Random Ramblings of a Loner
Two years back Pakistan Telecommunication Authority held a competition on ITUâs theme for 2009, âProtecting Children in Cyberspaceâ. Yours faithfully also participated and luckily won the first prize! The article itself is pasted below for you to read and enjoy. Best wishes
Read More Protecting Children in CyberspaceYes, I did that today, I quit smoking for good. I kicked that butt for good. I am not going to smoke anymore. It was epiphany I guess that led me to it. I have given up smoking a dozen or more times in the past three years. But I just could not give it […]
Read More I quit smoking todayâSher Khanâ was all he replied, shyly when I asked the lad his name. He was selling balloons in the rain, near PDA market in Hayatabad, Peshawar. His attire was different than most of the boys and girls loitering about in the area, selling balloons or just begging for a few rupees. He wore jeans, […]
Read More Discordant viewsFalak Sher is a barber by profession. He also works part time as an assistant at a restaurant washing dishes. He does this to support his family. He is my regular barber, and when giving me a haircut he does a lot of talking. A few days back he told me that his wife was […]
Read More Falak Sher the BarberThis might come as a surprise as a Federal Judge has ruled against the âDonât ask , donât tellâ policy terming it âunconstitutionalâ. The ruling also directs US Military to accept gays applicants as recruits. Though gay rights activists have warned aspirants not to disclose their âsexualityâ as the decision may be revoked. The news […]
Read More US Military told to accept Gay recruits