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After gloating over Pakistan, will India break its jinx against South Africa?
When Star Sports in India ran their Mauka Mauka advertisement before the Indo-Pak game this month, it was an instant hit. It made every Indian extremely proud (not that we needed any reminders) of how,...
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What Pakistani dramas can learn from Pyare Afzal
Pakistani dramas are famous for their practical take on people’s everyday life and its complexities rather than an empty glamorous portrayal. This is why they have gained massive popularity in our...
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Why shouldn’t our transgender community have a job quota in Punjab?
In April 2013, Pakistan saw a new ray of hope, as transgender candidates filled in nominations from different constituencies, in different parts of the country. Not only were they given the right to...
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PPP needs Bilawal Bhutto, not Zardari
There is nothing sadder than seeing great ideas go bad. This is perhaps why witnessing the current state of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is so disappointing. Historically, there has not been a more...
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This weekend, fliers threatening Muslims with mass murder were left at a bus station minutes from my home near Boston. The warning on the fliers: Muslims in America be ready to face death if ISIS did...
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Why do religious clerics get away with sexual abuse?
For years we’ve made fun of the Catholic priests fondling with young ones. Their ghastly and heinous acts of insensitivity disgust our spirits and we all abhor such practices. I once stopped by and...
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Morally corrupt and living in the Great Gatsby
“In the long run men inevitably become the victims of their wealth. They adapt their lives and habits to their money, not their money to their lives. It preoccupies their thoughts, creates artificial...
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Birdman, a modern day masterpiece
Birdman has become the latest film to join the likes of 12 Years A Slave, American Beauty and Forrest Gump by winning the Academy Award for Best Picture. While many people are still sulking over...
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The miracle of 1992: When all hope was lost…
“At the rock bottom in morale.” Imran Khan said this about his team two weeks before Pakistan lifted the World Cup at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in 1992. If the 1992 World Cup taught...
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Real vs Reel: Will Beyoncé’s un-touched photos change your opinion of her?
Cindy Crawford’s, not so easy on the eyes, un-retouched images from the Marie Claire shoot went viral and created quite a stir on social media. While rumours stated that the un-retouched images were...
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Why just stop at teachers and students? We all need guns
I am sick of dominating women. Nobody ever talks about the real victims of patriarchy and misogyny – the men. Men have set such an impossible standard of chauvinism that it is impossible to match up....
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When I had to save myself from depression
My colleague said something (not) funny again and the room roared with laughter. Knowing that I did not share the mood in the room, I grabbed my tea and headed for the corridor. That long corridor with...
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Four reasons why sending Younus Khan as an opener is justifed
We have been seeing a lot of undue criticism directed towards the decision of choosing Younus Khan as an opener in the matches against India and West Indies. But if we were to take a moment and try to...
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How serious is the ISIS threat to South Asia?
Recent weeks have brought a bevy of news headlines attesting to the rising profile of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in South Asia. The group’s literature has circulated in Pakistan, and...
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Remembering Anwer Sultana with some Baisani roti and Afghani chuttney
Dill always reminds me of my Nani (maternal grandmother), Anwer Sultana. A couple of decades earlier, during winter vacations, all of us cousins would come down to Rawalpindi to spend winter breaks...
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Why the BBC’s Lyse Doucet failed to understand Pakistan
One normally doesn’t expect someone like the BBC’s Lyse Doucet to indulge in ‘parachute journalism’, so when I came across this rather odious report by her for BBC, I was kind of taken aback. (For...
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It’s time for the ICC to revamp the World Cup format
The cricket World Cup 2015 is underway. Teams are strategising their wins, contemplating their losses and trying to find a way to be in the quarter-finals. Cricket followers around the globe are...
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Is dog culling inhumane?
We had a dog for more than a decade. My brother’s friend had a litter of four puppies but was chastised by his mother for overcrowding the house, and hence he was forced to give the pups away. Sunnu...
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Anti-rape law amendment: Another victory for Pakistan
They say we have come a long way since the 80s – the fashions, the styles, the music, the technology. It seems like society is taking a giant leap forward when it comes to development and evolution...
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Pakistan, not a home for the children of war?
Having worked in newsrooms for nearly three years, I find it increasingly difficult to ignore a certain self-congratulatory attitude among Pakistani journalists. Every now and then, a chief justice...
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