Self Talk

We have to bear with Malala whether we like it or not. There are lapses in her story, so are controversies associated with the prize. But the fact is that neither the controversy associated with politicization of noble peace prize can undermine Malala’s heroic deeds nor can the lapses in Malala’s story destroy the prize nor her own internationalized charm. What circumstances actually convinced the jury to choose her, as the rightful recipient needs a deeper insight. She has got it, and no one else from Pakistan did it this time. Long live Abdus Sattar Edhi and his untiring love for humanity, Imran Khan’s service to cancer patients, Mukhtaran Mai for voicing against Mubashir Luqman or Junaid Jamshed for his line of kurtas , but so did Mahatma Gandhi. The list of omissions is quite long and the selection process itself is potentially not free of biases and errors. So, move on Pakistanis, or live with it, she is the one. Her father choose to publish her diary by the pen name of ...

Wikipedia english is on a holiday today. It has blacked out in a bid to register protest against the proposed acts of censur, being discussed in US congress, the so called SOPA and PIPA. SOPA stands for "Stop Online Piracy Act" while PIPA stands for "Protect Intellectual Property Act". Although seemingly aimed at protecting the intellectual property and reducing piracy, these drafts are thought to give far more censuring powers to US government than ever thought. Clinical Hammer stands with Wikipedia and other such organizations who voice for freedom of expression and sharing on internet. For US government, a sweet tip from us is to hire our minister for WAPDA if they want their people to remain in dark. It will save money, energy and copy rights, all for electricity and gas load-shedding as it happens in our countryside. CNG should be less than half of the price of petrol in order to get the fuel out of the fire. I just wonder what are they thinking about Pubme...