tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110720279777344316.post1737428915254715685..comments2023-10-28T17:24:41.752+05:00Comments on Cafe Pyala: More Breaking (Away) NewsXYZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17120968316026139059noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110720279777344316.post-4787808472019607132010-09-29T12:20:45.587+05:002010-09-29T12:20:45.587+05:00hey! Wasn't I the one who came up with the &qu...hey! Wasn't I the one who came up with the "Flotzilla' nickname?<br />http://adpdiaries.blogspot.com/2010/06/dude.html<br /><br /> Cafe Pyala...I am suing you for using my awesome and universally adored hilarity for your own Zionist agenda.Omarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07983634698373289782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110720279777344316.post-72422712143365789022010-09-28T15:57:24.254+05:002010-09-28T15:57:24.254+05:00From very authentic sources, it has been confirmed...From very authentic sources, it has been confirmed that Pyala is being run by Zionist groups, Karachikhatmal and Fiverupees, to name a few.Zaid Hamidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110720279777344316.post-7851086669906295712010-09-26T22:19:01.495+05:002010-09-26T22:19:01.495+05:00Will someone tell me what happened to Nadia Khan f...Will someone tell me what happened to Nadia Khan from NAdia Khan Show!? Has she really run away with someone, divorced her husband and ditched her children? Thought pyala would know...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110720279777344316.post-73014639815887055552010-09-26T05:18:16.336+05:002010-09-26T05:18:16.336+05:00Pyalans rock. Quality of writing and contents are ...Pyalans rock. Quality of writing and contents are excellent and despite its regular reader I am not interested in who are xyz, cpm etc. One thing however I am sure that Mohammad Hanif is not part of the team as he's a lazy jack while pyalans are profilic writers. I suspect Hanif started his blog as kala kawa which hasn't been updated since August 6Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110720279777344316.post-39315480452430733442010-09-26T03:18:17.352+05:002010-09-26T03:18:17.352+05:00Very interesting discussions about the identity of...Very interesting discussions about the identity of the people at Cafe Pyala. Here are some pointers which i have gleaned over the last couple of months since i have been sipping some chai here:<br />1) One is an Ahmadi - not that i care about his religious proclivities. What is important is that he writes well and seems adept in both English and Urdu.<br />2) One is definitely from Lahore.<br />3) If all are good writers i will be amazed. I think one of them has taken on the responsibility of editing the writing of others.<br />4) One is at least aged 50+<br />5) The quality of writing at CP is not seen in most newspapers so the guy from Lahore could be at TFT.<br />6) Some could be Op-ed writers or people with a passion for writing but who earn their living doing something else - lawyers?<br /><br />But what the heck. Whoever you are, you are providing some good entertainment. Keep doing it. And no, i don't need flood stories here.An Occasional Chaichinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110720279777344316.post-68406109126675928672010-09-26T00:34:52.444+05:002010-09-26T00:34:52.444+05:00interestingly as much as i heard in the tweet worl...interestingly as much as i heard in the tweet world about this blog, as mucnh as i am disappointed of it. What i found out that this blog is another masked piece of **** to express thier bitches which they cant do at some other real places and to play hide and seek in virutal world. Infect such a miserable piece of writing, no wonder , our media is under crisis. For God sake, we look forward to these joun's and what they produceUsman Bashirhttp://usmanbashir.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110720279777344316.post-32162861594024529942010-09-25T18:54:50.875+05:002010-09-25T18:54:50.875+05:00XYZ -- i hope you will permit me to clarify the re...XYZ -- i hope you will permit me to clarify the remarks made above about nadir hassan -- since i was his supervisor at op-ed Express Tribune - he was not transferred because of the reason given above -- rather he was a welcome and valuable addition to the team and the transfer was done for entirely different reasons -- this is set the record straight lest unanswered posts be seen as the truth<br />Omar R QuraishiOmar R Quraishihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17571023775558659727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110720279777344316.post-88815274930645485442010-09-25T18:38:02.448+05:002010-09-25T18:38:02.448+05:00Wow. I go away for a few days and look at the free...Wow. I go away for a few days and look at the free-for-all that happens!<br /><br />Much as we have all been enlightened by the informative debate about our potential identities, I would have to insist that any further comments be restricted to the topic of the post itself and remain within the bounds of civility. Failing which, well, you know what...<br /><br /><b>A Special Note to Mr Suleimani:</b> This is not the first post you have spammed with your obsessions (which are completely unconnected to the topic being discussed) and adverts for your blog. Since you run your own blog where your concerns are probably more than adequately addressed, we request you not to spam our blog any further. Any further such attempts will simply be deleted.