Pakistani Ambassador to Afghanistan Tariq Azizuddin kidnapped

Posted on April 19, 2008
Filed Under News & Media, Pakistan, South Asia

Tariq AzizuddinIt is reported that Pakistani Ambassador to Afghanistan Tariq Azizuddin was abducted by Taliban militants. Tariq Azizuddin who went missing two months back requested Pakistani Governmet to do the needful in a footage that was shown on Dubai-based al-Arabiya television.

In that…

Halal Vaccine: Thinking point for Pakistan

Posted on April 16, 2008
Filed Under News & Media, Opinion, Pakistan, South Asia, Thinking aloud

Yesterday, I happened to read a news item in daily Dawn about Malaysia joining hands with Cuba to produce Halal vaccine for meningitis. It is estimated that the project will cost 3.6 million ringgit ($ 1 million) of which 2.0 million ringgit will…

Vacancies announced by Sindh Public Service Commission

Posted on March 22, 2008
Filed Under Career, News & Media

Sindh Public service commission happened to announce vacancies recently for the posts of section officer(s) and Deputy District Officer(s) in revenue department of Sindh. The advertisement got published on March 12, 2008 and last date for submission of form is…

Find consumers for content with Buzzfuse

Posted on March 4, 2008
Filed Under News & Media

Creating great content and publishing it online is a task that requires practice. It is like traveling stepwise towards excellence. Apart from this, even if you are creating something extra ordinary, it is not guaranteed that you will get the…

Domestic violence and death of Purposh in Sindh Pakistan

Posted on January 16, 2008
Filed Under News & Media, Opinion, Pakistan

The pain that she must have gone through can not be captured in mere words. When they brought Purposh to Karachi for treating her burns, doctors might have felt the agony while declaring that her 75% of body is burnt…

Seven years old girl raped in Sindh

Posted on January 11, 2008
Filed Under Discussion, News & Media, Pakistan

It was reported in regional dailies that a seven year old child Lacho Koolhe a resident of Rajoo Khanani was raped in village Jameel Kamboh near Hyderabad by Soomar Koolhe. This post carries the details of this incidence of Child…

The Sad assassination of Benazir Bhutto

Posted on December 28, 2007
Filed Under News & Media, Pakistan, South Asia, World Politics

Map-Liaquat BaghThe news came that, Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto passed away. Keeping in view the sad situation here in Pakistan, Silence will keep publishing the latest updates available.
Update 1:
A high level meet presided by Pervaiz Musharraf is under…

A Tribute to Oscar Paterson: A great Jazz Pianist

Posted on December 25, 2007
Filed Under Music, News & Media

The time stays traveling so do we. No wonder if I die tomorrow and I don’t know if someone will remember me or not but it is not true for those who use to make their mark on history. One…

Plight of Fasthosts users

Posted on December 7, 2007
Filed Under News & Media, Technology

Setting the password unilaterally and sending it to the costumers can create a great deal of problems. This is what happened in case of Fasthosts, a web hosting company whose security barrier was breached in late October this year. Having realized…

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…

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