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Sharique

The death of Benazir Bhutto

It isn’t just a blow to democracy but it raises serious doubts on credentials of security forces in Pakistan.
Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was killed in a gun and bomb attack after an election rally in the city of Rawalpindi on Thursday. Police said a suicide bomber fired shots at Bhutto as she was leaving [...]

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Eid-ul-Adha Mubarak!

by Sharique

Bakrid, as it is popularly called, derives its name from Bakri (goat) Baqr (cow). Its not just about sacrifice of the animal but its about remembering the great sacrifice Prophet Ibrahim (Peace Be Upon Him) was asked to make.
Allah (SAW) asked him to sacrifice his son, his beloved son was born in his senility after [...]

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Dan dana dan Modi

by Sharique

It was 1:15, just 15 minutes for Jummah, and I was still 10 minutes away from the mosque. My rickshawala was trying to avoid the drizzle that followed the heavy downpour. The fabulous city was free of any water stagnation, thanks to the wonderful drainage she has (you know everything beautiful [...]

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Hame aapka ‘jee jaan’ nahi chahiye

by Sharique

India-Pakistan Twenty 20 world cup final would be a dream come true for millions on this globe. And nothing could have surpassed the tense final moments of the final match. When Misbah tossed the ball of Joginder Sharma, many heart stopped beating. The catch by Sreesaanth put the heart beat back for Indians and perhaps [...]

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“They don’t have those brains”

by Sharique

Surprisingly the Muslims are not producing hate literature like this.
They don’t have those brains. They don’t have those brains. They have their sword. They know that once they are in a majority like Kashmir, they’ll either convert or finish off. So they believe in brute force. Unko itna dimag bhi nahin hain. Aur jisnay bhi [...]

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Another phatwa

by Sharique

The barely-based Daarul-Ifta-Manjar-e-Islam has acted against Salman after the actor took part in the Ganesh Puja celebrations in Mumbai.
The organisation said unless Salman reads the Kalmas all over again, he would not be considered a Muslim.
The order was issued as Islam prohibits all kinds of idol worship.

CNN-IBN reports
Few things-
1. How many people actually are [...]

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Thank you, Mr. Daniel

by Sharique

Daniel is a regular reader at IM. But the problem is that he on most, almost all, occasion he fails to understand the topic. We really appreciate his efforts; the pain he takes to read a topic which is not even related to him and above all he takes the pain to [...]

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Rediff waali Sheela Maam

by Sharique

I never heard her name before. She is actually a Managing Editor at our darling, rediff.com. I wonder how managing editors rediff has in their ranks but she definitely does deserves a mention here.
To begin with
The three injured, who were taken from the hospital to a police station, were two engineering students [...]

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Ding Dong, K2 is gone

by Sharique

IMB is finally free from the clutches of K2 which had enslaved us ever since this blog came into existence. It was a voluntary enslavement because there weren’t any better options. (OK, now don’t read too much into the line..I know many of you would )
We are really excited to bring to you [...]

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