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Pakistan
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Unreal Footage Shows A Third Of Pakistan Underwater
02 Sep 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
In just a couple of days, with extreme bouts of torrential rain, the death toll soared past 1 100 and water overwhelmed as much as a third of the country, satellite images show.
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“Watch These Dorks” – Presenting Pakistan’s Rollerblading (Whilst Shooting) Cops [Video]
25 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Opinions are divided on whether cops on rollerblades is a good thing or a recipe for disaster, but so far it seems to be working out.
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Family Waits 71 Years For Court To Decide Who Gets R650 Million
03 Oct 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
A dispute over money paid into a British bank account by the last Nizam of Hyderabad in 1948 has finally reached a conclusion.
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Apparently This Is The Second Best Gift Italy Has Given To The World
04 Apr 2018 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Over in Pakistan, an Italian import’s spirit is being kept alive by a dedicated few who have long been fans of one of the road’s most iconic brands.
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Incredible Panama Papers Forged Document Bust – ‘Calabri’ Font Only Commercially Available A Year Later
13 Jul 2017 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Think about all the ways you can get out in a corruption scandal, and then imagine if you were done in by using a font that wasn’t yet available. Sucker punched.
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Afghan Girl – Iconic 1985 National Geographic Cover Girl Arrested
27 Oct 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
The subject of the famous National Geographic ‘Afghan Girl’ cover photo has been arrested – here’s the story.
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Internet Swoons For Hot Tea Guy From Pakistani Bazaar
19 Oct 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s been quite the week for an 18-year-old chap called Arshad Khan, who has gone from tea vendor to national treasure in the space of a few days.
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Pakistan Social Media Star Strangled By Brother For ‘Shameful’ Pictures And Videos
18 Jul 2016 by Sloane Hunter / 1 Comment
Likened to Kim Kardashian, Pakistan’s first social media star was killed by her brother for bringing dishonour to the family.
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Revealed – Al Qaeda Application Form Is Unbelievable
21 May 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
So what hard-hitting questions does one ask when trying to recruit people to sacrifice themselves as martyrs? Yep, al Qaeda isn’t mucking about.
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Two More Credible Sources Support Bin Laden Conspiracy Theory
13 May 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
It seems that Seymour Hersh isn’t the only respected journalist to have doubts about the US version of the Osama bin Laden killing. More voices are piping up.
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This Pulitzer-Winning Journalist Believes The US Lied About Bin Laden
11 May 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
It wouldn’t be a regular day in the office if we didn’t come across some kind of conspiracy theory involving the US government. The man making these claims, however, isn’t some deep south redneck.
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How Many Bags Of Heroin Can You Hide In A Jaguar X-Type?
19 Sep 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
One can never be too careful, or to crafty, when it comes to drug trafficking (not that I know). We’ve seen drugs in hair, food, aerosol cans… and now a Jaguar.
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So This Guy Killed His First Wife To Marry His Wife, Who Has Just Been Killed
30 May 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Arguably the most tragic and insane love stories you’ve ever heard…
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This 9-Month-Old Baby Has Been Charged With Murder
09 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
No jokes. A nine-month-old toddler has been charged with attempted murder in a court in the city of Lahore, Pakistan, last week. The child is in hiding after appearing in court facing murder charges with the rest of his family. His case has focused the spotlight on Pakistan’s dysfunctional justice system.
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Gigantic Portrait Gives US Drone Attack Pilots Something To Think About
08 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Somewhere a drone pilot is sitting in front of a screen closely monitoring his target, and then he sees a kid’s face. As detached as possible from the battlefield, pilots of predator drones may think twice about pulling the trigger if they saw this gigantic portrait.
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Camera Trap Nails Shots Of The Incredibly Rare Snow Leopard [PHOTOS]
29 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Due to its inhospitable habitat and minuscule population, the Snow Leopard rarely gets photographed. National Geographic published the first ever photo taken of the animal in the wild as recently as the 1970s – and only a handful of people have had any luck ever since.
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This Is Why Foreigner-Run Spaza Shops Outperform Locals
23 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
When was the last time you entered a corner shop that was locally owned and operated?
