The shortage in electricity production in Pakistan is worsening day by day which is causing long break downs and load shedding as called by government.  The crisis started about a year ago when all of sudden the electricity consumption increased to a point where all the electricity producing sources failed to fullfil the demand. Appearently it is a matter of supply and demand as the government officials are also claiming. But is it really the truth?
Major portion of electricity in Pakistan is through hydle power generation. Then other contribution is …

Parvez Musharraf has resigned as Pakistan’s president on August 18, 2008.  Mr Musharraf said, in a lengthy televised address to the nation “After consultations with legal advisers and close political supporters and on their advice, I’m taking the decision of resigning.”  “My resignation will go to the speaker of the National Assembly today. I leave my future in the hands of people.”
Parvez Musharraf was facing impeachment charges instigated by the coalition government, led by the party of the late prime minister Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated in December, over alleged violation …

I would like to wish all the Pakistanis a very happy indepence day August 14.
Long live Pakistan!

In an other post  We Only Want to Make Peace! I quoted the following verse from Quran.
“When it is said to them: “Make not mischief on the earth,” they say: “Why, we only want to make peace!” Of a surety, they are the ones who make mischief, but they realise (it) not. ”
[Quran 2:10-11]
I am repeating these verses after watching recent news of bomb blasts in Peshawer and Lahore Pakistan killing about two dozen Muslims by the Muslims who call themselves Mujahideen or Taliban.  The purpose of these killings is to impose …