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Aasman Se Gira: The Pakistani Lend Me a Tenor
NAPA’s theatre play, Aasman Se Gira (2016), is adapted by Babar Jamal, assisted by Saddam Hussain and directed by Uzma Sabeen. The plot centres on an event manager’s decision, who invites a popular...
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Are America’s Nuclear Non-Proliferation policies laughable?
“The group of Obama’s running around and talking about meaningless sanctions until today is highly laughable.” Stated the North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman after conducting the fifth and the...
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Why I am disappointed with Coke Studio season 9
Dear Coke Studio, I thank you for your efforts, for giving us some fine music yet again and bringing together the best talent in Pakistan. You are indeed a platform that makes us proud of our music....
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An open letter to Indians
Dear Indians, As someone whose recent family history is very much a consequence of partition, I am no stranger to the divisiveness of Pak-India politics. Despite a shared history and culture, we stand...
View ArticleSeries 6 Was I a threat? Part 3 The dead princess
Ma stared at Saira’s lifeless body, unable to believe her eyes. She pulled her feet from the grasp of the floor and walked towards her. All kinds of thoughts crossed her mind in those few steps, which...
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What Mr Modi can do to make life better for Indians
After the recent attack on the Uri military base, Mr Modi said that Pakistan and India should focus on the development of their own people. So I thought about what India could do to improve the lot of...
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Life at the fringes of empire: Edward Eastwick in Sindh
Edward Eastwick (1814-1883) entered the service of the East India Company at the comparatively late age of 22, after arriving in Bombay in the summer of 1836. This was not Eastwick’s first trip abroad....
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Will China’s military overhaul be able to compete with the US Army’s 101st...
The size of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA), its past performance and the Republic’s economic super power status have periodically got Washington’s knickers in a twist, much to the glee of the...
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Give up Modi, the US will never be on your side
Last month, a US petition to designate Pakistan as a state sponsor of terrorism gained serious momentum. Having crossed the 100,000 signature threshold, the issue now awaits addressing by the Obama...
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The Neon Demon: The horrors of going from rags to riches
So, after his last critical and commercial flop, Only God Forgives (2013), Nicolas Winding Refn is back with another film – The Neon Demon. The Neon Demon is the story of a young girl – played by Elle...
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If we take out the romantic element, M S Dhoni could be considered an...
Not too long ago, Bollywood released a cricket biopic of a fallen star called Azhar (2016). Among other things that went wrong with Azhar, the biggest problem with it was the mockery it made of...
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The spirit of NYC taught me about the simplicity of religion
I had always dreamt of living in one of the biggest cities of the world, and walking around the streets of Manhattan was one of those dreams. I wanted to feel the adrenaline rush as I walked with the...
View ArticleBanning Pakistani actors or Indian movies won’t stop me from dancing to Kar...
Art is art. Art does not know a nationality or a region or a religion. Does a German heart move more than a non-German heart while listening to Beethoven’s symphonies? What if nobody outside France...
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RIP Iron Mike Towell
It was a weekend worthy of a roller coaster ride for me – in sports that is. Liverpool came from behind to win in the dying minutes of the match at the Liberty Stadium. The high-fives, punches in the...
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“Please tell the people of Karachi that the kabaili people are not wild animals”
At the beginning of the ride, the cab driver asked me for Rs150 for a journey halfway through Peshawar – Saddar to the ends of University Road. Sounds reasonable, I thought to myself. On the way, we...
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Who let the Kuttay out?
What’s nearly as good as reading an Urdu poem? Simple! Hearing it sung. This might sound ridiculous to many of you out there, and if the poet in question is the legendary Faiz Ahmed Faiz, even...
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Will the Designated Survivor be able to save the US?
When Kiefer Sutherland announced his return to TV in the new show, Designated Survivor, I was thrilled since I loved watching Jack Bauer continuously put his life at risk to save lives on 24 and 24:...
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As Indian army soldier, this is what I wanted to say to a Kashmiri child, but...
I have been to Kashmir. No, not as a tourist. I have lived there. I have worked there. I was part of the heavy military instrument of the Indian State in the paradise, guarding it from the heaven...
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What can Pakistan expect to achieve in the Test series against West Indies?
Thirteen days after Dave Richardson presented the ICC Test Championship mace to Misbahul Haq and Pakistan contentedly sat on the top of the ICC ranking table, India dislodged Pakistan from the number...
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This is why I think Pakistan needs a Saraiki province
We know that Pakistan is an ethnically diverse society and such societies actually require a decentralised political arrangement. However, due to a strong centre primarily dominated by Punjab, there...
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