For now at least, the moon is like the sea: everyone can use it, but no one can own it. In 1967 the U.S. and the Soviet Union negotiated the Outer Space Treaty, which states that no nation can own a piece of the moon or an asteroid. “You have a right to go up and take the… Read More »
Muslim statesman Muhammad Ali Jinnah led Pakistan’s independence from India, and was its first governor-general and president of its constituent assembly.Muhammad Ali Jinnah was born December 25, 1876, in Karachi, Pakistan. In 1906 he joined the Indian National Congress. Seven years later, he joined the India Muslim League. The independent state of Pakistan that Jinnah had envisioned came… Read More »
As often it happens, I found myself lost in an apparently ridiculous (maybe even meaningless) discussion with Farees: A person who has always impelled me to think beyond what I think. The discussion was on the colour, sorry shade of “Grey”. The fourth day of Eid, sitting in my room, with a few moments of solitude (no guests, no parties)… Read More »
wrapped in white bandages, is placed on a wooden desk before it is cut off and put into a white plastic bag.It is less than a week since ISIS militants carried out a similar punishment on a man in Mosul, Iraq. Cutting off the right hand as a punishment for theft is a strict interpretation of Sharia law,… Read More »
An accused thief has had his right hand cut off with a meat cleaver in the ISIS ‘capital’ of Raqqa as punishment for his crime.The photos, which all have identical captions in Arabic, say that it shows the ‘implementation of the punishment of a thief from Raqqa city’.Surrounded by up to 50 men and boys and held in… Read More »
What does the tomb behave.How to Avoid Heart Attack .When you’re at the supermarket looking at food labels, you may have noticed a new section on some Nutrition Facts panels: added sugar. By 2021, it’ll become mandatory for companies to list how much added sugar is in each product, and it’s enough to make you wonder: Is sugar… Read More »
How to Avoid Heart Attack .When you’re at the supermarket looking at food labels, you may have noticed a new section on some Nutrition Facts panels: added sugar. By 2021, it’ll become mandatory for companies to list how much added sugar is in each product, and it’s enough to make you wonder: Is sugar really so bad for… Read More »
Once upon a time there lived a king who always worries about everything: about what to wear, whether it will be sunny, whether there will be an attack on his kingdom, whether his subjects are happy or not. One day he becomes tired of worrying, and decides to do something about it. He tries many things, but realises… Read More »
A shop owner and his employee gunned down and another injured for resisting a robbery bid in New Karachi on Thursday.The incident took place in Sector 11-G within the precincts of the New Karachi Industrial Area police station. Following the incident, police and Rangers reached the site and collected the evidences. Police officials said three people were injured… Read More »
Love your blog. I was just going through some old posts and it made me think of a story to share.About a year after my husband (L) and I were married, a friend of L’s from college was getting married. His fiance had also gone to our college but was a few years behind us, so I knew… Read More »