Visiting Istanbul Turkey was an exciting & emotional experience for me. The reasons are obvious: Istanbul is approximately the 20th biggest city in the world housing 20 million people. It was the capital of Turkey then Ankara replaced it This is the only big city spread across two continents. Old part is in Asia, the […]
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At New York’s Kennedy airport today, an individual later discovered to be a public school teacher, was arrested trying to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a set square, and a calculator. Attorney General John Ashcroft believes the man is a member of the notorious Al-gebra movement. He is being
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Farooq Ice Cream Wala (Ice Cream Seller) If this person doesn’t inspire you to do the charity work no one will. He is simply the all-rounder of the aid work, actually all of his family is. Listen to Farooq in his own words: “I was born to a butcher family in Quetta. After completing high
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As said by someone, “Oppression in the world is not because of few oppressors, rather it is due to the Silent Majority Who Do Not Speak Against the Oppression.” Edmund Burke once said that Evil would only triumph if good people sat back and did nothing. And we are doing exactly the same i.e. keeping silent. We
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(Read Balochistan Part 1 Here) Quetta: An Amazing City NOTE: Click on photo to enlarge The City Quetta, the largest city in Baluchistan is an old city with current population of approx 1.8 million. Quetta (the word derives from kwatta, meaning ‘Fort’ in Pushto) is surrounded by hills forming a natural fort. It is the
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