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CIA playbook: A sour attempt at legalising terror via drones
With John O Brennan’s brainchild, the ‘play book’, almost ready for the president to sign and the leak of the Justice Department’s document explaining the legal rationale for the killing of American...
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The man on a black horse: Supporting theatre in Pakistan
To the neighsayers (warning: some awful horse puns) who claim that Pakistani plays can’t stay the course, I give you The Man on a Black Horse. Running at T2F, formerly known as The Second Floor, in...
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Does Karachi really need the tallest building in the world?
As you read these lines, many people mourn the death of their loved ones in Karachi. As you click on the “share” button on Facebook to express your awe on the proposed wonderment that lies ahead, a...
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Karachi Literature Festival 2013: With tolerance and respect for all
So the Karachi Literature Festival (KLF) is over. Three jam-packed days devoted to writing, to literature and to everything else in between. A festival not just of books, but of thoughts and ideas,...
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With every Hazara you kill, you are killing a piece of me too
It’s easy to be disheartened by the general state of affairs in Pakistan at present. We seem to have lost the capacity to choose dialogue over violence, to stand for what is right over joining the...
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Pakistan versus South Africa Test series: Analysing our loss at Cape Town
So we lost to South Africa in the Test series held in Cape Town. The debacle in the first match in Johannesburg was still digestible, due to the uncongenial conditions, lack of match practice, and the...
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I’ll remember, insha’Allah
The other day I scheduled a long-overdue appointment for a dental cleaning. I had called a few days in advance and arranged for an early-morning slot so that I could arrive in the office before the...
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She was beautiful with her almond shaped eyes and dark eyebrows that framed her oval face perfectly. A small tress fell onto her clear forehead as if on cue every time the wind swayed. He caressed her...
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Meeting Sri Lanka’s ex-army chief
After meeting former chief of army staff of Sri Lanka, General Srilal Weerasooriya, I was curious to know what he thinks of the ongoing Afghan war, as well as the US withdrawal of troops from...
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When the victims are buried in mass graves, it’s genocide
When they need mass graves to bury the victims, it is time to start calling it a genocide. I have seen gut-wrenching images of poor Hazara men and women mourning their loved ones who were killed simply...
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The Lantern: Lighting up Karachi, the oriental way!
The power of oriental cuisine is undeniable; we just can’t seem to get enough of it. When out with your wife, ask her what she’d like to eat and five out of ten times, she’d suggest Chinese food. The...
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My teacher, Professor Syed Ali Haider, was buried by his 85-year-old father
It was back in January 2011 when I had my Ophthalmology viva on the third floor of King Edward Medical University (KEMU) Ophthalmology Department. While I was preparing my case, I saw a well dressed,...
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It’s not easy being a Pashtun woman in the media
“Working as a Pashtun female is not easy in any field,” said one of my Pashtun journalist friends, Sana Safi. The more I thought about what she said, the more I realised how true her statement was....
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Pakistan in South Africa : A tale of missed opportunities so far
The second Test at Newlands provided Pakistan with the perfect opportunity to square the series but we couldn’t capitalise on it. However, these are make-or-break opportunities. Younus Khan and Asad...
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Advice to a new bride
Someone once told me, ‘Getting married is not the achievement; getting along together with each other after marriage is the real achievement.’ This statement repeatedly echoes in my mind as I observe...
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Are overseas Pakistanis any less greener?
The dilemma of resident Pakistanis being more loyal to their country than non-resident Pakistanis seems to be going on forever. Enough has already been said and written on the issue, but we just don’t...
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Drone strikes kill real people; here are the ones I know
Yesterday, Senator Lindsay Graham, made the following remark: “We’ve killed 4,700.” “Sometimes you hit innocent people, and I hate that, but we’re at war, and we’ve taken out some very senior members...
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Why all this fuss over Gwadar?
It came as no surprise when, on Monday, the Pakistani President Asif Ali Zaradri handed over the operating rights of the Gwadar port officially to China in a high profile ceremony arranged at the...
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English Premier League: Manchester City or Manchester United?
I’m sure all the avid lovers of the English Premier League (especially Manchester United) think that they have already won the crown of the English Premier league for 2012-2013. However, there are...
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My adventures on a bus!
My first few encounters with a public bus occurred when I started going to an institute to prepare for my entrance test. My father usually used to pick and drop me, but one fine day he wasn’t home and...
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