Karachi the city of Lights....

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Engro Foods

MQM changed the moods....!

Gulbahar Bano -Tu Kya Yeh Tai Hai Ke Ab Umr Bhar Nahi Milna

Foodbook on Boatbasin

Photo courtesy:@VasifAbbas

BAAT by Milestones

Saad Haroon Stand Up Comedian from Pakistan at #PKSMS

Masood Khan Sheelo Khan best

Elections 2011 in Kashmir

The Pakistani side of Kashmir usually called Azad Kashmir is a very peaceful and serene place it is sometimes also compared and related to the Paradise on earth.The Lovely People of this beautiful valley are very politically aware despite it being a very remote area.The Elections for the Azad Kashmir assembly which elects the government of Azad Kashmir are held separately not with the general elections in Pakistan.

Of the 41 directly elected seats for the AJK Legislative Assembly, 29 are based on the constituencies located within AJK itself and 12 represent the Kashmiri diaspora all over Pakistan. Nine of them are in Punjab, two in Sindh and Baluchistan, mainly Karachi, and one for the Kashmiris settled in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
There are also eight reserved seats, of which one is for representation for Kashmiris living abroad, mainly in the United Kingdom. The remaining reserved seats include five for women, one for technocrats and one for the ulema.
We have seen in the past that local leaders,parties and alliances backed by the major political parties of Pakistan takes part in the elections and form the government and opposition. But this time it is very different.The recently turned opposition of the ruling PPP alliance of Pakistan PML(N) lead by Mian Nawaz sharief (brother of chief Minister of Punjab shahbaz sharief)  wanted a direct battle with the PPP to prove that the Government of PPP is very unpopluar even though the outcome of kashmir elections does not effect the general election of Pakistan.
Interestingly the PPP fought back.The surprising speech of President Zardari just days before the elections in which he openly mentioned Mr Nawaz and retorted to all his recent allegations of mismanagement and corruption.President Zardari attacked the "mindset" of the opposition and blamed them for all the troubles Pakistan has faced and is facing including the one big issue of "Power & energy crisis "

June 26, 2011 Assembly Election on 37 seats were held. Total seats were 41 but election postponed due to poor law & order on 4 constituencies of Karachi Lahore & Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Pfizer Pakistan revives 40-year old consumer brand

Sunset at seaview clifton

Photo courtesy:Hira Khatri

Strings - Chaaye Chaaye

President Zardari in Tehran for terrorism conference

PNS Zulfiquar carrying MV Suez crew arrived in Karachi

Pakistan-India talks on the bureaucratic level

Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao was in Islamabad for Pak-india dialogue with her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir.This is as we know a bilateral dialogue on the bureaucratic level here in the india and pakistan foreign secretary is a bureaucrat and not a politician as an elected member of parliament  or the political government.If you have watched the British television series yes minister and yes prime minister...you will probably be aware that I have no idea what they really talked about and why is the Pakistan's official looking so glad while the indian looking very pale after the last session and joint statement.But one thing is very clear that as soon as the indian official arrived in Islamabad the news of her appointment in Washington as the new Indian Ambassador came.Which means that this was her last big assignment in this post and she may not be assisting in the foreign Minister level talks in the near future or the next round of bureaucratic level dialogue as well.Obviously if she may be  expecting a retirement or further extention of service in the same post and she got a new assignment altogether she must be a little worried and excited.Anyways lets wish her goodluck and pray that the next person does even better job in her post. 

Dawn All About Lifestyle begins today

Dawn is proud of the fact that it was founded by the founder of the Nation Mr Jinnah and have always kept his ideals and principle as the guiding light and even when under financial pressures and desires to make some extra cash for survival or expansion it was forced to support the builder mafia of the big cities like Karachi and Islamabad.The guilt ridden Dawn group started a bi-annual event at the expo center for the twisted generation that live in ever growing concrete jungle  

"Bol" being released today.

The new adventure of Geo films and shoaib mansoor "Bol" is being released in Pakistan today.I have no intention of going to the theatre anytime soon to watch this movie and even if I did I wont give you the spoilers here so go and watch it yourself or wait till eid when Geotv will show it in two thousand pieces with soap and agarbati commercials.

Nice music BTW...

