Monday, May 22, 2006

No Blogging for some time


I will be away traveling for a week and will probably not have access to a computer, so I won't be blogging for the next 7-10 days. Hope to continue once I return back to Dubai. You all behave yourself while I'm gone. And enjoy reading my old posts.

Sunday, May 21, 2006

Personality Test

You Have A Type A+ Personality

You're driven to succeed every single second of the day
And you don't let up on your goals, no matter how tired you are
You've already acheived a lot in your life... but it's not enough for you

Always on the go, you tend to get things done quickly and effectively
You have the personality to be a successful enterpreneur
Just remember to play a little too, even if play is the most difficult thing for you!

Saturday, May 20, 2006

And we wonder why Gold keeps going UP

Mr Miandad's Son and Daud Bhai's Daughter at their wedding.

Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Black and White

These were taken with a regular automatic camera, using black and white film.



Some Photographs


Monday, May 15, 2006

Pakistan Mentoring Iran?

Via The Chicago Sun-Times, comes word that the Iranians went to a retired Pakistani general for advice on how to prevent an attack on their nuclear facilities.

Retired general, Mirza Aslam Beg, admits he told them, ''make it clear that if anything happens to Iran, if anyone attacks it -- it doesn't matter who it is or how it is attacked -- that Iran's answer will be to hit Israel; the only target will be Israel.

''With allies like this, it's easy to confuse them with your enemies. How long can Pervez Musharraf retain power and stave off the mobs of radicals that populate Pakistan? And if he goes, will Pakistan be another nuclear armed Muslim madhouse?Read more about the Pakistan Iran connection at The Mercury News.

Tuesday, May 09, 2006

Chessboard Dr Farrukh Saleem

This Article is Taken from The News.

For those who do not Understand Pakistani Politics.

Sharifov: Sharifs, Twice Elected to office of the Prime Minister, Twice thrown out before the end of their term.

The Queen: Reffers to Ms. Bhutto, Twice Elected to the office of the Prime Minsiter, Twice Thrown out before the end of her term.

Q: reffers to PML(Q), The Party of Choice for the Dictor to do his deeds.

First, according to London's International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) the US Army has a total strength of 502,000 while the Pak Army has 550,000 soldiers. There are 881 generals in the US Army while the number of generals in the Pak Army ranges from 790 to 940 (brigadier-generals included in both cases).

Second, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), America's GDP stands at $12.5 trillion while Pakistan's GDP at $118 billion is less than one per cent of America's (GDP-nominal). Behind $12,500,000,000,000 worth of goods and services produced are 15 cabinet members and six cabinet rank members. In Pakistan, $118,000,000,000 worth of GDP is lorded over by more than three-dozen federal ministers, more than two-dozen ministers of state and five-dozen others with the rank of a federal minister or minister of state; that's a total of 10-dozen ministers.

Here's how the politico-military chessboard looks in the Land of the Pure. At least a corps from among the king's soldiers is engaged in Balochistan and two corps' strength is in Waziristan. The rest of king's rooks, knights and pawns are under order to deliver Punjab to the Q on a platter.

Only a company -- 60 to 250 personnel with a captain or a major in command -- will be required to send the Sharifovs back to their holy exile. For the Queen, a dungeon awaits as every adjudicator is under oath to pronounce a life-term for even the smallest of misdemeanours, real or cooked-up, committed some two decades ago.

There are three things that our elite don't like: Sharifov, the Queen and democracy. Given half a chance -- in 1988, 1990, 1993, and 1997 -- ordinary voters have always elected either the Queen or Sharifov. In return, every chance the Queen or Sharifov got they squandered by choking the only other democratic force around -- encouraging non-democratic forces -- and failing to put in place an independent judiciary (that could've saved them in times of trouble). In essence, the Queen and Sharifov have been each other's worst enemies.

With -- but preferably without -- the Queen in town and the electoral field will be made to tilt in Q's favour and the loaded electoral dice will be made to land in Q's lap. The rulers, however, would love to have one genuine political force on their side; play one democratic force against the other. Sharifovs insist they are not in the queue. Is the Queen?

The rulers would love an explicit split between the Queen and Sharifov. The Queen has long been putting all her eggs in the American basket. The great American democracy, on the other hand, is somehow convinced that it must have undemocratic allies. Democratic forces cannot -- and should not -- count on Uncle Sam's help. On October 15, 2003, Ilham Aliyev, son of America's favourite dictator, stage-managed 76.8 per cent of all votes. On September7, 2005, Hosni Mubarak, America's favourite dictator, was re-crowned bagging 88.6 per cent of votes. To be certain, President Bush has been elected by American voters to safeguard America's geo-strategic interests, democracy or dictatorship is everyone's own business.

The chessboard used to be the Queen's strength. Lately, the Queen has been making plenty of wrong moves. The worst thing that political leaders can do is stay away from their political domains.

At this juncture, what Pakistan needs the most is a multi-party, multi-candidate, genuinely competitive, free and fair elections. The one who gives Pakistan what Pakistan needs the most shall not only protect his own future but will also be remembered in history as the 'real saviour'.

** Sorry Cractuary for stealing this off of your blog.

Monday, May 08, 2006

Excuses Excuses

Hello everyone,
I have become irregular in my postings recently. The reason is not that I have become lazy or that I am bored of blogging already. The reason for not posting regularly is that last month I got really sick and then I got busy with this project of mine that I was working on full time. I have having mega issues with it but finally the issue was resolved 2-3 weeks back and I have been working on that lately. Getting no time at all to blog. I usually get home visit some blogs that I read regularly and hit the bed. Hopefully as the project progresses I should strat blogging regularly.

Friday, May 05, 2006

Evil Meter

You Are 66% Evil

You are very evil. And you're too evil to care.
Those who love you probably also fear you. A lot.