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Forget New York or Paris, take a trip to Thatta, Bhambore and Makli
I am glad that the first post I will be writing here will be about one of my trips within Pakistan. Those who aspire to travel spend a lot of time planning trips to foreign lands. But what they don’t...
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Digital Youth Summit 2015: Helping Peshawar become more tech-savvy
Peshawar, the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), is gearing up to host the region’s largest gathering of techies, entrepreneurs and designers – the Digital Youth Summit 2015 (DYS). First organised in...
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Will running for local government elections help the Christian community in K-P?
Amid all the hoopla of the Chinese premier’s visit to Pakistan, individuals belonging to the Christian community have filed nominations papers for the first time in Dir District, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa...
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If you think NA-246 is about MQM versus PTI, you’re wrong
Who bags NA-246 and which party stands victorious tonight makes little difference. What matters is that today’s election will put an end to the environment and politics of fear prevalent in Karachi for...
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Bangladesh whitewashes Pakistan – Was it Azhar Ali’s fault?
Bangladesh has waited for nearly 16 years to achieve its second victory against Pakistan in an ODI, but it took them a week to completely whitewash Pakistan. Pakistan’s defeat against Bangladesh is...
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I voted at NA-246 and this is what I saw
I am very excited today. The exhilaration, the thrill of being part of something greater has made me very eager for today’s by-election. And I am not the only one. Every person whose vote belongs to...
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The Gunman is a snooze fest with a great cast
A good action movie never fails to impress its audiences. This is why the action movie genre is the safest bet for producers and directors and guarantees box office revenues. Having said that, it is...
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Modi-Obama or Nawaz-Jinping: Which should be worried?
We are lucky to have a neighbour like the People’s Republic of China, a country which has always stood with us unconditionally. I have always been fascinated with our relationship with them. While the...
View ArticleLatent serendipity – How I tried to follow Bill Gates and Stephen Hawking
When I was a kid, I liked to dress up in the stories of successful people. I read about how Bill Gates used to rock in his chair when he was thinking, and for a few months after that, I made sure to...
View ArticlePamela Geller’s hate for Muslims and blurry standards of free speech
A couple of weeks back, I vocally criticised the direct interference of the state in the academic affairs of my previous university, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), after they were...
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When will we start recognising our Women of Impact like the West does?
Pakistani women have done us proud again by securing a place in New York Time’s Women of Impact list 2015. The list honours outstanding women from around the world. It is diverse and interesting,...
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Why I will never forgive Shonda Rhimes for killing Derek Shepherd
The previous episode of Grey’s Anatomy had hints that this may happen, but I said to myself that Shonda Rhimes, the writer, cannot do this. Meredith has already been through way too much. Name any...
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Can Real Madrid fare better under the legendary Zinedine Zidane?
Zinedine Zidane was announced as the new manager for Real Madrid’s reserve team, also known as the Real Madrid Castilla. UEFA Golden Jubilee named Zidane as one of the greatest European football player...
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Why should Obama apologise for Pakistani drone victims?
On Thursday, April 23, 2015, United States President Barack Obama, apologised for the accidental killing of two western hostages – American national Warren Weinsteain and Italian Giovanni Lo Porto – in...
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Sabeen Mahmud, shine on you crazy diamond
When we think about death we often wonder what kind of eulogy we’ll receive. We wonder how we’ll be missed, if at all. How people will remember us, and if we’ve left anything behind that will survive...
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#IAmSabeen: “This is the time to say Bismillah and march forward”
“They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time.” - Banksy Sabeen, the person, is no longer with us. Sabeen,...
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An open letter to Pakistan’s leaders: One more nail to the coffin
Sabeen Mahmud was brutally murdered yesterday, and with her, yet another flame in the vast darkness of our land extinguished. For those of us who had the pleasure of knowing her, she was genuine, warm,...
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Spring cleaning Facebook, a much needed exercise for us all
I love Facebook. It is my go-to social networking platform in terms of keeping up with birthdays, promotions, baby announcements, deaths and politics. I love looking at and sharing my friends’ and...
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Pakistan vs Bangladesh: Why Pakistan keeps failing
If the purpose of the T20 format is to provide an adrenalin-filled summary of the game of cricket, then yesterday it succeeded. It is a snapshot, suspended in time, of two countries that have an...
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Save the youth from disillusionment, Mr PM – give Sabeen’s cause a voice!
Dear Mr Sharif, There is no doubt that you have heard about the murder of Sabeen Mahmud. Other members of parliament and politicians have extended their grievances. And I’m sure that even as I write...
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