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Genetic engineering – Unethical or welcomed?
A scalpel has the power to kill a human being who lies helplessly on the table in an operation room. However, that very scalpel can also save that person. It all depends on the surgeon whose hand the...
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Is Kohli better than Tendulkar?
The past week has been a sad one for the cricketing community with the untimely demise of a young Phillip Hughes, falling during a first-class match in Australia. If anything, this incident reminds us...
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Ebola 101: Follow Nigeria, Pakistan
As Pakistan battles numerous infectious diseases such as malaria, dengue, hepatitis A, typhoid, tuberculosis and polio, the western media is taken over by the Ebola scare. With the recent media frenzy...
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Ethics in an unethical mirage
It is often said that national interests dictate the dynamics of international politics and that morality has no role to play in international relations. Proponents of this view are likely to argue...
View ArticleWinning at the Blind cricket World Cup but being beaten in Lahore
Putting on over 400 runs in a one-day international game is at best a distant dream for Pakistan’s national cricket squad. However, the country’s blind cricket team made it look like child’s play as...
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Slapping Gauhar Khan with the ‘Muslim’ card
It was interesting to read the incident about Gauhar Khan, the Muslim Bollywood actress, who was slapped during her attendance as a presenter at the reality show ‘India’s Raw Star’ on Sunday. [embed...
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Remember, remember, the fourth of December!
I remember that day. It was December 4, 2009. The residents of Rawalpindi were in shock. How could a mosque right next to the military headquarters, surrounded by military bungalows with a busy local...
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Our little heroine
She stings when she speaks, And she speaks like no other, She has sharp features, And she taunts like my mother. In a land like Pakistan, She enjoys the Indian summer, She reminds me of that chicken,...
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Why can’t we invest in better helmets for our cricketers?
On November 10, Ahmed Shehzad considered himself to be the unluckiest of cricketers when a bouncer from Corey Anderson not only deprived him of his maiden double century in Test cricket, but also...
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What would you do “For One More Day” with a loved one?
During one of my jaunts to a local bookstore, I spotted bestselling author, Mitch Albom’s philosophical novel “For One More Day” and wondered how I had missed it before. Having read two of his previous...
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Calm down, Pakistan – there is no revolution coming!
Imran Khan has repeatedly insisted that the revolution he is advocating will be peaceful. Maybe, that is why it has not materialised as a revolution. Peaceful revolution is an oxymoron; a contradiction...
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Here is why Paris is always a good idea
Having lived in Paris (well, not in the heart of the city but in the suburbs) for over eight years, I can safely and confidently say that I know this city and its off shoots quite well. This is not...
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5 reasons Manuel Neuer deserves the Ballon d’Or
Finally, after much anticipation, the list is out. And it’s out with a bang. Three players have been shortlisted for the prestigious award and it is no surprise that this year’s trio of the planet’s...
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Who needs Terry Richardson or Annie Leibovitz when we have Tapu Javeri and...
As I was going through my Instagram feed a couple of days ago, I came across a series of flashback photos that Tapu Javeri had posted on his profile. I was left awestruck and mesmerised by how cool...
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The confused case of a ‘liberal’ Pakistani
As the claws of fanaticism have dug deeper in our skin during the last one decade, a parallel phenomenon has taken place among some sections of Pakistan’s urban youth – a shift towards liberalism. In...
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Ragging someone at university is not funny
“Congratulations! Not only on starting your life at one of the best universities in the world, but on proving that you are the cream of the crop.” After a brief standing ovation, the opening ceremony...
View ArticleThe bench
My crutches sank deep into the muddy grass, the result of a downpour last night. Without tumbling face first into the mud, I yanked them out— it must have rained until morning because the puddles in...
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Hara masala machchi: Devouring fish, the Parsi style!
I adore hara masala (green masala), as you might have noticed from a few of my earlier recipes. In this recipe, the marriage of green chilli, coriander and mint is sublime. The leafy pungency of the...
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What do JFK, ZAB, Imran Khan and Rahul Gandhi have in common?
November 22, 2014, marks the 51st death anniversary of the United States’ 35th president, John F Kennedy. While the western media – the American media in particular – mourns on the day, giving it more...
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Once bitten twice shy? Not if you’re part of PCB’s selection committee!
Pakistanis live in the age of nostalgia. A 67-year-old Bambi, still struggling to get on its feet, one step forward, two steps back, sprawled spectacularly on the floor. A nation dead set on moving...
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