Minos' Mine Kampf presents his analysis of the situation in his inimitable fashion.

Well, the kid gloves are finally off. The smiley mask, too, is slowly being dissolved by the vitriol oozing out of dilated facial pores. Dear Leader San, sans Chaplinesque mustache, stands before us in all his pint-sized totalitarian glory. A strongman-the-laaltein (trans.lantern) for our weird and wonderful times. A Sodomise-’em Hussein in the making. Der Führer Redux in khaki, whom we should face with right arms raised in reverent salutes, chanting Sieg Heil (or else crawl back into our little foxholes and go back to sleep).

In order to address the threat of religious extremism and terrorism, the government cracked down on the judges, lawyers, the media and human rights activists, while the religious extremists and suspected terrorists I suppose let out a collective “phew!” and went about their business.

Pak Affairs explains the reasons for “Martial Law – Lite“

Musharraf caught in the middle of this has been trying to strike a balance by appeasing its people and at the same time keeping NATO and US off the limits from entering Pakistani territory. It’s tough to be in Musharraf’s shoes at this point where he is trying to hold the country’s dignity in place and yet not agitate a wounded bear, the US.

The Chief Justice and most of the Supreme Court and high court judges were removed and their replacements were sworn in under the banner of “out with old and in with the new” and the subsequent protests resulted in the arrests of many lawyers. There's a complete blackout on all private Pakistani news channels and it has also been reported that the government has tried to restrict the publication of a supplement on the emergency situation by the Jung newspaper. By the way, Musharraf still believes in press freedom as he claimed in his speech. I guess he was talking about the freedom to get censored by the government.

Silsila-e-Mah-o-Saal asks an important question of supporters of Musharraf, while Windmills presents a fable that is worthy of publication as an opinion piece in a broadsheet newspaper in Pakistan.

There were rumours yesterday about President Musharraf being placed under house arrest by a faction of the army who were displeased with his abuse of authority. This rumour resulted in the Karachi stock exchange taking a massive hit. But Freedom and Democracy highlights an interesting video clip from GEO News that discusses the latest Supreme court order that warns Core commanders and servicemen from taking part in unconstitutional activities. Perhaps there was something to this rumour after all. (Although the news clip is in Urdu, the order itself is read out in English).

Baithak presents an update on the media's reaction to the emergency.

The anchor persons are saying that the people are angry (at the imposition of Emergency.) But from what we see here, across the channels, the media hosts appear angrier.

Procrastination presents a detailed review of Musharaf's address to the nation. (The post includes excerpts from the speech including the video of the speech.)

You’ll notice the “I” in Musharraf’s speech, i.e. “I did this, I did that” and his conflation of him and Pakistan and how everything he has done and is doing is for Pakistan. That is of course the staple of such speeches, I still remember Zia’s speeches.

Metroblogging Lahore presents a summary of Press views on the situation, while Metroblogging Islamabad highlights the link to the Dawn News channel live web cast.

Well, that's it for the current round up on views from the Pakistani blogosphere. I'm off to Karachi (Pakistan) for a short visit. It is short because my wife has placed Martial Law (more appropriately Marital Law) on my trip. She qualifies the reason as War on Terror. Hey, if Musharraf can use that excuse, why can't she!

The initial responses from all Pakistani politicians was the same until the following morning, when the blame for the attack ricocheted in every direction hitting everyone from Musharaf, to the intelligence agencies, to the MQM leader Altaf Hussain, and then finally hitting Al Qaeda and the Taliban (according to Benazir).

Needless to say, the public have their own opinion about who is ultimately responsible.

The Pakistani blogosphere naturally reacted instantly to this horrific terrorist attack. All Things Pakistan presented an appropriate reaction to the event; The Pakistani Spectator concludes that the attack will generate further support for the PPP; and Ali Eteraz describes the scene of the crime and the resulting reaction to the attack.