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Missing The Cricket? The Proteas Skittled Pakistan For 99 Runs [VIDEO]
23 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
No doubt you’re well aware that South Africa is in search of redemption after being on the receiving end of a drubbing in the first test against Pakistan. In that spirit, the proteas have started the second test strongly, getting Pakistan all out for 99 runs. And get this, Imran Tahir picked up five wickets for 32 runs. Mental. Get up to speed with the highlights, here.
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Not Oprah: Game Show In Pakistan Gives Babies As Prizes [VIDEO]
31 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
A Pakistani TV show called Aman Ramazan is a religious game show where prizes are awarded to the audience for the correct answer. Questions are based on the Qur’an and prizes include household appliances, motorbikes and most surprisingly, babies.
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Radvertising: Coca-Cola Hits Another Feel Good Home Run In India And Pakistan [VIDEO]
22 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In March of this year the super-brand decided to go one step further than just making people smile in their “Open Happiness” campaign. How you ask? Oh, just by creating a bit of world peace with a fizzy drink, that’s all. Click through to watch how.
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Cricket Legend Imran Khan Falls From A Forklift, Suffers Head Injuries [VIDEO]
08 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Former cricketer and curent Pakistan politician Imran Khan suffered minor head fractures when he fell from a forklift at a political rally on Tuesday ahead of Saturday’s general election. Khan and three other men fell at least five meters from a forklift piled with crates.
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Islamic Protestor Dies Inhaling Smoke From Burning American Flag
19 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
There’s a lot of protesting and unrest in the Muslim parts of the world right now, mostly because of a movie called “The Innocence of Muslims.” At a recent 10 000-strong protest against the film, held in Lahore, the capital of the Punjab province in Pakistan – things took a deadly turn for one of the protestors.
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Pakistan Blocks Twitter Over Cartoon Contest
21 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Pakistan yesterday temporarily banned Twitter in the region. The move was in response to a competition on Facebook called Everybody Draw Mohammed Day, now in its third year. The competition encourages entrants to draw caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed, and Pakistan authorities actually used censorship to quell the spread of images, unlike South African authorities who dealt with a similar “caricature” incident on Friday.
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New Report Says The Taliban Will Take Back Afghanistan
01 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A US Military Intelligence Report, known as the “State of the Taliban 2012”, was leaked to the BBC and The Times recently. This report shows that the Taliban, backed by Pakistan, is set to take control of Afghanistan after the withdrawal of US and NATO forces. That’s pretty damn scary.
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Scorned Wife Kills Husband, Attempts To Cook Him
25 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A Pakistani woman has been arrested for killing her husband and subsequently trying to cook his flesh, during what appeared to be a raging fit of pique about her spouse’s disloyalty. The 32-year-old woman, Zainab Bibi, killed her husband after she found he was planning to marry another woman without first seeking her permission.
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80 Killed In Bombing Of Pakistan Military Base
13 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Around 65 military recruits and 15 civilians were killed in the twin bombing of the military training centre in Shabqadar, Charsadda – the first attack in Pakistan since the announcement of Osama bin Laden’s death. The Pakistani Taliban claims to have carried out the attack to avenge bin Laden’s killing.
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World’s Media Publishes Fake Bin Laden Picture
04 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
A photo purporting to depict a very dead Osama bin Laden has been proved as a fake. Although it must be noted that only the photo is a fake and the man himself is very much a corpse, somewhere at the bottom of the ocean.
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Nature, You Are Horrific: Spiders Take Over Trees In Wake Of Pakistan Floods
31 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Human displacement aside, the floods in Pakistan have caused massive changes in the local ecology. With more than a fifith of Pakistan submerged, millions of spiders have escaped the rising waterline by moving into trees – quickly covering riverside treelines in cocoons of spiderweb. It’s creepy-looking.
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Bangladeshi Fans Stone Their Captain’s House
10 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In typical Pakistani/ Bangladeshi style, the good people of Bangladesh have seen it fit to stone the house of their captain Shakib Al Hasan, after their humiliating defeat to the West Indies in the World Cup.
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Ha. Awesome Wikileaks Advertising In Pakistan.
16 Dec 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Pakistan’s relations with the U.S. were talked up pretty heavily in the latest Cablegate leaks; further, false leaks with heavy anti-Indian sentiment were spread around the country by major national newspapers. So it’s nice to see the Pakistani advertisers make the most of an awkward situation.
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