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Why Uber should stay far away from Pakistan
Uber, a company worth around $50 billion has decided to launch its operations in Pakistan – wonderful news for our developing nation, is it not? Well, in actuality, not really. Uber is a controversial...
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Thank you, Hamza Ali Abbasi, for supporting my right to be Ahmadi
Pakistani actor, Hamza Ali Abbasi, is always in the headlines for one reason or another. Recently, I wrote an article criticising his comments that apparently belittled Pakistan’s minorities. However,...
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Shah Rukh Khan did what he does best – the lungi dance
Today is Shah Rukh Khan’s 50th birthday. The man, who is essentially the face of Bollywood, continues to inspire and delight people all over the world. Khan has had a career spanning nearly three...
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Creamy, cheesy, flake goodness: Revamp your breakfast with some pizza quiche
I love an omelette that is fluffy and loaded with vegetables and cheese. Hence, this quiche makes for a pretty fancy breakfast. It is one gorgeous looking omelette nestled in the flakiest pie crust....
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Five game changers of the India versus South Africa Test series
A historic series win and players oozing with confidence marked the interesting battle between two heavyweights, South Africa versus India. The visitors, South Africa, were brilliant in all...
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Does it matter if ISIS really shot down the Russian plane?
The international media spent much of the last couple of days mulling the question of whether Kogalymavia Flight 9268 crashed or was shot down by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) over the...
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Why India and Pakistan can draw lessons from China’s two-child policy
In 1979, when the Chinese government introduced the ‘one-child policy’, there was widespread criticism as it was felt that it was the biggest social engineering project ever introduced by China that...
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Three months ago, I got divorced and this helped me move on
Three months ago, I got divorced. Perhaps very few people would have known this save for the fact that the man of my dreams (now simply the father of my children) had posted on Facebook that ‘not all...
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She tasted his voice in her coffee – Artificial sweeteners
It was a Tweety colouring book, as thin as her finger nail. Tweety’s yellow was being swallowed by the bright red background. On the corners, a shy baby blue hovered as if it was scared to be noticed....
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Rokhsahana, a woman, was barbarically put down like a dog that had defied its...
She just wanted to live her life. Rokhsahana, estimated to be only 19 years of age, was brutally stoned to death just over a week ago, in late October. An Afghan girl belonging to the village of...
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Chitral earthquake relief: Aid may be expensive but lives are priceless
Floods in Chitral became the reason for the first introduction of our team at Elaj Trust and this beautiful valley. We are in the area again, this time due to earthquake relief. Nature has not been...
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Five reasons to not miss the Learn Smart Pakistan Education Forum 2015
Last year, the Learn Smart Pakistan Education Forum gathered the brightest minds in the education industry and initiated constructive dialogue regarding education in Pakistan. This year, the Knowledge...
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Ho Mann Jahaan plays it safe with its music
This year has probably been the first year in decades where film soundtracks have had a significant cultural and commercial impact on the music scene. As film productions increase, the music industry...
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This time, it was Zaman Mehsud’s turn to be silenced
This time it was Zaman Mehsud’s turn. The 40-year-old journalist was sprayed with bullets as he rode his motorbike in Tank district yesterday, November 3, 2015, a day after the world observed the...
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Why I am returning my award
Although I do not believe that awards are a measure of the work we do, I would like to add the National Award for Best Screenplay that I won in 1989 to the growing pile of returned awards. Also, I want...
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I had to take off my Hijab because society refused to accept me
Out of the 50 Muslim majority states in the world, Pakistan ranks second in the list with a Muslim majority population of 97 per cent. And it was among these Muslims that I felt discriminated for...
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Today, I wish Pakistan and India could be more like Canada
Dear Pakistan and India, Today was a beautiful day in Canada. The sun was shining bright, and it was a warm day in the cold month of November. The temperature in my city was 20 degrees centigrade....
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A foreigner’s perspective on Pakistan: The land of the misunderstood
As someone who grew up in the United States, I have sadly grown accustomed to hearing about drone attacks, suicide bombings and terrorists whenever Pakistan is mentioned. To an average American,...
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Oreo, cream cheese and Nutella, what’s not to love about this irresistible...
When my daughter turned three, her wish was to have a Nutella cake with coloured bonbons on top. As her wish was the most important thing for me, I started thinking and searching for the best way I can...
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Dear Shahryar Khan, let go of India and hold on to Misbahul Haq and Yasir Shah
Dear Mr Shahryar Khan, Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), I write to you today in the wake of Pakistan’s monumental triumph over England in the recently concluded Test series in the UAE, not...
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