Marvi Memon resigns

 Marvi Memon has resigned from the party of chaudhry shujaat PML(q) and the National assembly of Pakistan after PML(q) joined Pakistan Peoples Party government and an election alliance for the up coming national elections and the ongoing kashmir elections.since she was elected on the special woman's seat in the parliament her seat did not fall vacant after the resignation.The name of Tanzeela Aamir cheema of PML(q) was next in line so she was sworn in by the speaker of National Assembly Fehmida Mirza  

British Foreign secretary William Hague visits Islamabad

President Zardari ,Aseefa many others donates blood

Happy Birthday Benazir

The President of Pakistan Mr Asif Ali Zardari on the sad occasion of mohterema shaheed Benazir's 58th Birthday  speaking to a large gathering at Benazir's ancestral place Noudero in Larkana openly criticize the opposition and the mind set of those who killed his dear wife and are against Pakistan.
    Now the speech has nothing new to offer and some might even call it an election rhetoric on the request of Pakistan Peoples Party Kashmir and the women's wing or maybe the CEC of the party but what i feel listening to this speech is that Mr Zardari still has a soft corner for the now leader of the opposition and once his coalition partner and ally.He called Mr Nawaz shareef of Pakistan Muslim league(N) a Moulvi..which is not an abusive term in any national or regional language or slangs in the entire south asian sub continent and the far east.Infact this arabic word denotes respect in the entire muslim world and especially in the central asia where mr zardari recently visited.

Landing in Karachi puts NAS Air on the Map

Pak Naval Commandos Rescue Ship From Pirates

Thinking about you- Zoe Viccaji

So who is in charge.....?

Constitutionally speaking it should be the Prime Minister Gilani in the Parliament who should be in charge of both the political and administration of justice in Pakistan after the constitutional amendments and judicial reviews or the President Zardari who holds the co-chairpersons post of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and is the symbol of the unity and integrity of Pakistan both within as well as outside the Pakistan.It is not very surprising that in Pakistan the Army headquarters more popularly known as the GHQ is directly or indirectly in charge most of the time with the military AID and political support from the US and its allies by suspending the constitution of Pakistan.Interestingly the suspension of constitution by the Military in my observation is not like putting it on the highest shelf or locking it up in a safe.All the time a constitution of Pakistan is in suspension it hangs over like an Apple on a string. Most read and debated. 
    Unfortunately Pakistan is going through the worst energy and power crisis of its entire 60+ years history so technologically speaking it is not possible to keep in charge all the time.and especially during the unbelievably expected and harsh   power shut downs and loadsheddings.

 

Fifth Avenue Pakistan Summer Collection 2011

Launching ceremony of fourth F-22P Frigate (PNS ASLAT)

WORLD CALL WIRELESS BROADBAND

Lunar eclipse

President Zardari in Astana for SCO summit

ASTANA,KAZAKHSTAN

The Social Media Scene in Pakistan (Rev1.0)

This is an unedited video share the author may or may not agree with some or all the facts and figures in this video presentation.

Pakistani Song

clifton beach

Pakistani mariners freed from somali pirates captivity after paying ransom of 2.1M $

This incredible saga of Pirates of Somalia has been more popular in Pakistan in the past few months than johnny Depp or the Pirates of the Caribbean latest release.The issue was highlighted by a private television channel when it showed a young Pakistani girl's appeal for the release of her father Captain Wasi .Televsion viewers throughout Pakistan and Pakistanis all around the world had tears in their eyes when they saw this young girl on their television screens saying that she wants to sell her kidneys to pay the ransom for her father.The nation was sad and enraged.Usually the ports and shipping in Pakistan is the terrain of the MQM as they hold the ministry in federal cabinet since the days of former President Musharraf.It is believed that they never compromise on this ministry under any circumstance.I personally believed that this drama has something very political if not fishy..to do with the holding on or regaining the ministry.Anyways when we have no proof only the suspicion we in Pakistan usually say "Wallah-o-Alam bis sawab"(only Allah knows best)
 

Daily Dawn tuesday june 14th 2011

Alif Allah, Jugni, Arif Lohar _ Meesha - Coke Studio.mp4

Network!!

http://tribune.com.pk/multimedia/slideshows/187543

International bloggers network in Karachi at first-ever social media summit

Leon Panetta visits Pakistan

The US Secretary  of defense (designate) and outgoing CIA chief Leon Panetta visits Islamabad/Rawalpindi soon after the Senate confirmation hearing....intriguing isn't it...???? very very.
Sources: Panetta Confronts Pakistan Over Collusion With Militants

Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Pakistan today

Air Show Turkey Türkiye Hava Gösterisi 2011 JF-17 Pakistan Air Force

Dell Streak 5 introduced by Mobilink Indigo

World Environment Day 2011

Thankyou WWF-Pakistan for the Reforestation of Murree project.

Khuda Hum Ko Aisi Khudai Na De (Masood Khan Sheelo Khan) Live.

Princess of Hope

Makran Coastal Highway

Its Budget time again.....

I really don't know why the government of Pakistan prepares and presents the annual Budget for approval of the Parliament in the scorching heat of May/June in the middle of the calender year.But whatever are their reasons it is that time again.
   Economics is a very tough subject and honestly i was never able to fully study and understand it  on the micro or macro level. And Pakistan's economy is absolutely out of this world.I don't think that there is any institution in this world that can make you an expert on Pakistan's economy in years and decades. Only a calm and positive approach could lead you to understand some aspects of the economy provided you have a very good sense and understanding of the geo-political scenarios of  the past,present and future.