<br /><br />Thank you all.XYZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17120968316026139059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110720279777344316.post-85886410005562847712010-09-25T16:59:46.566+05:002010-09-25T16:59:46.566+05:00@anon1156: I think you are mistaken - Cyril is not...@anon1156: I think you are mistaken - Cyril is not that type - and it is amazing that Nadir can even keep a job let alone blog - he was so bad at op-ed his supervisor had to beg to get him removed. Naveen is too terrible a writer to be a Pyala.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110720279777344316.post-35901290532714248112010-09-25T12:58:35.311+05:002010-09-25T12:58:35.311+05:00"DawnNews deal with Talat Hussain has fallen ..."DawnNews deal with Talat Hussain has fallen on the rocks. He wanted DN to hire some of his close associate at his suggested remunerations, which DN CEO Shakeel Masood refused to buy. Or TH might have spread the news to bargain a better deal with Aaj tv. Who knows in this electronic media hopping and poaching. @ Anonymous September 24, 2010 5:24 PM" <br /><br />So<br /><br />Cafe Pyala is also a member or mouthpiece of Zaffar Abbas' alleged "Freemason-like" gang "Abbasanian"?THE TERRORLANDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10544711552734475750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110720279777344316.post-72206236943480008852010-09-25T11:56:52.584+05:002010-09-25T11:56:52.584+05:00I have it on good authority that Cyril Almeida and...I have it on good authority that Cyril Almeida and Nadir Hassan (formerly known as 'Bubs' at fiverupees and Newsline blogger and currently magazine editor at Express Tribune) are two of the people behind cafe pyala. I have been told Naveen Naqvi is also one of them and Imran Aslam also occasionally contributes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110720279777344316.post-32105972722570090382010-09-25T07:42:53.500+05:002010-09-25T07:42:53.500+05:00i think cyril almeida also writes for pyala.i think cyril almeida also writes for pyala.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110720279777344316.post-34757888554652596222010-09-25T05:41:13.708+05:002010-09-25T05:41:13.708+05:00@anon - whichever one posted at 4:26am - aren'...@anon - whichever one posted at 4:26am - aren't you a loyal one.<br />No, I guess I didn't. I was thinking mainly of the excellent coverage of Zaid Hamid's ways it provided. Also of the fact that it used to talk about things OTHER THAN media takeovers. No, I don't have newspapers or magazines - that I can trust, anyway. Pyala used to blog about things IN THE MEDIA that obscured the truth. So if you know about any other sources of news that are credible in the same way as independent bloggers [karachikhatmal and fiverupees being obvious choices] please tell. Perhaps also the fact that it doesn't mention it's a wankfest for media-types anywhere in its title, or its description, or its contents list [to the right, man. that hand you conduct your deepest relationship with]. Judging by your weak-ass raised-eyebrow 'tude, I'm guessing you're a hot slavering fanboy of this type of tripe. <br />If, on the other hand, you troll message boards in the off moments where you're resting your right hand, please, do go back to playing with yourself. <br />Prick.<br /><br />- Sla.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110720279777344316.post-80132320217981746972010-09-25T04:26:38.673+05:002010-09-25T04:26:38.673+05:00@sla... i guess u don't know this blog is *pri...@sla... i guess u don't know this blog is *primarily* concerned with the goings on in the media in pakistan? now, if you want reportage on floods and the economy, you have your newspapers, magazines, tv, etc. so, get your head out of your ass and go read the real news where it belongs instead of bitching about it here. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110720279777344316.post-78005483832174712422010-09-25T04:13:08.476+05:002010-09-25T04:13:08.476+05:00Regarding the speculation on who runs Cafe Pyala a...Regarding the speculation on who runs Cafe Pyala above, I would agree with Hassan Zaidi--I definitely think he is one of the people running this site. And wouldn't be too surprised if Mohd Hanif is one of them too. But I don't think Nadeem Piracha is one of them. Nor do I think Shandana Minhas is one of them---even though I think she is a fantastic writer, but I agree with the comment above that the writing style here is not hers, not is it Nadeem Piracha's. The writing style here is great too, but just different from NFP and Shandana's.know it allnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110720279777344316.post-41747440094512612462010-09-25T04:01:15.588+05:002010-09-25T04:01:15.588+05:00During the taliban rule the duo Mushtaq Minhas and...During the taliban rule the duo Mushtaq Minhas and Nusrat Javed were known as Anga and Banga and their program was next in rating to the famous 9 PM Mulla radio showAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110720279777344316.post-51693128780550299152010-09-25T02:47:53.763+05:002010-09-25T02:47:53.763+05:00just came home, tired of the desk job, ah, but the...just came home, tired of the desk job, ah, but the comments here didn't let me sleep... <br /><br />@webmaster i think u r a lawyer... ur arguments r rational, can't be denied, this says a lot about the "powerful accused" in the habib sulemani case. i have read his blogs, the terrorland.