Comments on: Blown away by Pakistan: A guide to scoring beer and avoiding suicide bombers in the Land of the Pure http://jackthescribbler.com/2006/11/blown-away-by-pakistan-a-guide-to-scoring-beer-and-avoiding-suicide-bombers-in-the-land-of-the-pure/ Nothing in Particular Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:09:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Syed Zeeshan Haider http://jackthescribbler.com/2006/11/blown-away-by-pakistan-a-guide-to-scoring-beer-and-avoiding-suicide-bombers-in-the-land-of-the-pure/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Syed Zeeshan Haider Wed, 02 Jan 2008 23:22:42 +0000 http://nothinginparticular.wordpress.com/2006/11/29/blown-away-by-pakistan-a-guide-to-scoring-beer-and-avoiding-suicide-bombers-in-the-land-of-the-pure/#comment-15 This is one of the best articles I have ever read about Pakistan. A word about NWFP. Being a Pakistani I can tell that after the creation of Pakistan, NWFP has been one of the fastest in its progress in the country. Peshawar is a major agricultural research center and home to many multimillionaires of Pakistan. Although, I am from Punjab province of Pakistan, I have always fancied about NWFP. This is one of the best articles I have ever read about Pakistan. A word about NWFP. Being a Pakistani I can tell that after the creation of Pakistan, NWFP has been one of the fastest in its progress in the country. Peshawar is a major agricultural research center and home to many multimillionaires of Pakistan. Although, I am from Punjab province of Pakistan, I have always fancied about NWFP.

]]> By: Aamir Ali http://jackthescribbler.com/2006/11/blown-away-by-pakistan-a-guide-to-scoring-beer-and-avoiding-suicide-bombers-in-the-land-of-the-pure/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Aamir Ali Mon, 15 Jan 2007 23:55:04 +0000 http://nothinginparticular.wordpress.com/2006/11/29/blown-away-by-pakistan-a-guide-to-scoring-beer-and-avoiding-suicide-bombers-in-the-land-of-the-pure/#comment-12 I come from Peshawar so I will disagree with your characterization of the city. Its always been a peaceful, stable place, albiet dirty and heavily affected by events in neighboring afghanistan. Otherwise your article was good and fair. Please visit Pakistan again and encourage your fellow Filipino's to as well. They will be safe and happy. I come from Peshawar so I will disagree with your characterization of the city. Its always been a peaceful, stable place, albiet dirty and heavily affected by events in neighboring afghanistan.

Otherwise your article was good and fair. Please visit Pakistan again and encourage your fellow Filipino’s to as well. They will be safe and happy.

]]> By: nothinginparticular http://jackthescribbler.com/2006/11/blown-away-by-pakistan-a-guide-to-scoring-beer-and-avoiding-suicide-bombers-in-the-land-of-the-pure/comment-page-1/#comment-10 nothinginparticular Thu, 21 Dec 2006 07:11:46 +0000 http://nothinginparticular.wordpress.com/2006/11/29/blown-away-by-pakistan-a-guide-to-scoring-beer-and-avoiding-suicide-bombers-in-the-land-of-the-pure/#comment-10 Thanks a lot for reading. Might as well add your blog to my blogroll. Robert Thanks a lot for reading. Might as well add your blog to my blogroll.

Robert

]]> By: Umer Khan http://jackthescribbler.com/2006/11/blown-away-by-pakistan-a-guide-to-scoring-beer-and-avoiding-suicide-bombers-in-the-land-of-the-pure/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Umer Khan Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:17:46 +0000 http://nothinginparticular.wordpress.com/2006/11/29/blown-away-by-pakistan-a-guide-to-scoring-beer-and-avoiding-suicide-bombers-in-the-land-of-the-pure/#comment-13 LOL. I am sure Pakistani Ambassador could not be less pleased with part about suicide bombing. No doubt, terrorism has plagued the country, but unlike Western media depicts Pakistan as being absolutely hostile and insecure, it actually has a lot to offer. However, being a Pakistani, I cannot find an article about the country more honest and true. (Count me as a Pakistani fan of yours now :)) Shaukat Sultan... as far as my memory serves, no. Khan is a very common surname in Pakistan. You can find people with this last name as commonly as, 1 in every 25 Pakistanis. The rate goes even higher if you are in NWFP. Will add link to your blog on my page. LOL. I am sure Pakistani Ambassador could not be less pleased with part about suicide bombing. No doubt, terrorism has plagued the country, but unlike Western media depicts Pakistan as being absolutely hostile and insecure, it actually has a lot to offer.
However, being a Pakistani, I cannot find an article about the country more honest and true. (Count me as a Pakistani fan of yours now :))

Shaukat Sultan… as far as my memory serves, no.
Khan is a very common surname in Pakistan. You can find people with this last name as commonly as, 1 in every 25 Pakistanis. The rate goes even higher if you are in NWFP.

