Muhammed was sleeping peacefully between his parents, all of a sudden there was a crashing sound. Iman (Muhammed’s mother) opened her eyes but couldn’t see a thing; she was shouting her six months baby boys’ name. Her search for their only child ended when Muhammed was found dead. The Israeli attack on the interior minister buildi.. Read more
When I was a kid, everything used to fascinate me. I had my own magical world complete with fairies and monsters I even had my own magic formula, which than they took it away from me along with my fascinating world. I don’t mind me getting old and being all filled up with logic and facts but sometimes, when I’m tired, I do miss those magical days because I believe my theory was more in.. Read more
YouTube blocked in Pakistan Feb 24 2008 3:02PMIslamabad - Pakistan has ordered all internet service providers to block the YouTube website for containing "blasphemous" content and material considered offensive to Islam, officials said on Sunday. An inter-ministerial committee has decided to block YouTube, a division of Google, because it contained "blasphemous content, videos and do.. Read more
A political leader should not be (only) judged or voted on the basis of his performance, one should also see that whether this leader can represent our emotions and our thoughts. People in Pakistan mostly say that we will vote for that person who has done something for us, who has made roads, fly overs, who has maintained the cleanliness in our city, who has started many big projects like five sta.. Read more
The cycle of learning has always been a fascinating concept for me….how does one learn? What makes understanding such an adrenaline rush? How is the brain able to hold such gigas and teras of information?.....if you are thinking this is going to be a scientific analysis of learning filled with facts and figures, then you are thinking quite wrong unless you envisage me as an Einstein and cou.. Read more
I am sharing this video I found on You Tube. The very famous "Pakistan Pakistan", sung by the legendary Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Focus on the lyrics, we have to! There is a great to learn from them! If only we start thinking of the sacrifices our elders made to achieve this nation! PLEASE! DO NOT DESTROY MY HOMELAND! No I'm no psycho screaming out at people, I understand the need for natio.. Read more
As if the turmoil and the chaos that the city of Karachi is going through, after the brutal murder of a two time Prime Minister was not enough. This killing of important political leaders, is furthering the hatred of certain elements of our country with each other.The assassination of the ANP leader at Sohrab Goth is not just another killing, it's as I see it a part of a minutely planned and schem.. Read more
After a month of reading highbrow sort of literature, I was craving for something simple and sweet. Had enough of logics and reasons and wanted a bit of magic, so I dig out my childhood collection of books and settled myself contentedly with one of my Enid Blyton favorites, ‘Book of Brownies’. A fairytale story of three bad brownies that got kicked out Fairy land to find their goodness and kid.. Read more
A real threat during that time emerged was BLA(Balauchistan Liberation Army) lead by Late BalachMari. It is now confirmed by many sources that he wasbacked by the Indian and Israeli intelligence(remember Kurdistan movement in Iraq) and obviouslyIndia and Israel cannot do it without American supportand permission. There are more than ten consulates and informationcenters of India operating in .. Read more
Is it just me or every one noticing that being fake is getting to be the 'in' trend now days. Its ok to be fake yet cool but definately not ok to be genuine and not cool enough. No one like the 'ordinary' word associated with them so they try to run away from it by every possible means. If that means talking in foriegn accent or dressing in a way to grab attention or wearing headphones every.. Read more
When reading Tulo-e-Islam by Iqbal I came across the following lines. “Hazaaron saal nargis apni be-noori pe roti hai..bari mushkil sey hota hai chaman mein deedawar paida!” It impressed me so much that I read them again and again. Who else can write such a beautiful poem other than Iqbal. What was going through his mind when he wrote these two lines? Or he might be thinking of.. Read more
Here is a compilation of a series(parts 1,2 and 3) of posts on my blog (http://united4justice.wordpress.com) with the name “History Repeats itself—>Comparison between Iraq-Saddam and Pakistan-Musharraf Situation”.History repeats it self because nobody seems to learn from it and that’s what is happening with us. Our leaders specially and nation in general are repeating th.. Read more
By Pervez Hoodbhoy Published in International Herald Tribune: January 16, 2008"A cacophony of protests in Pakistan greeted a recent statement by the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohammad ElBaradei. “I fear that chaos, or an extremist regime, could take root in that country, which has 30 to 40 warheads,” he said. He also expressed fear that “nuclear weapon.. Read more
A Very Interesting and thought provoking Interview came in the recent edition of NEWSWEEK. It was our very own President being interview by Fareed Zakaria. Below are some excerpts which i think everyone should read: Tagline: By Clinging to Power, Musharraf is making Pakistan fight the wrong enemy -- Him.Since Benazir Bhutto.. Read more