Tears of the moon, writes an angered response on the political scene in Pakistan,

First of, we all know we are blessed with the most conscientious of leaders… Leaders? Let me rephrase that… We have been blessed with politicians deigned to rule us with all their gracious, sloth like selves encased in gilded cages and bullet proof enclosures. They are for the ‘awam’ while they stand behind hordes of people from the awam to keep them safe from the awam. Oxymoron, is it? But just the term, moron should suffice here!

An interesting point brought up by Dr. Shahid Masood (a political commentator on the ARY channel) was that he was personally informed by Benazir Bhutto that she had sent a letter to Pervez Musharaf, prior to her traveling to Pakistan, listing out the names of three (political) personalities who should be investigated as possible suspects, in case she was killed in an attack upon her arrival to Pakistan. She naturally kept the names confidential. (Just thought I'd throw this in there to stir the pot a bit)

Zindagi holds the mayor Karachi responsible for the lapse of security, while the Glasshouse who held an optimistic view of Benazir's arrival back to Pakistan wrote an addendum to his post (following the attack) highlighting some interesting initial responses to the event.

Senior PPP party members were quick to blame the regime's secret agencies for carrying out these blasts. A successful return for Benazir Bhutto does threaten the Musharraf regime, so these accusations do have a logical basis, particularly when these agencies are known for carrying out such incidents.

Desicritcs presented some intriguing facts about who could be responsible for the attack, as does the Counterterrorism blog. And finally, Beyond the Punchline lays partial blame of the high body count on Benazir herself.

Just to let you all know, I am also returning to Karachi after an 8 month self-exile (work related), sometime in the first week of November. Don't worry, I don't have a welcome procession planned for my arrival.

Now to the business of highlighting some interesting posts from the Pakistani bloggers, Sabahat, who happens to be one of my favourite bloggers, writes about the voice of the confused and the politically unsavvy.

Musharraf may not exactly be as charismatic as Bhutto but in his initial days he too captured a lot of people's imagination and as the foregone conclusion to today's elections was announced i was hit with a strong sense of dejavu. Shades of not Bhutto but Zia-ul-Haq's sham referendum and Musharraf's own a few years back. What kind of ‘election' is this that took place today? Another 5 years for Musharraf? What exactly do I feel about it.

Anwaar Hussain, pens another impeccable piece, this time he give us a detailed insight into that notorious US government contractor, Blackwater USA.

Blackwater is currently the largest of the U.S. State Department’s three private security contractors deployed in Iraq. At least 90% of its revenue comes from government contracts, two-thirds of which are no-bid contracts. The cost for each Blackwater guard, a foot soldier, in Iraq is estimated to be around $445,000 per year, more than twice that of a U.S. General’s salary with 26 years of service.

Windmill of my mind has posted some interesting interviews with several (Karachi) bloggers discussing the flaws and dangers of the proposed CyberCrime Bill.

During my recent captivity, courtesy the illegal aliens, I passed my time in solitary confinement by launching yet another site, with my blogger friend Awab and my brother (who doesn't blog for religious reasons or so he says). The site is called Quinge, and it has exclusive podcast interviews with some very prominent personalities, such as Dr. Arma Barlas, Professor Ziauddin Sardar, Musicians Sajid and Zeeshan and more. You will get to hear discussion on religion (Islam), politics, art and music in a way that you have not heard it before, especially in the mainstream media. In addition we've got some original essays and short stories that are exclusive to quinge.com. I hope you all will take the time to check this site out.

Finally, I'd like to highlight my own recent blog post, which I should warn, should not be viewed by anyone under the age of 18. It has been rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America.

That's me done for this post. I hope to return again with another post in the future but without such a prolonged break. Neha's made sure of that as she has just promised to ship 2 cans of solid ‘whoop-ass' for me in case I procrastinate again.

Chowrangi marked it as a black day in the history of Karachi with the following post:

It is very unfortunate to observe ruling party of the country having good time and celebrating in their rally in Islamabad, while people were getting killed in Karachi. All TV channels showed armed goons moving freely around the city, attacking each other and damaging public property while police and rangers did nothing practical.