<br /><br />@anon 9:36 how do u say that webmaster is actually habib sulemani? if he is, then such a wise man or someone else needs "help"?<br /><br />@sla that is the beauty of cafe pyala not fault at all.agha jeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110720279777344316.post-48736710767475457862010-09-24T23:23:19.361+05:002010-09-24T23:23:19.361+05:00Why do most commenters on this blog sound like the...Why do most commenters on this blog sound like they're trolling?<br />Not that the piece is any better: internal media bitchery that feeds off rumour and looks more like gossip. <br />To put this in context: all the articles on this blog's front page are about media appointments, with the exception of the ones dealing with<br />1) cricket<br />2) Mosharraf Zaidi and his ruminations on Wiccans and their weird ways,<br />3) Fatima Bhutto's weird, weird ways<br />4) the awe-inspiring, ball-shattering hard-stare prowess of Sir Ian.<br />This isn't all. For the next few pages, this is pretty much all we read. Now look, I know you're bloggers, and that therefore you're not being paid for this, but some people used to come here to read about what's really happening in Pakistan, and not the Land of Geodawn, where eyeball-sucking megatits control the information a small unrbanised clique absorbs daily.<br />Could someone please report on the floods? And economic recovery? Or does everyone have their heads shoved so far up their hindquarters that they've forgotten about real news?Sla.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06667634373909748831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110720279777344316.post-45167899077703579902010-09-24T21:36:18.545+05:002010-09-24T21:36:18.545+05:00@webmaster: hello habib sulemani. yes, please seek...@webmaster: hello habib sulemani. yes, please seek professional help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110720279777344316.post-20214121119004869792010-09-24T17:40:47.851+05:002010-09-24T17:40:47.851+05:00@Anon 4:22 should have been 4:20 ;-)@Anon 4:22 should have been 4:20 ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110720279777344316.post-27422797293808352102010-09-24T17:24:44.366+05:002010-09-24T17:24:44.366+05:00To update your readers, the DawnNews deal with Tal...To update your readers, the DawnNews deal with Talat Hussain has fallen on the rocks. He wanted DN to hire some of his close associate at his suggested remunerations, which DN CEO Shakeel Masood refused to buy. Or TH might have spread the news to bargain a better deal with Aaj tv. Who knows in this electronic media hopping and poaching.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110720279777344316.post-4615974540042468062010-09-24T17:14:30.459+05:002010-09-24T17:14:30.459+05:00@Anon 4:22 PM
1) How did you guess from a web lin...@Anon 4:22 PM<br /><br />1) How did you guess from a web link that Mr Sulemani is a "case of schizophrenic paranoia"?<br /><br />2) As you say that you read this "schizophrenic term" in some textbook... did it make you an expert or it's just a traditional trick of psychological warfare (according the The Terrorland blogs besides Zaffar Abbas, Farman Ali and Adeel Raza, there is also a psychologist, Dr Najma Najam, among the accused)?<br /><br />3) You have announced (as if the owner of Cafe Pyala blogs) "no more comments"... Why? Because journalists with God-like image (i.e, Zaffar and Talat) only matter in Pakistan... ordinary journalists like Sulemani never get counted?<br /><br />4) You have declared the assassination attempts on Mr Sulemani and his sister "laughable claims"... do you have any proof in this regard?THE TERRORLANDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10544711552734475750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110720279777344316.post-52029178119076812792010-09-24T17:05:15.895+05:002010-09-24T17:05:15.895+05:00This comment has been removed by the author.THE TERRORLANDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10544711552734475750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110720279777344316.post-4206908488502346522010-09-24T16:32:31.170+05:002010-09-24T16:32:31.170+05:00Trying to announce presumed identities of bloggers...Trying to announce presumed identities of bloggers who wish to remain anonymous. How mature! I am all praise for the impact and the lively discussion space about the media CP has created. It works only if they remain anonymous.<br /><br />I had no idea Aaj's ratings were slipping. I still prefer getting headline news from there instead of the highly strung Geo rama.<br /><br />I have had a crush on Talat since childhood. So bleep off Pyala.AAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110720279777344316.post-42148124995360970612010-09-24T16:22:25.895+05:002010-09-24T16:22:25.895+05:00Habib Sulemani is as obvious a case of schizophren...Habib Sulemani is as obvious a case of schizophrenic paranoia as you could find in a textbook study, and that's apparent just from reading the third link cited above by anon@12.21. No more comment necessary to the laughable claims.<br /><br />Meanwhile, i'm curious as to why all those suspected to be Pyala writers are from Karachi. Personally I think at least one is based abroad, and another in Lahore.<br /><br />As for Talat, paet may daarrhi bhee hai...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com