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A woman was stripped naked by Indian officials in Kashmir. And we will blog...
On June 19th 2008, the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution that included the following statement: “Rape and other forms of sexual violence can constitute war crimes, crimes against...
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Mango yogurt: Mangoes and Ramazan, a match made in heaven
Mango season and Ramazan have been coinciding since the last few years. Hence, my love for mangoes has made me incorporate mangoes in my Iftar regularly. With June’s blistering heat around, one longs...
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Dear PTI, your DJ Butt is no better than PML-N’s Gullu Butt
These days, it is easier to find a similarity between the colours black and white as compared to finding similarities between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)....
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Is Modi now credible and trustworthy enough to steer a peace process?
Dialogue has a long shelf life. It never gets old or fades away. Sooner or later it asserts itself. It renews itself. That is what has happened in the Russian town of Ufa on July 9th, when the Indian...
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Sabeen Mahmud, Jibran Nasir and Shaan Taseer are all cut out from the same...
In May 2013, just a little over two years from now, there was a wave of change which brought with it new possibilities and ‘hope’. Pakistan People’s Party’s (PPP) tenure had come to an end and...
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The green shirts have fallen, but can they rise again?
It is unbelievable how Pakistan’s hockey team manages to hit new lows, especially when we already feel it is at its lowest point. If not making it to the 2014 World Cup in Hague was not enough, the...
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How I found true love in an arranged marriage
Last week, we celebrated our sixth wedding anniversary. Ours was an arranged marriage, and I had not even seen his picture before saying yes to him. Sounds so backwards, right? I didn’t see his picture...
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Can I give charity to a thief, a prostitute or a rich man during Ramazan?
Pakistan is internationally known for many things; the surge of extremism, the footballs we supplied to the World Cup; for an often exaggerated emphasis on the miseries of its people. But it is lesser...
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From Komal Rizvi’s selfie to a doctor’s negligence, where are your ethics,...
The social media, particularly Facebook, has transformed into a deadly force to reckon with. Its raw and potent power struck me in the wake of three recent issues that, although unrelated, have...
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Can the minions compete with Despicable Me all by their mischievous...
After appearing as the henchmen and later as sidekicks of super evil felonious Guru in Despicable Me and Despicable Me 2 respectively, the little yellow-coloured, one-eyed, and two-eyed adorable...
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The women of Kalash are a tale of colours, simplicity and struggle
Traveling is like an escape from the usual hustle bustle of the urban life. But this escape turns into an experience if you witness a culture very different from your own. We all have a lot of...
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Roger Federer versus Novak Djokovic: The fairy tale ending that was not to be
Regardless of how much the heart yearns for something miraculous to happen, the human mind has this uncanny ability to quash those hopes and let you see the reality of the situation. That same thing...
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BJP and the Congress are two peas in a pod
In a recent television interview given to India Today’s Karan Thapar, Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) patriarch LK Advani mentioned that Indira Gandhi cannot be said to have a ‘mixed legacy’ as she was...
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We are making history today with our closest approach to Pluto
If you are out and about this afternoon or either sitting at home reading this article, at 4:49pm (PST), look up at the sky (please don’t look straight towards the sun) and wait to be blown away by our...
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Five reasons why you should (or should not) watch Bin Roye
Bin Roye’s premiere was held at Nueplex Cinema yesterday and the entire setup was done up beautifully with motiyas (jasmine) used as a pretty backdrop. It was a star studded night, boasting of...
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Women like Shazia Perveen don’t wait for a saviour, they are their own saviour
Her eyes were ablaze with determination and professionalism while she was all set to perform her heroic duties. The picture, in true sense of the words, spoke a thousand words. Shazia Perveen is the...
View ArticlePaying homage to the heroics and prowess of Pakhtuns
On July 10, 2015, some of the most illustrious and high achieving Pakhtuns were given a grand tribute by Twitteratis. People on twitter, like minstrels, were praising the heroics and prowess of...
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No matter how you slice it, there can be no peace in Afghanistan
In recent years, attempts to launch peace talks with the Afghan Taliban have resulted in little more than false hopes and false starts. The ill-fated opening of a Taliban office in Qatar. A...
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I got divorced and remarried, but that is not the problem, the society is
A lot had been said and discussed about the stigma attached to divorce in our society, even on Express Tribune Blogs; hence I do not need to delve much into it. The most ironic yet painful situation...
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How Sofia, Ahmed and Aliya are silently suffering in Pakistan
Sofia, a young college student, has been missing since she drove off in the morning. Her parents desperately tried to stop her from driving off. She had not been herself lately; behaving erratically...
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