To say that the Musharaf government is unpopular would be a colossal understatement. It is positively despised in most quarters but the ‘General' is in serious denial of that fact. The desperate attempt by the government to orchestrate mass rallies to present itself as ‘popular' is probably the sorriest attempt at PR that one can witness. We (Pakistanis) have seen way too many of these in recent times to fall for this same old ploy.

Teeth Maestro has been very tenacious in commenting on the events that took place. His latest post, not only details his own impassioned opinion but also presents a first-hand account of what a doctor saw on that fateful day. Incidentally, this account was received as a comment on one of Teeth Meastro's post on Karachi Metroblogs.

I rode with my ambulance drivers, was in the hastily set up emergency room in our lobby, attended multiple gunshot wounds victims etc. but nothing struck down my soul more than what 9 fully armed workers of MQM alongwith 2 sector office bearers did. They tried to drag out the wounded and dying body of a Sunni Tehrik worker (we later learnt he was sunni tehrik) for presumably finishing him off.

Red, White and Black writes about the carnage, turmoil and anguish of that day.

The events of the past two days have been harrowing. Most of us have been glued to television screens following the horrific scenes of gun-battles on the streets of Karachi. The violence that ensued on Saturday was expected by many quarters. What was not expected was the manner in which the law-enforcement authorities absconded responsibility of maintaining law and order in the city. 34 died on May 12.

Crow's Nest has a detailed account of what happened that day. He even describes the attack on the media (AAJ TV channel) for airing the truth about the actual culprits.

Finally, I highlight a precise summary of 12th May from one of my favourite blogs, Silsila-e-Mah-o-Saal. I present this because her opinions closely mirror my own on what happened that day and also because I think she is a rather an eloquent writer.

You may now return to your regularly scheduled programs … until I return with my next post.

In this post, I shall be revealing my successful techniques and etiquette for commenting on blogs. But before I get into that, Glass House details the recent blatant censorship incident in Pakistan.

Confronted by the sight of thousands of Punjabis hailing the arrival of the Chief Justice apparently proved to be too much for the Establishment – Aaj, both channels of ARY and all three channels of Geo suddenly disappeared off our screens.

On reading a uniquely enjoyable and well written blog post, it is imperative that one must shower the author with praise in order to encourage the blogger to remain committed to producing excellent content. For female bloggers (between the ages of 20 to 40), I prefer to comment thus, “I love you and I think we should start a family, immediately!” For all other bloggers, I comment, “Oh, c'mon, you can do better than that!”

Teeth Maestro, puts the blame squarely on the shoulders of MQM for the TV censorship.

For posts that one considers ‘average', it is considered good blog manners to comment on the content and give constructive feedback to the blogger to improve his/her writing skills. I choose to be subtle when commenting on such posts; “Try a photoblog next time, Shakespeare!”

Fountainhead expertly pens his latest piece on the situation in the Middle East.

Unless pulled back, the world is now at the very brink of entering one grizzly global battle. The battle ground is the Middle East. And the two chief adversaries in this upcoming battle are the Muslims and the Western forces marshaled by the Zionist Jews.

Raza Rumi delves into Pakistan's past to highlight Kafka-esque moments in the country's history.

On occasion, one encounters a blog post that is so below par that it results in headache and nausea even upon a brief perusal. For such posts, it is still proper etiquette to point out the shortcomings to the blogger in a polite, appropriate manner. I prefer, “You are dumber than an opossum's IQ. Perhaps you should consider giving up blogging and take up a career at Fox News.”

Finally, I'd like to highlight my recent post about a Pakistani play that was banned by the government. After reading this post, the only appropriate comment you should post is, “Wow! That was such an insightful and interesting article that I'd like to immediately wire transfer large sums of money to your personal bank account.”

Today's round-up includes an interesting mix of Pakistani blog posts, which includes the written word, podcast and video commentary. We'll start of with the latest hit piece from the Fountainhead detailing the fall of the Roaming Empire.

Nothing can be sadder than the fact that a country that welcomed to its bosom victims of the abuse of other powers for centuries, finally became the greatest abuser of power itself. And in so doing, wrote its own epitaph.

