Articles tagged with pakistan
Happy Holiday Everyone.
I have not been active on Persona Paper the past few days because my youngest daughter is extremely unwell with high fever, cough and vomiting. I just came in to wish everyone a very happy holiday season whether you are celebrating #Christmas or
Don't mess with the Lady in Black!
There have been many heroes trying to save the world from evil villains but I can bet there is no one like the Lady in Black. She is our very own superhero, Made in #Pakistan, who is a school #teacher by profession and fights the evil #villains in a blac
We survived the earthquake
There was a very strong #earthquake in our region at 2:09 pm on Monday. Some reports say it was as massive as 8.1 on Richter Scale but some reports say it was about 7.5. The earthquake was felt in #India, #Pakistan and #Afghanistan
Blind but not Beaten
Asif Patel enjoys a cult-like following in his city. People flock to his workshop just to see him bring a dead #car #engine to life or test the brakes of an ailing vehicle. He is not a #celebrity in the sense the term celebrity is commonly used but if yo
Blind but not Beaten
Asif Patel enjoys a cult-like following in his city. People flock to his workshop just to see him bring a dead #car #engine to life or test the brakes of an ailing vehicle. He is not a #celebrity in the sense the term celebrity is commonly used but if yo
Black Scorpions in demand
If I see a deadly black scorpion, I would probably scream and run for my life but In the coastal belt of Sindh, #Pakistan people are capturing and selling black #scorpions for livelihood. It is said that a black scorpion weighing more than 50 grams
Two Celebrities, Two hospitals
There is a great dearth of good quality health facilities in #Pakistan . Things are not so bad in big cities but in smaller towns and villages, there are very few #hospitals and medical centers. Often people have to travel to major cities when their loved
Glass bangles
For any festivity in South Asian countries like #India, #Pakistan and Bangladesh, one item is a must-have for every female under the age of 90 and that item is glass bangles called chooriyan. Available in a mind blowing variety of color, texture and desi
Birth of "Pakistan" and "Lahore" in Nepal
After the devastating 7.9 magnitude #earthquake in #Nepal, many countries rushed to the devastated country with aid, food and field hospitals. #Pakistan Army has also set up a field hospital in Bhaktapur, one of the main affected area
You are Fired!!
#Chinese-president Xi Jinping is on a high profile visit to #Pakistan and our #media is full of reports about the activities and meeting between the the Chinese President Xi Jinping and Pakistani counterpart, Nawaz Sharif. It is not easy for various #Urd
Cricket World Cup 2015: Predictions and Hopes
The #WorldCup2015 has finally entered into a very exciting phase with eight top #teams out of the original 14 fighting for the coveted trophy. The Quarter Finals: The teams in the quarterfinals are India Bangladesh Pakistan Sri Lanka Australia N
Multan's blue pottery
The city of Multan in #Pakistan is famous for its unique and very beautiful naqashi and hand-made blue #pottery. Multan is known as city of saints and shrines and the blue #ceramics or glazed pottery is an inherent part of its identity. Making
Show me some cash
While I was sorting the contents of my #purse yesterday, I thought of ideas for two posts. One was the #PurseChallenge in which you have to post a picture of your #wallet or purse/handbag and list its contents. The other one was about #cur
Congratulations Team India!!
Surprisingly, this was not too hard to say. Being from #Pakistan, I naturally wanted our #cricket team to win. As a family, we watched every minute of the game, waved our flag, prayed fervently and desperately wanted Pakistan to emerg
ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 : India vs Pakistan
Who will win the World Cup #cricket match being played between #India and #Pakistan at Adelaide on 15th February, 2015? This question will consume over a billion people on planet Earth soon. And the answer will break the collective heart on one nation in
What Women Want...No, not the movie!!
This post is not about the #Mel-Gibson #movie but about something else. What comes to your mind when you hear the words ‘winter clothes’? For most women in #Pakistan it is not sweaters, jackets, gloves or mufflers,...it is shawls. I must admi
International Migratory Bird Route Number 4.
Every year some 700,000 — 1,200,000 birds migrate to #Pakistan in #winter season from #Siberia to escape the freezing temperatures. The route that these birds adopt to reach warmer lakes in Pakistan and #India is known as ‘Indus Fly-way No. 4
I wish I could get hold of Arvind and his team for 5 minutes
I think it was Maya Angelou who said, "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” About two months ago, #Bubblews banned all members from #Pakistan. It
I don't know whether to laugh or to cry...a personal rant
About two months ago, I was earning about $200 a month on #Bubblews. I was doing what I love doing the most...writing, interacting, leaving comments on other people's posts and offering tips, word of comfort where needed, sharing jokes or personal anecdote
Category Challenge: Sports
I don’t think there are many people here from #cricket playing nations so my post might not make sense to many. But being a Pakistani, when it comes to sports, there is only one I can talk about and that's cricket. After completely crushing #Austral
Category Challenge: Art
After writing about #Animals and #Anime in my A-W Category Challenge, the next word on the list is Art. In my post about Art, I will not write about Van Gogh or Da Vinci or Monet but would rather like to talk about the Art of #Calligraphy, or to be mo
A plea to all new members, especially any from Pakistan.
With Bubblews bubble finally bursting, a lot of new members are joining Persona Paper which is a great thing. There will be many more articles, more interaction and the site will experience more vitality. However, I am taking this opportunity to warn pote