“Ringa ringa roses Pocket full of posses Husha busha We all fall down..” And they did! A pretty nursery poetry that makes me remember my childhood days. In those days when we used to sing this nursery rhym, no one had in their mind that this poetry have actually a background to it. A dark back background actually. Centuraries ago, when blac.. Read more
One day in university, I was sitting with a good friend of mine when suddenly he perked up and said to me; “there she is!” I looked at the fast retreating figure crossing the lawn and I saw nothing special, she was simple and plain and her tomboyish style had nothing feminine in it. “I like that girl”, his thin face was vibrant with emotions. Two seconds.. Read more
On October 8th, 2005 the northern areas of our country was hit by major earthquake. There was irreplaceable loss of property and life but the earthquake was not the only major thing which happened that October. The people of our country poured out of their homes to help our brothers and sisters in need. Everyone contributed to their maximum potential. During the first week of the quake the PAF M.. Read more
The Scotland Yard is here! A team of british anti-terror detectives are now carrying out investigations into the assisination of former Premier, Benazir Bhutto. Is it a good move or a bad one? Only time will tell, but the reaction inside is clearly indicative of what is about to happen.There are a few important questions here. Shocking videos have been released that not only show Ms. Bhutto clearl.. Read more
In general, a Pakistani like you or me is deeply concerned about the current condition of our beloved homeland, an aftermath of the recent tragedies that shook our nation.
My heart is struck with grief and sorrow when I watch so called Pakistanis tearing down their own country. Making sure that no one is left untouched by their atrocities,
However, today in a meeting with a client of mine, w.. Read more
Publishes on 2nd Januray, 2008 at Fasih Ahmed's blog. Yetsernight, my brother in law visited us and we sat down at dinner and discussed a lot of what has happened in the last seven days. We got to talk about the very tragedies and destruction told first hand by friends.The first event he told us happened to one of his very close friends. One of his four year old son was very sick on 27th December,.. Read more
These days my brother is giving us a visit, he actually resides in Mississauga - Canada. As soon as we picked him from air port and got into our car, I asked him, 'so hows everyone in Canada viewing the political situation in Pakistan ?' I was asking in reference to the emergency in Pakistan. His immediate reply was that 'all Canadians are thinking as if there's a war going on in Pakistan and for .. Read more
Frankly, do you think Rafiq Hariri of Lebanon was killed by the Syrian armed forces? Or were they foolish enough to do so - knowing that the international outcry would force them to withdraw from Lebanon?In Mohtarma’s unfortunate assassination, I’ve been thinking and have come to the logical conclusion that the losing side, in such an eventuality, would always be those in charge - the .. Read more
A nation which was founded on the principles of justice and freedom in the name of a religion which condemns all kind of discrimination (racial, status wise, linguistic etc) , a religion which does not allow any kind of unjust action and which promotes the concept of universal brotherhood.BUT what we did with the great ideology? With the great state founded in the name of that ideology?Soon after .. Read more
Well , I am not a poet but recent events have made me to write this small piece. Raat andheri chat jai gi,jab din ka ujala chaiga,Zulm kai sahnai walai bhi,zulm sai jab takrain gai,Hai AAmriat Ka zor to kia,Bandooq ki Hai yalghar to kia,Hum Aik Khuda kai bandai hain, Hum Bhi Koi Kamzor nahi,Aaag pani ki jang mei jab,bhaap hawa ban jaigi,shur kahin na chup pai ga,aur badi k.. Read more
Remember how toys used to attract us in our childhood? Remember how dear they used to be to us? Remember how we always used to keep them close to us? Well, I can’t help it if you were one of those few kids who actually never had to bother about who touches your toys and who does not. More often then not, we found us battling for a toy, fighting and crying but not letting go of it! Aah! Child.. Read more
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I, and I’m sure that the rest of the Pakistani nation too is
yet to understand what these conflicting statements (issued over the past three
days) of Mr. Zardari mean and what the elected government wants.
All statements issued thus far had been in favour of the President
and that the Pakistan People’s Party was willing to work with President
Musharraf. This was a major reason why t.. 
The US Secretary of
State Condoleezza Rice has visited Israel/Palestine no fewer than 15
times in the past 15 months - and has virtually nothing to show for it.
Her diplomacy has been an exercise in futility.
Far from contributing
to a resolution of the conflict, she has unwittingly demonstrated
America's striking loss of influence - not least with its Israeli ally.
She has also not escape.. 
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