The Glasshouse remains optimistic faced with the seriousness of the US-Iran conflict.

These days I often come across people who seem apprehensive about the possibility of war between the US and Iran. Your Blogger, being a habitual optimist, likes to believe that what we are witnessing is no more than another example of the Bush Administration’s predilection for sabre-rattling.

I have to tell you that my new cavernous residence is rather palatial. It includes an underground lake, two huge power generators, a computer with 24-hour internet access and 2 years supply of spam and Twinkies to address my special dietary needs.

Suspectpaki, one of my oldest blogger friends, unfortunately due to ill health cannot currently do much writing for his blog due to problems with his eyesight. He has opted to do a podcast instead, providing an off-the-cuff rant which turns out to be a coherent social and political commentary. You must all have a listen.

Another Pakistani blogger, Bring The Funny (aka Sami Shah) whose posts I have closely followed over the last few months, not just because he does extremely witty commentary but because he is also a professional stand-up comic. Finally after much insistence from myself and I'm sure many other fans, he has manage to include audio and video clip links to his stand up act. I highly recommend checking them out because his jokes are very topical.

Finally, I provide my analysis on the Scooter Libby conviction. Not only is this article profound in its content but it was recently nominated for the Best Actor award for satire impersonating as a serious news post.

I'm signing out now and I shall go relax in my new residence, which very closely resembles the Bat Cave. The only difference is instead of Alfred (Batman's butler), I have this very seedy, bearded individual serving as my man servant, who now that I think about it, looks suspiciously like Ossama Bin Laden. Oh damn, help!

Having some problem surfing to blogspot websites with pkblogs I had resolved to try and find another solution, I went on a prowl for good solution after a massive hunt I came up with the idea of setting up a secure SSH tunnel in combination with FoxyProxy Plug-in on FireFox.

During this vacation, I had the opportunity to visit some of my favourite places, in Lahore, including the Lahore Museum. If you ever get the chance to visit Lahore, this place is a must see or else the authorities will not allow you to leave the city (or that should be the policy for all visiting tourists, if I had anything to do with it). The best part is for 10 Rupees they allow you to photograph inside the museum. I went ape, and took nearly 150 photographs. I shall open my own museum gallery exhibiting the photographs of the exhibits at the Lahore museum, and I shall charge only 5 Rupees to photograph my photographs.

Lahore Museum

The Glasshouse points out another conundrum with his latest post.

Over the years, I have had the opportunity to converse with several former foreign secretaries and senior ambassadors and during these conversations (some lengthy, some brief) I have habitually made it a point of asking each of them one simple question: Who has dictated Pakistan’s foreign policy over the past few decades?

Mohatta Palace - Karachi

Another museum worth visiting is the Mohatta Palace in Karachi. Formerly the residence of Fatima Jinnah, the sister of M. A. Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, the building was restored to full glory and now houses a museum dedicated to preserving the history of Sindh. No pictures allowed inside the museum, which is a shame, because I would have opened up another museum gallery displaying photographs of all the great exhibits.

Karachi Bloggers Meet

During my stay in Karachi, I was invited to a large gathering of Karachi bloggers. Coordinated by Teeth Maestro and hosted by Vintage Shop at her family's café Déjà vu, the afternoon gathering was spectacular with 20 plus prominent bloggers all getting together to talk incessantly about everything imaginable, including my choice of footware for some reason. This event was blogged about by Awab, Madeeha and myself. I even had the opportunity to meet Ali Khurshid, a brilliant photo blogger from Karachi featured in the recent Time magazine issue of the ‘Person Of The Year', in which they featured various prominent international bloggers.

What I realized at the conclusion of this wonderful gathering is that even with the blanket blogspot ban enforced by the authorities, it has not made the slightest difference for these and hundreds of other bloggers as they are tenacious as ever and even more committed to promoting blogging in Pakistan, which is a very good thing.

And finally, I would like to mention, that I recently re-launched my own blog, with an extremely loud whimper, rather than a bang, as my chosen wordpress theme turned evil on me and I had to experience design hell and exorcise the demons to get everything back in order.

