Reginald Foulds, a helicopter pilot who has served with the Army Air Corps till his retirement in 1992, is chosen among the 100 aspiring astronauts who have made it to Round Three of the Mars One Astronaut Selection Process. These 100 candidates have been filtered down from the previous two stages of 660 and 202,586 hopefuls to have applied for the Mars One mission around the globe.
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Cricket World Cups: Now and Then
Though after having finally mourned over Pakistani team kicked out of the quarter final and relieved that India too was knocked out during the semis; we are in no mood for any jubilation and sad to say but we were surprised that Pakistan even managed to reach so far in the tournament.
The epic final!
Finally we are about to find out who is the best one-day team in the world. Australia and New Zealand are about to fight it out in their own backyard and when you play hard backyard cricket it can get nasty. Hopefully memories of this final will eclipse that of all previous finals.
Wahab Vs Watson: “Cricket at its Absolute Best”
Though Wahab’s fiery spell against Watson stunned the world, surprisingly it also won widespread praise throughout the cricketing world. From Kevin Pietersen to Brian Lara all joined in the praise of the brilliant Wahab, with the former Aussie captain Ricky Pointing even going as far as to describe it as an “extraordinary spell” and the contest between Wahab and Watson “cricket at its absolute best”.
The Rough Treatment Meted Out To Pakistanis Working In Gulf Is No Secret
The rough treatment meted out to Pakistanis working in Gulf is no secret, for Pakistanis working there have for decades been forced to put up with regular insults, abuses and discrimination from their so called Arab Muslim brothers.
Muslims’ Lives Are Too Cheap For The West
Shockingly it seems that lives of Muslims today are simply too cheap to be valued. In the Chapel Hill killings of 3 Muslims, there were no headlines, no breaking news and the killer is deemed “mentally unstable”….not a “terrorist”. One wonders what the reaction would have been if a Muslim had committed this atrocity.
India Mourned Peshawar Carnage! Really
Though the Indians did the best they could to show solidarity with us in the aftermath of Peshawar school attacks but the irony is; it still remains an ardent supporter of those who perpetrated the Peshawar attacks in the first place, the notorious Tehrik-e-Taliban of Pakistan.
Grounds Of 2015 Cricket World Cup!
Though the departure of Hafeez further lowers our chances in the 2015 world cup yet Pakistanis throughout the country still await the beginning of this event with great enthusiasm for this is going to be the final world cup of both Afridi and Misbah, the last two greats of our team and for their sake and ours, let’s hope the outcome is good.
An India Pakistan Comparison!
It has become a norm these days for online Indians to mock Pakistanis, boasting of their so called Indian miracle. For those naïve and innocent Indians stupid enough to believe their own government here are a few facts.
Valentine’s Day Now Is All About Hooking Up, Money And The Chance To Change Your Facebook Relationship Status
Though the mullahs in our country scoff at anything romantic or more precisely related to Valentine’s yet nevertheless Valentine’s day in recent years has fast emerged as a day where people belonging to all age segments in Pakistan get a chance to express love for their dear ones, as is clearly visible from booming sales of valentine cards all over the country.