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March 3rd, 2009

Pakistan: Terror Hits Cricket!

Farhan Janjua · 19:11, March 3rd, 2009 · South Asia

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Today morning a dozen of gunmen attacked the Sri Lankan cricket team ahead of a cricket match with Pakistan team in Lahore. This bloody onslaught has left seven people including five Policemen dead and six Sri Lankan players were amongst the number of injured. The terrorists were armed with latest ... 14 comments · read »

December 5th, 2008

Pakistan: Deadly Bomb Blast in Peshawar

Farhan Janjua · 20:57 · South Asia

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Peshawar, the capital of the North-West Frontier Province in Pakistan was rocked with a high intensity car bomb blast today. The car was parked near the assembly hall laden with almost 30-40 KG explosive materials. It was not a suicidal attack as there was no one inside the car. As ... 1 comment · read »

December 1st, 2008

Pakistan: Bloggers Meetup in Lahore

Farhan Janjua · 19:51 · South Asia

On November 23, 2008 more than 100 Pakistani bloggers gathered in Lahore in a meetup, the first of its kind in the city. The event was organized by LUMS IEEE Students Chapter (in collaboration with CIO Pakistan and Google Pakistan). The idea was to get the bloggers together to discuss ... 1 comment · read »

November 29th, 2008

Pakistan: Blame Game On Mumbai Terror - The Blogosphere Speaks

Farhan Janjua · 18:05 · South Asia

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Recent terror attacks in Mumbai have seriously disturbed and complicated the on-going peace dialogues between India and Pakistan. Where Indian officials are not hesitating to point fingers to Pakistan, the Pakistani officials have been denying Pakistan's involvement in the attacks. Pakistan authorities have further requested not to play the blame ... 111 comments · read »

November 27th, 2008

Pakistan: Blogosphere Stands United With India Against Terrorism

Farhan Janjua · 16:16 · South Asia

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Pakistani bloggers have reacted and strongly condemned the terrorist attacks carried out in Mumbai, India at 11 PM local time yesterday (November 26, 2008). It was expected that these attacks would be blamed on Pakistan's intelligence (ISI) as before, but so far this is not the case. Although the Indian ... 20 comments · read »

November 9th, 2008

Pakistan: Obama the Revenge!

Farhan Janjua · 11:21 · South Asia , Americas

For years, many people in Pakistan hated the policies of US President George W. Bush. Most Pakistanis believed that the policies of Mr. Bush to fight terrorism were failed policies. Yes that is right! Because almost every step taken by him had ironically empowered the fundamental forces like the Taliban and ... 4 comments · read »