But before I get into that, let me first address the main purpose of this post, which is to highlight the interesting articles from the Pakistani blogs. Fountainhead pens another brilliant piece teaching President Bush to say please.

Now that a thumping smack has been delivered by American voters to the backside of the Empire building hallucinations of your sponsors, leaving you presidential future effectively bowdlerized, you are well advised to start learning to say ‘please’ to lessen the pain of the remaining two years.

In order to write a decent blog post, an initial prerequisite must be met. Get yourself a blog as this is absolutely essential for writing a successful blog post. You can procure an economical (free) blog at any corner cyber grocery story. Having procured a blog, you now need to write something worth reading. This isn't easy let me tell you. I've tried for ages but it hasn't worked for me yet, but maybe you'll get lucky.

Windmill presents an enlightened view on the passing of the recent Women's Protection Bill. Sabizak also addresses the same topic but with a very logical and positive take.

That this has been passed by people who in their personal and ideological lives could not care less for the suffering of women, (would in fact and do perpetuate their subjugation in their own influence spheres in its worst possible forms), is ironic, but to some Machiavellian corner of my heart, quite satisfying.

Finally, in order to write a successful blog post, one must be astute enough to recognize a topical issue to write about. In order to test your perception for the appropriate subject matter, choose the most appropriate topic from the following list of recent headlines:
1- Nancy Pelosi – First Woman Speaker of House-Elect
2- Al Jazeera Launches English All News Channel
3- Armani Dresses Katie Holmes For Wedding

If you selected number 3 as your choice for blog dissertation, the success of your post is guaranteed. For those of you who are still unsure of your accuracy in selecting the right topic, do what I did in my latest post, write about every thing that pops into your head.

Let me now, return back to reality for a few moments, and present to you a small collection of very interesting links to some remarkable posts from the Pakistani blogosphere.Fountainhead posts an impeccable piece which also made it to the pages of Baltimore Chronicle. Suspect Paki writes an angered post on the recent report on the new estimate of the Iraqi death toll.

And people around the world, especially the western world, will happily eat their dinners tonight, oblivious, silent, compliant, not even fully aware that they’re alive, but satisfied that Muslims are dead. Yes. White people happy at the death of brown people. Don’t act surprised. Don’t look shocked. It’s been the way for centuries.

PakCast interviews Ambreen Ali on the one year anniversary of the devastating Pakistan Earthquake.

One year later and with a harsh winter beginning, she says, too little has been done and too many are still living in makeshift housing.

In my reciprocal response to this coming trend of Head Of State becoming a blogger, I as blogger have decided to become a Head Of State. For this reason, I would like to announce my candidacy as the next President of Pakistan. I think I already possess the necessary credentials, as I just recently bought myself an ex-army general's uniform with all the necessary accessories, including the requisite medals, bells, and whistles. For those who still question my rationale for my qualification for this position, all I can say is that if a military dictator can stake claim to being a Head of a ‘democratic' country, why can't I, (a blogger), claim myself as the Chief of Army Staff and the President of the country?

Meanwhile, Windmills points to a site for sore muslims. Tears also makes an impassioned post on the anniversary of the Pakistan Earthquake.

And then came the horrible sound of rolling, rumbling rock as the bricks in the half constructed house behind ours fell and living as we did on the 2nd floor, felt the entire house sway on its foundations and heard my mother (who is seriously phobic about earthquakes) scream for my brother and myself. I leaped out of bed and ran out of my room to grab hold of my mother who was in a complete panic and nearly in tears, calling out my brother’s name and then mine although my brother had already reached her. And we stood there, the three of us holding on to each other in a doorway, reciting what we could, feeling the ground shake beneath our feet and hear the china clatter in the cabinets along with the shouts and commotion of people in our usually quiet street.

and finally I debate myself on the issue of a blog post. Well that's it for this week, I'm off to get my new general's uniform altered. The sleeves are too long and the pants are too short, figure that one out?

