I woke up when my alarm rang at 7.30 am in the morning. Without even having to look at the time and the cellphone I was able to hit the right spot on the (touch)screen to switch off the ringing. Then again it started at 7.31 am and I followed the routine of switching it off. This incident continued two more times at precisely 7.34 am and 7.35 am when I decided that it was too early to wake up …

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Pakistani players were prevented from playing in the IPL this year after the relations between the two neighbours were soured in the aftermath of the Mumbai attacks. Earlier, the Indian cricket team refused to tour Pakistan after their government interfered to cancel the tour. Note that this was not due to security reasons, but because of pure politics. In response, Pakistan refused to allow its players to play in India amid security fears of they being attacked by angry Indians. …

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With no recent cricketing activity of international level at home, no participation in the Indian Premier Profits League, on the back of criticism from their own chief selector and having being ruled out whatsoever to make it to the semis, Pakistan today showed the world what it is capable of. The very fact that Pakistan stamped its presence in two finals in a row in itself speaks volumes of the cricketing talent of the country. Winning one of them and …

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I have always wondered how people are able to manage their life – work, home, friends, family, etc. I think its just impossible. Those who say they have a balance are lying, or at least that is what I believe. Just imagine working in an office (or in university) and you’re stuck at some point. How can you go back home and not think about work while watching TV, or while having dinner, or maybe while sitting in the toilet …

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I was rightly furious when I found that a courier that I was anxiously waiting for was not delivered to me because apparently I wasn’t home when a man rang my doorbell to deliver the package. I was furious because I was in fact at home and it was impossible to miss the doorbell. The courier company should have left a note in my mailbox, which was not to be found anywhere. I called them up asking for the delivery …

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I wanted to be quite regular at blogging (again) after the end of exams. The exam period, as you all know, left me with no chance of updating the blog regularly apart from a few updates on the Imperial blog. However the post-exam period was more of a random dont-know-what-to-do kinda time. I began blogging with a exam time story and followed it up with a few more posts on the issues. The problem was that I needed a fresh …

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The ICC T20 World Cup may turn out to be another tournament to forget for the cricketing fans in England as the Dutch stun the Englishmen in a thrilling curtainraiser. This match will be remembered for a long time not only for it being one of the greatest upsets but also for it being a nailbiter and ofcourse England at the receiving end besing the host.
What looked like a very strong start to the tournament with 89 runs scored off …

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It was undoubtedly a lacklusture display of cricket by Pakistan today, but we must also understand what exactly was the purpose of a warm-up game. The fans of the green camp were expecting the team to go all out and probably come close to winning the game. The expectations were very high and the team should have displayed some will to play.
From the word go, there was lack of seriousness, perhaps the very fact that it wasn’t a competitive game …

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I walked in to my department building today, entered the door and glanced at the huge television screen on my left as I always do. Out of the four screens, one is always tuned to BBC News. That particular screen was flashing images of wreckage, and a red label of breaking news bearing the words Pakistan. I stood there gawking at the screen for a few minutes when a stranger asked me, worriedly:
“Are you from Pakistan?” I replied …

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And today, the judiciary is finally independent. Yeah right! The so-called Nawaz Azaad Adliya has delivered a verdict to allow the Sharif Sr. to contest the election paving the way for his premiership, according to a change in set up which is widely being talked about. The decision was expected, ofcourse. How can the judges not favour PML-N? They had been doing so even during Mushrraf’s regime. And after what Nawaz did for them, certainly they are indebted to the …

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