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The Expendables 3: An action-packed and star-studded extravaganza
Right after watching The Expendables 2, I anxiously awaited for the next star-studded joy ride to be released soon. And, finally, The Expendables 3 is here. The experience of watching The Expendables 3...
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I am happy being single, don’t force me to mingle!
If you live in Pakistan, have completed your studies and gotten a job, then you may be one of those victims who are constantly pinched with that one hot question day and night, “When are you getting...
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Facebook Messenger app: “We know what you did last night…”
We live in an increasingly digital world and depend on our smartphones as a daily driver for staying informed, keeping in touch with our family and friends, and also for many other wide ranging...
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A sham democracy is not democracy at all, PML-N
In light of recent events, the government has said that it has a firm resolve to ‘safeguard’ democracy at any cost. I am not entirely sure what the government thinks democracy really is. So far,...
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Are we going through the South Asian Complex?
When Israel resumed its onslaught on the people of Gaza, social networking sites became a medium of protests from around the world. But in Pakistan, there were mixed reactions. Some were quite...
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Five baseless criticisms against PTI’s long march
For a good part of our history, we have treated the army as a sacred cow; a holy entity entrusted with the protection of all, going against which would allow our enemy to overtake us. Hence the whole...
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A toast to friendship with a Kit Kat – Pina Colada pudding
“Pyar dosti hai ... agar woh meri sab se achi dost nahin ban sakti, tou main uss se kabhi pyar kar hi nahi sakta ... Kyun ki dosti bina tou pyar hota hi nahin... simple, pyar dosti hai” (Love is...
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Younus Khan: Rekindling the charm cricket once had
Fans of Pakistani cricket were not able to watch their team playing at an international level, but enjoyed the same emotional feelings through other sports; at the biggest stages including FIFA World...
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An open letter to Imran Khan
Respected Sir, Of all the leaders in the Pakistan today, we see you as having one thing in common with Quaid-e-Azam; purity in intention. We don’t want Quaid-e-Azam’s image to be a mere wall hanging,...
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Why have the Pakistani liberals forsaken Gaza?
Now’s the moment for a liberal to decide if he truly stands for the principles of liberalism, wherever applicable, or if he’s simply saying the opposite of what his conservative uncle shouts at the...
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Stop hating on Ayyan’s new song, Pakistan
The ever famous model-turned-singer, Ayyan Ali, released her debut single ‘You and I’ featuring Charm a few days ago. Since then, the 21-year-old supermodel has had to face severe criticism with regard...
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Pakistan – In search of the missing patriot
In the latest political upheaval to rock the country, all those involved may appear to be at complete odds but retain one salient feature that unites them all. The government, by the virtue of their...
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Of self-exiled Canadians and ‘peaceful’ revolutions
For the past three days, headlines portray a Pakistan on the verge of descending into chaos; a long-awaited tsunami is about to sweep the capital; a self-claimed messianic revolutionary and his...
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You have to risk it to get the biscuit, Team Green!
Another Test match, another humiliating batting performance and another defeat. Forgive me if I am not surprised. It would be a lie if I said that I am at a loss of words when in reality I sort of saw...
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What I learnt from Robin Williams
Robin Williams- when I hear that name I think of my childhood. Watching Robin portray amazing characters like in the film Jack, a young soul trapped in an old man’s body or being stuck in a board game...
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Our favourite Robin Williams moments!
“You’re only given a little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it” – Robin Williams There is something to be said about talent, when it goes beyond distance, time and borders; when it is so powerful...
View ArticleDid PPP really handle the assorted marches ‘better’ than PML-N?
There is no doubt that, on the face of it, the Zardari administration has handled the political crisis of Imran Khan’s and Tahirul Qadri’s previous marches much better than the Nawaz administration has...
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#PyareAfzal versus Nawaz Sharif’s speech: And the winner is…
Last night, while Pakistani men were anxiously waiting for the premier’s speech, to be aired at 8pm, the women had a completely different, and might I add ‘dramatic’, agenda to grab hold of the TV...
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What would Iqbal think?
On the southern bank of the River Neckar in Heidelberg, Germany, is the Iqbal-Ufer. This street, running parallel to the river, was named in honour of Allama Iqbal, the poet-philosopher from India. It...
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Mr Prime Minister, is your government really the emblem of economic progress?
Forget, for a moment, that your panic and desperation resulted in the nation giving unnecessary attention to Tahirul Qadri. Forget the fact that once again the law enforcers in Punjab, under the...
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