Musings of a modern guy

Israel has suffered for long due to the number of crude rockets fired from Gaza. A city that suffers the most is Sderot, a city only 1 km from Gaza and well within the range of these rockets. In another of these rocket attacks, the Israeli army has now suffered serious damage, with a […]

You got to say this for General Musharraf; sometimes he actually does carry out the steps that he says that he will take. A perfect example is the treatment meted out to Nawaz Sharif when he reached Pakistan. Musharraf and the regime threatened that he will be arrested and deported, and that is exactly what […]

Nawaz Sharif was the Prime Minister in 1999 when he attempted to prevent the plane carrying the Army Chief, General Musharraf, from landing in Pakistan. Getting wind of this, the army carried out a coup, removed Nawaz Sharif and installed General Musharraf in power. At that time, many sections of the country welcomed this move, […]

Scientology, the movement and Church created by the late Ron Hubbard is a very high-profile organization. It has some very popular actors such as Tom Cruise and John Travolta as followers, and is also popular among the rich and famous. It has also been very controversial, with a damning article written in Time magazine as […]

The horror story does not seem to be going away for Mattel and China. In the third episode of the series dealing with lead-contaminated toys, Mattel has had to announce the third recall within a month of toys due to lead contamination. Mattel has announced the recall of 800,000 toys (Barbie accessories sold between October […]

Ever since the war in Afghanistan showed that the strategy of inculcating fighters with religious fervor produced fighters who were extremely dedicated, passionate and ruthless, Pakistan has been employing that strategy to fight on both flanks. It has always looked to Afghanistan to provide a region where it has a strong influence and had used […]