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Pakistan PR Firm worked as Defence Contractor for US Government to Monitor Social Media

By on January 13, 2012 in Current Affairs

Few months back, it was reported that how certain Pakistani journalists are on the payroll of US State Department, taking their salaries from them while seemingly reporting from Pakistani News channels like Express and Dunya TV. Another shocker was revealed today when it was reported (rather tweeted) that In 2009, US DoD hired a Pakistani [...]

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Cricket returns to Olympics. Howzat?

By on June 10, 2011 in Current Affairs, Sports

More than hundred years ago a cricket tournament debuted at the 1900 Paris Olympics. The only match of the tournament was played between teams representing Great Britain and France, and was won by 158 runs by Great Britain. The scheduled competition at the 1904 Summer Olympics was cancelled at short notice due to lack of [...]

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Girls Cell Phone Numbers on Facebook

By on June 3, 2011 in Lifestyle, Technology

In this day and age, with predators lurking everywhere, it is very dangerous to leave cell phone numbers anywhere on the internet, and the most common place where predators look for girls cell phone numbers is social networking websites, the most common being Facebook. Girls are naive and should realize the dangers that exist of [...]

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Misuse of Girls’ Pictures On Social Networking Websites

By on December 11, 2010 in Lifestyle, Technology

Girls are uploading their pictures on social networking websites like Facebook, Orkut, etc, to be accessed by everyone. What is happening is that many people are taking those pictures and misusing them by creating fake profiles to defame the girls. On some, inappropriate messages about the girl are written. On others, the picture is altered [...]

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Florida church plans ‘Burn a Quran’ Day on 9/11

By on August 1, 2010 in Current Affairs, World

On the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, in vengeance or protest of what it calls a religion “of the devil,” The Dove World Outreach Center; a church in Gainesville, Florida, plans to host an “International Burn a Quran Day”(Nauzubillah). This anti-Muslim activism among some conservative and religious groups in US has apparently sparked after [...]

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Facebook Blocks Blasphemous Page in Pakistan

By on June 2, 2010 in Current Affairs

Facebook has blocked the blasphemous page to Pakistani users in what they call “respect for local standards and customs.” If that is the case, why don’t they simply block all content that is unacceptable on Facebook to whichever country it concerns. Why delete other hate content right away but allow such blasphemy to stay. They [...]

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May 31 should be held as Quit Facebook Day

By on May 27, 2010 in Current Affairs

Pakistanis comprise of only 2.5 million of the nearly 400 million Facebook users in the world. However, the total number of users who are Muslims amounts to over 40%. This means that Muslims deleting their accounts will have an impact. However, before people delete their accounts, it must be kept in mind that it must [...]

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Facebook Should Be Banned In Every Country

By on May 25, 2010 in Current Affairs, Technology

It is already banned in Syria, China, Vietnam, and Iran. It is also blocked in many places of work to avoid employees from getting distracted. The ban coming from the Pakistani government is a welcome step. To say that the government should ignore this and take care of other problems such as illiteracy, poverty, etc, [...]

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Why there should be no ban on Facebook in Pakistan!

By on May 24, 2010 in Current Affairs

The Facebook event ‘Draw Muhammad Day’ indeed came as an offensive shock not only to Muslims around the world; but to all those who believe in tolerance and respect of others’ beliefs. Islamic tradition disallows the representation of the Prophet Muhammad in any state, but a special event to draw caricatures of a revered and [...]

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