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Thursday, July 24 2008 @ 05:14 AM GMT+6

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Opportunity is Knocking

I like to play squash whenever I get a chance. Its is a demanding sport. It is one of those sports that needs endurance, character, sharp thinking all within a space of very short time.

For me Squash is just a way to relax, kill the day’s tensions, beat the ball to extinction.

For others like Farhan, the kid who sells french fries at the PAF Museum, Karachi it is a passion. I first met Farhan at one of my practice sessions in a local club. Amazing kid!

I kept seeing and playing with him on and off for a while till I got busy, around same time he totally disappeared from the scene. It was not till he recognized me at the fries stall. Contrary to what you might be thinking, it did not give me a shock. It should have.

 

 

Citizen Photos

Ratan Talha Temple (posted on behalf of Amar Gurirro)
Ratan Talha Temple (posted on behalf of Amar Gurirro)
garbage gathered in the middle of the road in karachi city
garbage gathered in the middle of the road in karachi city
Crown Cinema in Sher Shah
Crown Cinema in Sher Shah
Second whale
Second whale
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News Summary

News

MCB Branch (Katchi Memon Society) is air brushed
Man throwing Crackers from a Moving bus
7 small explosions in Karachi
Karachi Civic Center
Zameer Ansari Kabab Center Closed Down By Local Administration
Launching Ceremony of Oil exploration in FATA
Motor Cycle Crash
Neither is this good governance or bad governance but rather NO Governance
A Revolution in the making
Petrol Shortage in Karachi
more...

Social Pages

Is Your Country Suffering at the hands of United States?
True and sincere Pakistani people needed in Pakistan
Is it people's government?
The Garbage Bin?
Yes to Talebanization
Freedom Of Expression
Lethal Road Barrier
The growing suicide rate in Pakistan and the fun we are having
A free Nation with Subjugated elite
The Empire 2.0
more...

Business

RBS Comes to Pakistan
Oil Exploration in FATA
High Food Prices in Karachi
Printed in USA
Potato Chips And Not Micro Chips
State of Internet Commerce in Pakistan
Fishermen demand increase in fish prices
Rise in prices of Petrol Disel and LPG in India
Karachi or Carachi?
25 Paisa thugs PSO, Orix, Mezaan Islamic Bank
more...

Entertainment

Thakur Mela started in Thar
Aao Bacho Sair Karain tum ko Pakistan ki
Taree Zameen Par in Karachi
Britney Spears back in the hospital for mental evaluation hold
Pizza One opens in Karachi
BIG 92.7 FM’s CHIPAK KE JEETO THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE ONLY GETS TOUGHER
I still remember what you did last winter…
Lost and found..
Don’t call me a rebel…
Shoaib Akhtar gets offer to act in Bollywood movie
more...

Health

Study: Bunk Beds not safe for children
Karachi is facing acute life saving drugs
Khabardar! Aunties, brides and begums
Contaminated water kills 17 and paralyzes hundreds in Thar
What is THALASSAEMIA?
45min of exercise can ease depression
Celebrating the world week of sleep
Does tea causes acidity?
Music speeds post-stroke recovery
Eye Facts
more...

Press Release

Open Letter To Chief Kiyani
New Book Reveals Complete Story Of World`s Most Controversial Female Athlete
New Horizons Pakistan becomes First Training Center to adopt Metrics That Matters? in Pakistan
Karachi Sheraton Hotel Appointed New General Manager
more...

Technology

Amaana Now Ready for OSCommerce
Progress of technology ......
From Skeptic To Believer In 12 Hours
Pakistan software exports 98pc behind India
ZONG launched all across Pakistan
Batteries not Included!!
Say NO to Biofule!
Blocked - Unblocked - and now Cracked
PIE Blocks YouTube.com in Pakistan
Interview of Warren Buffet - Interesting One!!
more...

Odd & Ajeeb

Homeless In Japan
Village with no girl
The Ancient Civilization of Pakistan
Boyfriend: Woman lived in bathroom
BB's Assasination and my Convocation
Worth Sharing With My Brothers And Sisters
While In Sajdah
Health Checkup camp ...
Experiments about water purification through mind waves
A DHA Truck Spilling Thorns
more...

Sports

Opportunity is Knocking
Holy camels to travel Gulf States without Visas
Cricket Team Leaving National Stadium Karachi
Bangladesh gets thrashed in Karachi!
No Pakistani among the million-dollar men
U-19 cricket world cup from tomorrow
10 more players join Indian League
ADAM KHAN : A1 GP TEAM PAK DRIVER
ABOUT A1 TEAM PAKISTAN
Tendulkar a Knight?
more...

Rumors

Is Karachi at the risk of earthquake?
Dual Nationality: Are Afghans or Pakistanis to Blame?
Arbab Ghulam Rahim, Sher Afgan..Who might be the next one??
Forecast of riots before election
Ali Zafar (Singer), fiancee kidnapped, released for Rs 2.5 million
more...

Reprint Talk Back

Little lion turns into king for 1 night in PECHS
MPAs demand more perks and privileges
Come high hell & water
Israel Plan's Attacks On Iran
The White House Watch
Murder On The Rise In USA District
USAF ......Resignations
Fraud ......The IndianWay
Troops out! It's time to leave Afghanistan
Army abuse: brigadier should have tried harder
more...

TazaKino Log

What is Taza Kino
Taza Kino Update
Taza Kino Upgraded
Site Outage
Taza Kino Launched on Mobile Phones!
Taza Kino Citizen Journalism Website
How to upload Photos in your story
Open Source News Paper
Buy, Sell or Trade
TK My Account problem
more...
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Amaana Now Ready for OSCommerce

It has been a while since amaana.com has come to the Pakistani Market. However its adoption has been slow on the internet within Pakistani market. One of the reasons has been non-availability of ready to use addons for popular Open Source shopping carts.

Amaana

Amaana allows individuals and businesses to transact money on the internet via Text Messaging on Mobile Phones.  With this problem in mind i have written a Amaana's Payment module for a popular Open Source shopping system OSCommerce.

This will enable anyone in Pakistan to deploy OSCommerce and plug it in with Amaana.
I have released this module under GNU GPL at addons.oscommerce.com/info/6088
Following is a screenshot of the module once it is deployed.



 

 

 

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RBS Comes to Pakistan

Royal Bank of Scotland comes to Pakistan.


As a result of acquisition by consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, and including Fortis Group NV of Belgium

 

 

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MCB Branch (Katchi Memon Society) is air brushed

MCB Branch (Katchi Memon Society) in Karachi is air brushed "14 JULY KO DHARNA DAINGAY"(Sit In on 14 July) painted on the walls of MCB Branch moreover the exterior camera of MCB branch were also covered with paint, as no one has been observed while painting however police have noticed the situation coordinated with branch manager to secure

 

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Little lion turns into king for 1 night in PECHS

A five-month old lion cub brought a First Offense Report (FOR) upon its owner Asim Siddiqi, a resident of PECHS, after it escaped from the house and was found running around on Allama Iqbal Road.

The residents of the area started shouting in shock when they say the cub and hundreds started to gather but the animal ran from them. It entered a showroom where it was rescued by the police and municipal services team, said Wildlife Inspector Rasheed Ahmed Khan. “I am sure the owner has an official license,” Khan said, adding that he was not authorised to make a statement.