Will add link to your blog on my page.

]]> By: nothinginparticular http://jackthescribbler.com/2006/11/blown-away-by-pakistan-a-guide-to-scoring-beer-and-avoiding-suicide-bombers-in-the-land-of-the-pure/comment-page-1/#comment-7 nothinginparticular Wed, 20 Dec 2006 05:59:19 +0000 http://nothinginparticular.wordpress.com/2006/11/29/blown-away-by-pakistan-a-guide-to-scoring-beer-and-avoiding-suicide-bombers-in-the-land-of-the-pure/#comment-7 Thank you, Umer for reading and replying. The Pakistani Ambassador to Manila--who even treated us to dinner a day or two before we left for Karachi--was not amused, I think. And I'm grateful for the additional information about Karachi that you put in. By the way, any relation to Shaukat Sultan? If I'm not mistaken, his surname--although we were told he didn't use it even though it appeared in his business card--is Khan. Robert Thank you, Umer for reading and replying. The Pakistani Ambassador to Manila–who even treated us to dinner a day or two before we left for Karachi–was not amused, I think. And I’m grateful for the additional information about Karachi that you put in. By the way, any relation to Shaukat Sultan? If I’m not mistaken, his surname–although we were told he didn’t use it even though it appeared in his business card–is Khan.

Robert

]]> By: Umer Khan http://jackthescribbler.com/2006/11/blown-away-by-pakistan-a-guide-to-scoring-beer-and-avoiding-suicide-bombers-in-the-land-of-the-pure/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Umer Khan Tue, 19 Dec 2006 12:53:38 +0000 http://nothinginparticular.wordpress.com/2006/11/29/blown-away-by-pakistan-a-guide-to-scoring-beer-and-avoiding-suicide-bombers-in-the-land-of-the-pure/#comment-8 Excellent and "true" article. Much better than typical bullcrap shown on CNN and Fox. :) One thing I should add, there is a reason why there are no skyscrapers in the city. Karachi's soil is soft, which is deposited by sea in last few thousand years. Thats why, it is not possible to build tall buildings with a lot of weight, unless you can dig a really deep (some 150 meter) foundation to support it. Secondly, Karachi has not one, but two "fault lines" going through it. The area is highly prone to have earthquakes. Luckily since the earth is soft, we get smaller (low on Richter scales) earthquakes every now and then, releasing the tension inside the earth. Anyway, the government is currently analyzing the feasibility and possibility of building a skyscraper in the city. Which will address your complain of having no tall building in the second largest metro city in the world :) Excellent and “true” article. Much better than typical bullcrap shown on CNN and Fox. :)

One thing I should add, there is a reason why there are no skyscrapers in the city. Karachi’s soil is soft, which is deposited by sea in last few thousand years. Thats why, it is not possible to build tall buildings with a lot of weight, unless you can dig a really deep (some 150 meter) foundation to support it.

Secondly, Karachi has not one, but two “fault lines” going through it. The area is highly prone to have earthquakes. Luckily since the earth is soft, we get smaller (low on Richter scales) earthquakes every now and then, releasing the tension inside the earth.

Anyway, the government is currently analyzing the feasibility and possibility of building a skyscraper in the city. Which will address your complain of having no tall building in the second largest metro city in the world :)

]]> By: nothinginparticular http://jackthescribbler.com/2006/11/blown-away-by-pakistan-a-guide-to-scoring-beer-and-avoiding-suicide-bombers-in-the-land-of-the-pure/comment-page-1/#comment-11 nothinginparticular Wed, 06 Dec 2006 10:13:17 +0000 http://nothinginparticular.wordpress.com/2006/11/29/blown-away-by-pakistan-a-guide-to-scoring-beer-and-avoiding-suicide-bombers-in-the-land-of-the-pure/#comment-11 Yes, fortunately, it was published. Thanks for reading and appreciating the humor. Boojie Yes, fortunately, it was published. Thanks for reading and appreciating the humor.

Boojie

]]> By: romel http://jackthescribbler.com/2006/11/blown-away-by-pakistan-a-guide-to-scoring-beer-and-avoiding-suicide-bombers-in-the-land-of-the-pure/comment-page-1/#comment-9 romel Tue, 05 Dec 2006 17:00:42 +0000 http://nothinginparticular.wordpress.com/2006/11/29/blown-away-by-pakistan-a-guide-to-scoring-beer-and-avoiding-suicide-bombers-in-the-land-of-the-pure/#comment-9 pre, did this piece see publication in your newspaper? beats O'Rourke at his own game, I should say... pre,

did this piece see publication in your newspaper?
beats O’Rourke at his own game, I should say…

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