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  • Angelina Jolie pleas for Pakistan flood aid - AFP September 8, 2010
    CBC.caAngelina Jolie pleas for Pakistan flood aidAFPISLAMABAD — Hollywood star Angelina Jolie urged people on Wednesday to put aside corruption fears and donate cash to help Pakistan's 21 million flood ...Angelina Jolie visits flood victims in PakistanUSA TodayAngelina Jolie Visits Pakistan; Capt. Phil Harris's Sons Get Larger RolesWall Street Jour […]
  • AfPak Daily brief: twin drone strikes slam NW Pakistan - Foreign Policy (blog) September 8, 2010
    Kansas City StarAfPak Daily brief: twin drone strikes slam NW PakistanForeign Policy (blog)The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan have reportedly taken responsibility for the bombing, their fourth claimed attack in the last several days (CNN). ...Poor security to keep more Afghan polls closedThe Associated Pressall 170 news articles » […]
  • Pakistan drone attack, aimed at Haqqani network, kills at least six - Christian Science Monitor September 8, 2010
    Globe and MailPakistan drone attack, aimed at Haqqani network, kills at least sixChristian Science MonitorA suspected US drone attack in Pakistan's tribal region on Wednesday killed at least six people. The target of the strike was the Haqqani network, ...Suspected US missile strike kills 6 in PakistanThe Associated PressDrone Strikes Kill 11 in NW Paki […]
  • Five of family killed in Kohat blast in Pakistan - Sify September 8, 2010
    Telegraph.co.ukFive of family killed in Kohat blast in PakistanSifyFive members of a family were among the 18 victims of Tuesday's blast targeting family quarters in police lines in Kohat city of northwest Pakistan. ...Pakistan bombing kills at least 14Los Angeles TimesCar bomb kills 17 in PakistanPittsburgh Post GazetteCar Bomb Kills at Least 20 in Nor […]
  • Don't burn Qurans, U.S. embassy in Pakistan urges church - CNN September 8, 2010
    CNNDon't burn Qurans, U.S. embassy in Pakistan urges churchCNNIslamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The US Embassy in Pakistan condemned a Florida church's plan to burn the Quran, the Muslim holy book, as "disrespectful, ...and more » […]
  • Random Thoughts on You Know What, and the Twenty20 Attendance winners - The Guardian September 8, 2010
    Telegraph.co.ukRandom Thoughts on You Know What, and the Twenty20 Attendance winnersThe GuardianThen came the corruption allegations against three Pakistan cricketers, a slow-motion car crash on the Gower Peninsula (for me, not the cricketers, ...Pakistan goes down without a fight against EnglandMirror.co.ukEngland v Pakistan: Paul Collingwood hails Twenty20 […]
  • US terror training in Yemen reflects wider program - The Associated Press September 8, 2010
    US terror training in Yemen reflects wider programThe Associated PressThat balancing act has become an administration trademark, funneling millions of dollars in aid and low-profile military trainers to countries like Pakistan ...and more » […]
  • Pakistan manager: No comment on new fixing claims - NDTV.com September 8, 2010
    Sydney Morning HeraldPakistan manager: No comment on new fixing claimsNDTV.comPTI The manager of the Pakistan team has refused to comment on the latest newspaper allegations that two of his players were being investigated for fixing ...Hayden's call to fight corruptionThe AustralianPakistan's paupers missing out on game's richesAFPPakistan mat […]
  • Will Media Setback Silence Mr. Singh? - Wall Street Journal (blog) September 8, 2010
    Moneycontrol.comWill Media Setback Silence Mr. Singh?Wall Street Journal (blog)Beijing is helping to build ports, roads and rails in Pakistan, India's rival, and in other parts of the South Asian region, causing fears in New Delhi of ...“To engage Pakistan does not mean surrender”The HinduChina's Kashmir Gambit Raises Stakes in India-Pakistan Dispu […]
  • Urgency and Creativity Needed in Response to Pakistan Flood - Huffington Post (blog) September 7, 2010
    CBC.caUrgency and Creativity Needed in Response to Pakistan FloodHuffington Post (blog)Besides the staggering human cost of the tragedy the geo-political importance of Pakistan to US security interests cannot be overemphasized. ...Latest Pakistan floods prompt fresh exodus from townsBBC NewsLack of Relief Aid in Pakistan Could be Helping ExtremistsVoice of A […]

‘Electronics’ Articles

My first GPS

Written by Masroor on 13 August 2009
My first GPS

Got this Garmin 360 GPS from amazon.com. It is a nuvi series 360 GPS device which came with carrying vault, wall charger, car charger, car cradle and US maps. I loaded Pakistan routable maps from pkmaps.freeforums.org and using it in Islamabad. The navigation through Islamabad is accurate and fast. The device has bluetooth connectivity and [Continue]

My experiences with the UPS

Written by Masroor on 27 July 2009
My experiences with the UPS

Last summer the load-shedding was terrible, so I decided to get a backup power system at my home. It was the time when the inverters and batteries were in great demand and a huge black market had sprouted across Pakistan. We do it like nobody else.  After great search I could get a local-made UPS [Continue]

Laptops and chargers

Written by Masroor on 21 July 2009
Laptops and chargers

Laptops are getting smaller and faster, but not their chargers. It is a breeze to slide my Toshiba protege M800 into laptop bag, but when it comes to carrying charger, it is just like shoving a brick in the bag and increasing the weight manifold. A normal laptop battery, when the charger is unplugged, lasts [Continue]

My first dSLR camera

Written by Masroor on 22 April 2009
My first dSLR camera

I bought my first digital camera in June 2003 from Bangkok. It was an Olympus Stylus 3.2 Mega-pixels, all-weather steel body. It came with a 16 MB XD picture card only and I also bought a 64 MB XD card with it. This camera really served me well until last year before it developed a [Continue]

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