Recently, I hit bottom, when I found my self reviewing the official Paris Hilton web site. The experience was traumatic; my IQ dropped to single digits in just a matter of minutes and my wife slapped me silly trying to bring me out of the resulting coma. It is because of this experience that I've had to go cold turkey on the internet the last few weeks, which is why you haven't seen a post from me for a while now.

Through the aid of several net therapists and the Al Gore Net Addiction clinic, I have recovered enough to bring you this recent update of the Pakistan blogosphere. I hope you appreciate the courage it took for me to bring you this information for your perusal.

ATP provides an important Pakistan cricket update; Kokaine writes about Musharaf's appearance on the Jon Stewart Show; PakCast discusses Pope's remarks and Musharaf's visit to the US; Suspect Paki showcases the video Ludicrous Diversions about the London bombings; Saad is an impeccable Pakistani photographer based in Singapore and his portfolio is worth seeing; Windmill details the religion war; and finally, I address the 9-11 conspiracy theories.

Now I shall return to my padded cell in the Al Gore Net Addiction clinic, as I am still having flashbacks of the Paris Hilton web site. The dreaded therapy includes being strapped into a chair and listening to the Paris Hilton debut single over and over until my ears bleed and the demons are cast out of my system and I become immune to her ubiquitous media presence. Pray for me people!

As part of celebration of this special day, I would like to take this opportunity (as suggested by GV) to reveal a little bit more about myself so fellow bloggers can get to know me better.

Why did I start blogging?

Basically to save me the expense of seeing a therapist, I opted instead to vent my frustrations through the medium of a free web log. Very cathartic and highly economical!

What do I blog about mainly?

I mainly rant about the actions and foreign policies of the geniuses residing in 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and 10 Downing Street.

What motivates me to keep blogging?

Primarily, to annoy as many Fox News watchers as I can with my posts. Seriously, it has to do with sharing my opinion on global events with other bloggers.

Have blogs started to have an impact on politics in my country?

The blogging community in Pakistan is considerably small in comparison to other countries, but it is large enough to annoy the government authorities who have started taking notice of dissenting and critical blogging voices and as a result Pakistan has suffered from unfair specific and blanket bans on blogs. I am happy to say the blockade of blogs in Pakistan has had the opposite reaction from bloggers who have become even more tenacious in continuing their blogging activities and the Pakistani blogging community continues to grow larger everyday.

Allow me to return to the main reason for this post, which is to highlight the latest and most interesting opinion pieces from the Pakistani blog community.

Hypocricy Thy Name discusses the Ralph Peters article and the Operation in Balochistan;
Fountainhead pens another impeccable piece on the Neocons; Teeth Maestro highlights an interesting opinion about the media; All Things Pakistan discusses the no confidence motion against the PM; PWC-ing writes about Bugti and the Baloch insurgency; PAKCAST presents Ambreen Ali's (podcast) report on Earthquake relief efforts; and finally, I rant about the real terror of airline travel.

Well that is it for this week, I shall return soon (depending on my work commitments and my uncontrollable procrastination level) with another collection Pakistani blog wares.

Following suit (of this ill-fitted logic), I smashed all the letters on my keyboard because the ‘S' wouldn't work when I tried to type an expletive to describe a Head of State of a powerful country and it only showed up as ‘hithead'.

I've realized this policy of collective punishment will not work, as I've had to purchase a new laptop and in the end it has cost me dearly – as it will all those in power who are practicing this rather asinine policy. (Amen!)

On to this week's collection of interesting posts from the Pakistani bloggers, Jaded explains why she is disturbed; Glasshouse dissects the Musharaf Letter; Windmill picks on The Economist; Adil Najam discusses democracy in Pakistan; Sabizak shames ARY channel; Teeth Maestro highlights the PM's new policy; and finally, I present my recipe for disaster.

I am also happy to introduce Pakcast, for those who are not aware of it already. Pakcast is a weekly podcast audio dialogue between Pakistan and the West hosted by Ethan Casey and Nasir Aziz. I recommend everyone have a listen.

