Category: Pakistan

Duddoo aur Dhobi – First step in the right direction

  Like any other parent having a young child, my worries are beginning to rise as my son has  access to media, music, cartoons, games, entertainment and education that is either in a foreign language or it’s localized in an incorrect way. While it is great to access English, Spanish and French content, there has […]

Happy Birthday Quaid

Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan was born on 25th December 1876. Wish our beloved Quaid lived a few more years. May Allah bless your soul and you attain very high ranks in hereafter. Just a colored visualization out of my imagination of Quaid’s amazing smiling photo.

Power goes 350 volts – Raja Parvez Ashraf :)

The moment new prime minister of Pakistan has sworn in, our power supply has gone sky high, seriously. After examination it was found that the power has gone higher than 330 volts where it should be around 220. Several electric appliances have been reportedly fried due to this in the neighborhood. Didn’t I tell you […]

Karachi Emergency Numbers

If you are in Karachi and are looking fro emergency numbers, here they are in no particular order: Police Emergency: 15 Ambulance: 115 Fire Brigade Center: 16 Edhi Blood Bank: +92 21 445105, +92 21 452815 St.John Ambulance: +92 21 7210600 / 500 Civil Hospital (Casualties): +92 21 7729719 Bomb Disposal: +92 21 2416626 Edhi […]