I decided to give my TOEFL last Sunday, 28th Sept. I registered six days before the test, paid $25 late fees with the actual $150. Printed my admin card and saw that I needed a valid passport to give the test. This passport clause is for Pakistan, India and Bangladesh only. (See what a good [...]
Whenever the month of Ramazan comes, Muslims become hyper-sensitive with respect to their religion. It’s as if all their sins would be washed away in a single month. Don’t get me wrong, Ramazan has it’s ‘more than fair’ share of virtues but the hypocritical nature of Muslims disgusts me! A whole year passes by, with [...]
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One day a man was traveling on his camel with his possessions and his slave. He stopped at a mosque and went inside to pray, leaving the slave to take care of the goods.
When he was gone, the slave climbed on the camel’s back. When the master returned, the slave declared himself as the master [...]
At ten in the morning, I woke up to see my mother on the phone. She looked at me and said, “Your sister has secured the first position in her ACCA Financial Accounting paper in all of Pakistan.”
I thought: “Again?“
Mom: “I want you to get 90% marks on your TOEFL, do you understand?”
Me: “Huh???”
اوپر والا [...]
President (*sniff*) Zardari’s guestbook entry at the Mausoleum of our Founder.
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I’m disappointed. I’m baffled. I’m worried. I’m depressed. I can’t think clearly.
I don’t understand what’s going to happen to this country now. Musharraf just resigned.
I don’t care what the anti-Musharraf say. I don’t care what the media says. I don’t care that the PTV anchorman started bashing Musharraf just as soon as he heard Musharraf [...]
The 14th day of August is upon us. Sitting at my desk, typing on my computer I can hear the occasional silencer-less motorcycles whizzing by on the main road and the sounds of the not-so-distant firecrackers exploding in the night sky. I’m happy.
Today, Pakistan celebrates it’s 61st birthday. Happy Independence Day to all!
But I’m also [...]
I hate it when:
People drive slow in the fast lane and hinder my speed…
Don’t get the heck out of my way when I honk at them…
Park in the middle of the road…
Don’t have the decency to move their car to the side when it breaks down…
Mend punctures in the middle of the road…
Have their fog [...]
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On the 6th of July, 2000, British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s son was arrested for drinking when he was found drunk and incapable near Leicester Square, London.
When asked about it, Tony Blair remarked:
“Being a prime minister can be a tough job and being a parent is probably tougher!”
It is apparent from the above statement that [...]
The following news was present in all newspapers owned by the Mir Khalil-ur-Rehman Foundation: Jang, The News, etc.
This same piece of news was reported as “Breaking News” four times on Geo during the period of 8 a.m. to 9.30 a.m. They never report breaking news twice but this was reported FOUR TIMES!
Now look at this [...]