Now I am off to buy a new television set. I smashed the last one, as part of my collective punishment for accidentally clicking on the Fox News network while trying to switch channels.

I accidentally discovered this time-space orifice after consuming three cans of Red Bull, one litre bottle of Coke and 8 capsules of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. I found myself hurtling into cyberspace three weeks into the future, which is where I am now, which incidentally, happens to be your present. Have I lost anyone yet? Good, I'm glad you are coming with me on this one.

Now to business. This week's episode of my Pakistan update consists of links that I selected in hyper-speed (which happens to be another advantage of the time-travel phenomena but I digress).

Fountainhead as always writes about what most don't dare address; Jaded presents her wonderful travelogue of Spain (be sure to read the later entries); Windmills highlights the cure for all maladies; Suspect Paki discusses American Ethics (be cautioned that this is an R-rated rant, so children and G.W.Bush must be accompanied by an adult while reading this post); Sami Shah (Karachi's very own actual stand-up comedian) presents the real reasons behind the current works of Karachi Municipality; Glasshouse presents some interesting titbits from Pakistani newspapers (I think he might have meant ‘Tidbits' but considering that he is highlighting politics, it might actually be titbits); I present my Neoconic revised version of the American national anthem; and finally I would also like to highlight my recent photoblog adventures as evidence of some semblance of my sanity.

I think the above links are sufficient for this week's perusal of Pakistani blog wares. I shall return again with an exciting post very soon. I will now experiment with the time warp (with the aid of large polo mallet) and travel back in time and do a post for GV, in which case you don't have to look forward to it as you probably have already read it.

In the words of Eddie Izzard, “I am not active researcher. I am a passive researcher, where you let the research come to you”. In order to address my passive research disposition, I had to come up with a solution and quick. It took me eight months to come up with the answer, mainly because my procrastinating nature is evidently much stronger than my passive research side. The solution was a Pakistani Blog Aggregator; a one-stop shop to exhibit all the disparate, active voices in the Pakistani blogosphere.

This concept and the resulting site was developed in partnership with a very dear (blogger) friend, Dr. Awab Alvi (of Teeth Maestro fame) who also recognized the need for such a web site, not because he is passive researcher but because he is an active blogging enthusiast and expert at adapting new blogging techniques, in addition to being a qualified dentist (absolutely true).

So without much further ado, I present to you BLOGGERS.PAKISTAN. It will now finally make it easier for me to peruse the wares of Pakistani Bloggers from around the globe, and highlight the best posts here on GV.

For this week, I bring you a short collection of interesting posts, sourced directly from Bloggers.Pakistan. Windmill warns not to help Amy Bruce; The Glasshouse highlights the rise of an ambitious banker; Fountainhead screams out loud; Tears comments on the members of Pakistan's national assembly; The World highlights Allam Iqbal's commentary on Neitzsche; and finally I break the Da Vinci Code.

Motivated by the launch of Bloggers.Pakistan, I am now ready to take on further challenges in life, like how to procrastinate for much longer periods without anyone noticing.

Returning to cyber world, I perused all my favourite blogs for the requisite mind feed to nullify the influence of FOX TV. Unfortunately, Uncle Bush has just appointed FOX News anchor Tony Snow as White House Press Secretary so his face is likely to cause me nightmares every time it pops up to regurgitate another official lie penned by the residents of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. But I digress, so onwards with this week's collection of Pakistani blog posts for your review and discussion.

Pay close attention, as I will be asking questions later.

Fountainhead identifies what Ahmadinejad needs to learn; Windmills says ‘we done it'; Suspect Paki highlights the technique of wasting time at work; Teeth Maestro participated in and posts about Free Expression in Asian Cyberspace; I struggle with a Blogger's Block; Light Within breaks the monotony of text posts by doing a pictorial post; and finally I reciprocate with my own pictorial post for public perusal.

Question 1: Double the first 10-digit prime found in consecutive digits of e.
Question 2: What is my favourite colour?

I never said that the questions will be about the blog posts I highlighted.