Archive for January, 2009
Obama’s endorsement of drone attacks
Jan 25th
Just as was expected, and just like former President of the USA Bill Clinton did with Iraq, Barrack Hussain Obama has endorsed deadly drone attacks inside Pakistani territory.
This follows the killing of 22 people in a drone attack yesterday on which the Pakistani government, like always, has protested and condemned. We all know how sincere these protests and condemnations are, but that is not the issue for now. More >
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Loading ...Energy Crisis and Pakistan
Jan 23rd
I found this amazing article, written sometime back in 2006, at the CSSForum and thought of sharing it here. It discusses Pakistan’s energy problems in detail. The article did not mention a specific author, however, it was posted by ‘humayun – the king’. So here it is:
Energy Crisis and Pakistan
An energy crisis is any great shortfall (or price rise) in the supply of energy resources to an economy. It usually refers to the shortage of oil and additionally to electricity or other natural resources.
The crisis often has effects on the rest of the economy, with many recessions being caused by an energy crisis in some form. In particular, the production costs of electricity rise, which raises manufacturing costs.
For the consumer, the price of gasoline (petrol) and diesel for cars and other vehicles rises, leading to reduced consumer confidence and spending, higher transportation costs and general price rising.
Future and alternative sources of energy
Some experts argue that the world is heading towards a global energy crisis due to a decline in the availability of cheap oil and recommend a decreasing dependency on fossil fuel. This has led to increasing interest in alternate power/fuel research such as fuel cell technology, hydrogen fuel, biomethanol, biodiesel, Karrick process, solar energy, tidal energy and wind energy. To date, only hydroelectricity and nuclear power have been significant alternatives to fossil fuel (see Future energy development), with big ecological problems (residues and water spending). Hydrogen gas is currently produced at a net energy loss from natural gas, which is also experiencing declining production in North America and elsewhere. When not produced from natural gas, hydrogen still needs another source of energy to create it, also at a loss during the process. This has led to hydrogen being regarded as a ‘carrier’ of energy rather than a ’source’.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...ہوتے جو مسلمان بھی ایک
Jan 22nd
Whenever you read Iqbal, it is always like whatever he says was for today. This is just another great piece of poetry:
منفعت ایک ہے اس قوم کی , نقصا ن بھی ایک
ایک ھے سب کا نبیۘ , دین بھی , ایمان بھی ایک
حرم پاک بھی , اﷲ بھی , قران بھی ایک
کچھ بڑی بات تھی ہوتے جو مسلمان بھی ایک
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Iqbal’s vision can really bring our country back on track. Thanks to Arsalan for taking the pain of writing this in Urdu =)
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Phase 1 Complete: Evolution of 2.5G RAN towards HSDPA
Jan 20th
We have been studying and planning the path towards deploying HSDPA, a UMTS/W-CDMA extension, in Pakistan. For those of you who are not aware of my Final Year Project, please Read this post first.
The first phase of our Final year Project ( for a Bachelor’s degree in Telecom Engineerng ) is complete, Alhamdulillah. Let me share the presentation with this post.
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More of this later… =)
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Obama’s Litmus Test?
Jan 18th
It is too early to say whether or not Barrack Hussain Obama’s approach to the Muslim world would be any different to that of the Bush administration. He has made big promises and committed himself to ‘change’, however there isn’t much time left before he actually steps into the White house as President of the United States of America.
The past two months have been difficult for the world. First, it was Mumbai and then barbaric Israeli terrorism in Gaza. Both India and Israel enjoyed full support of the White house and George W. Bush.
It seems as if the Mumbai drama, staged by the Indians and the Israeli’s together, has failed to achieve its objective and Pakistan has come out of it clean. It is interesting to note, however, that once we noticed the dust settling here in South Asia – the Israeli’s launched a full scale war on the Gaza strip. The Indian-Israeli nexus of terror is strong and requires a dedicated column to explain.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Clarification
Jan 11th
This clarification is for those who misinterpreted a certain paragraph of my previous post, “How We Support Israel every hour, every Day“, and thought I was against rallies, protests and demonstrations held in this regard.
I would like to clarify that I am in one hundred percent support of rallies and demonstrations held against Israel and all injustice.
By saying:
Our rallies today lack objectivity and direction, there seems to be no clarity of vision and no thought. Emotions alone yield nothing! Yes, it may bring a few glimpses of you on national – and international if you’re lucky – television and the press. But think and think with clarity, enlighten your soul, emancipate your existence and go beyond personalities and self service. It is what you do for the betterment of the world that matters. Not you or your name.
I was actually trying to urge people to focus. Let these protests and demonstrations not become something done for fun.
To the World: Stop Israeli Terrorism!
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