April 2011
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spookyethnicbitch-deactivated20 asked: I can't thank you enough for having this blog. I am Pakistani American and for too long I have felt like my culture is misrepresented, disregarded, or just plain disrespected in the media. Thank you!
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Hi! Just to tie you over... // Third Gender...
Sorry that I haven’t been keeping up with this. It’s crunch time for the semester, so things are getting a bit difficult. I have a couple of things I am about to delve into and post about, but first, I have to write papers. O.O
In the mean time, let’s celebrate that Pakistan has opened the doors to accepting and integrating differences by recognizing a third gender!
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Pakistan Now Protects Transgender Rights Better...
Is Pakistan leaving the US in the dust when it come to LGBT rights? http://ping.fm/gPuO8 (via morningquickie)
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Bill that calls for punishment of acid crime... →
Two key bills made their way into the National Assembly on Tuesday. One proposed by female MPs, seeking enhanced punishments for perpetrators of acid crimes against women and the other by members the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) calling for a ban on the production, transportation and sale of firearms.
Female MPs from all political parties called for an effective implementation mechanism after a...
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Waar: Pakistan’s next blockbuster? →
Karachi: 2011 seems to be slated as the year of the rebirth of Pakistani cinema. With all the excitement about the imminent release of Shoaib Mansoor’s Bol, the industry is now abuzz with news of Bilal Lashari’s first feature-length venture Waar, which is currently in post production. The film has been produced by MindWorks Media and has been shot in collaboration with Inter Services Public...
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3D cinemas: The next craze in Pakistan? →
While 3D cinemas continue to attract movie lovers back to theatres, a much larger number of 3D films is required for their survival in Pakistan.
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Education 2.0: The Khan Academy →
By: Sahar Habib Ghazi
MOUNTAIN VIEW: What if your child could get a free, world-class education from a man with an MBA from Harvard and three Bachelors degrees in Math, Electrical Engineering, and Computer Science from MIT?
Salman Khan is offering just that from his wooden desk made of antique telephone poles in the heart of Silicon Valley.
“My life gets to be this dude who gets to learn...
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Rashid Rana (Contemporary Artist)
Urbanity in the age of globalization is put in a both monumental and political light by the Pakistani-Canadian artist Rashid Rana.
His installation Desperately Seeking Paradise is a massive, three cubic meter steel cube, fully covered by a matrix as an oblique relief on the walls, and inside which photo prints are mounted. As a consequence, the cube gives a completely different visual...
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shakattack asked: hey, do you have any idea where I can get the "Dude wheres my country" t-shirt from?
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Important announcement: New members
Since June 2009, this blog has seen a lot of interesting moments. From having the first follower to being mentioned by Tumblr for its unique contribution. But in all the best moment for us has been when we saw people engaging with us. Today we are very proud to announce that two wonderful new members have joined us. They will be bringing in their own set of insight, information, flavour and above...
zllm asked: This is heckyeahpakistan
The Moin Akhtar post has a typo - it says Moin Khan instead of Moin Akhtar - could you correct that. I did on my blog but it has already been reblogged like that :(
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The Moin Akhtar post has a typo - it says Moin Khan instead of Moin Akhtar - could you correct that. I did on my blog but it has already been reblogged like that :(
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mehlodius asked: RIP Moin Akhtar :(.
OMG depressing... I loved him!
OMG depressing... I loved him!
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Warner Bros. to release Pakistani Film ‘Waar’ in...
The director of the project, Bilal Lashari shot his first full-length feature film called Waar, in collaboration with ISPR. The film has been produced by MindWorks Media with Hunt Lowry, producer of “Donnie Darko” and Warner Bros.’s smash hit “A Walk to Remember” and numerous other well known films.
Waar (to strike) is an action/thriller and drama film, written by Hassan Waqas Rana and...
quelquesrayons asked: Do you know the date of this picture?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/khizar/2307236518/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/khizar/2307236518/
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Submission Guidelines →
Thank you everyone for making us what we are today, a good source of periodic “good news” from Pakistan with a very solid and loyal follower base. Since recently we have started getting a lot of Submissions, some of them sometime mischievous we have decided to add a Submission Guideline page. Kindly refer to it to know why we haven’t posted your submission yet except for the fact...
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“Congrats to India for winning the World Cup after 28 years! A well deserved...”
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Anonymous asked: do u know where the india vs sri lanka match is??
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We are the final at Melbourne. We are the last ball at Sharjah. We are the pioneers of the reverse swing. We mastered the multiple hattrick. When we couldn’t play at home, we drifted where we could. We are the cornered tiger. We are the fastest ball. We are the fastest hundred. We are the shattered stumps. We are the passion. We got further than anyone anticipated. We made our country proud. We...
