Dr. Fahmida Mirza elected as Speaker National Assembly

Posted on March 21, 2008 by Dr Farrukh Malik

Yesterday, Dr. Fahmida Mirza took oath as Speaker National Assembly of Islamic republic of Pakistan. This is an audio recording of the event. By taking oath as Speaker National Assembly, she earned the honor of being the first female speaker of this prestigious institution of democracy in Pakistan. I happened to record this piece from [...]

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Buzz around me-13

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Dr Farrukh Malik

In today’s round up, I have reviewed posts from Syed Salam Chishty, backpacker, Ghazala Khan, Shirazi, Phil and Fiza Ishaq published at Jahane Rumi, Islamabad Metro blog, The Pakistani Spectator, Light Within, The Canvas and Pak tea house.
The Islamic calendar starts with the month of Moharram. Besides being the first month of the [...]

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Moin Akhtar on Politics in Pakistan

Posted on January 13, 2008 by Dr Farrukh Malik

I was watching ARY and happened to hear this beautiful and funny poem in voice of Moin Akhtar in the program named Loose Talk. I was very amused and recorded it with an idea to share it with my readers. I have transcribed the poem in text and you can find the original audio in [...]

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