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Category: Pakistan

  • Zibahkhana: 28 Samosa Later….

    Awesome! Pakistan’s first extreme horror movie has just been BoingBoing-ed and my mind is reeling with punchlines and wisecracks. But, I’m kinda disappointed that the victims are expendable teens and not my home country’s crazy imams, power-hungry generals, CIA agents and the corrupted gentry…now wouldn’t that be subversive…allies in a War On Horror!

    Anyways, here’re the goods…

    I wonder, do Muslim zombies keep Halal?

  • Musharrafadama – Separated At Birth?

    MusharrafadamaIt’s not just the moustache and glasses, President Pervez Musharraf and Admiral William Adama have quite a few things in common…

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    • Both led coup attempts against their civilian governments.
    • Both men arrested and imprisoned their presidents, later granting them amnesty.
    • Each has an uneasy alliance with an perceived enemy.
    • Both are sceptical of religious leaders.
    • Both have led daring military raids.
    • Both have been the subject of assasination attempts, from within their inner circle.
    • Both have been involved in nuclear proliferation.
    • Both exist in societies where the military holds the keys to power.
    • One was created by a man called Ronald, the other fought in a war created by a man called Ronald.

    And of course, both have great dialogue, written by talented American speechwriters 😉

  • Pakonaut

    NamiraMy Dad just told me Pakistan’s first astronaut, Namira Salim, would be flying with NASA in 2009. I quipped ‘only if she’s not carrying any liquids, gels, shampoos or lip gloss‘.

    However upon closer examination, the story is sadly not of a Pakistani scientist or engineer reaching the pinnacle of her career, but simply the daughter of a rich industrialist who’s purchased a seat on Virgin Galactic‘s first commercial flights in 2008!

    Referring to passengers booked on Virgin Galactic as astronauts is the same as calling every passenger on Virgin Atlantic a pilot </rolls eyes>