Do we really need one laptop per child?

Posted on November 28, 2007
Filed Under News & Media, Opinion, Technology

In an interview with the BBC, Nigeria’s education minister questioned the need for laptops in poorly equipped schools. Dr Igwe Aja-Nwachuku said: “What is the sense of introducing One Laptop per Child when they don’t have seats to sit down…

Interview of CSS candidates 2007 at Karachi Center

Posted on November 28, 2007
Filed Under CSS Pakistan, Career

Today, I faced the panel for final interview of CSS 2007 Pakistan. I am writing the questions for those who are having the interview this year and it might give an idea to aspirant also since they have to get…

Search Engine optimization (SEO)-My Journey

Posted on November 27, 2007
Filed Under Pakistani blogsphere, Thinking aloud

For past few weeks, I have been searching for different strategies to promote my blog. In this want of promotion techniques, I came across this term commonly known as ‘SEO’ that stands for Search engine optimization. I found it very useful…

Revisiting Mohenjo Daro

Posted on November 24, 2007
Filed Under History & Culture, Pakistan, Thinking aloud

My earliest memories about Mohenjo Daro are related as child on a study trip. I was then 8 years old and for that age, it was nearly impossible to know the importance of such rich World Heritage site. I came…

Qurratullain’s interview

Posted on November 24, 2007
Filed Under Interview, Pakistan, Pakistani blogsphere

Those of you who are users of CSS Forum Pakistan must be familiar with our very own economist friend Qurratulain. She is a blogger and a very kind soul who is there to help anyone asking for some. Today, while I…

Psychological Assessment of CSS Candidates 2007

Posted on November 23, 2007
Filed Under CSS Pakistan, Career, Pakistan

This post will give you an idea of the Psychological assessment test administered by FPSC at Karachi regional office on Nov 20-23, 2007 from CSS 2007 written qualifiers. I hope it will serve its purpose and will provide you much required information about…

America vs Pirates of Caribbean

Posted on November 18, 2007
Filed Under Books, Review

George W. Bush has branded the nations against American foreign policy as Axis of Evil. The tug of war going on between Neoliberal ideologist in US and Latin America is age long with Fidel Castro of Cuba and now Hugo Chavez of Venezuela and Evo…

He got released! (an unconventional interview)

Posted on November 17, 2007
Filed Under Current Affairs, Freedom of Expression, Interview, Karachi, Pakistan, South Asia

by Farrukh Malik and Sagar Unnar

Caution: This is an unconventional interview of a conscientious prisoner taken by a panel of experts (least likely experts).

The Panelists

The panelists are five in number from different backgrounds, one landlord cum businessman (A), a middle class struggling fellow (this scribe…

Our Great Morals

Posted on November 15, 2007
Filed Under Discussion, Guest post, Pakistan, South Asia

by Sagar Unnar

It is almost forbidden for our nation to speak about the almighty “ISI” publicly. Just to give you an overview about the Great Morals of our prime Intelligence Agency, times online published an article on Nov 11, 2007,…

Top Ten Pakistani Blogs???

Posted on November 13, 2007
Filed Under Pakistan, Pakistani blogsphere

Today, I searched Google for top ten Pakistani blogs with all the possible key words but all my efforts seemed going in vain. Every then and now, Google fetched me only one link of a post by SAJ Shirazi regarding top…

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