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A visual guide to the political circus in Pakistani media
Five years of democracy has meant a great deal of ups and downs for the free media. There has been a lot of drama, and occasionally some substance. Politicians returned from the wilderness into a...
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Justice Mr Fakhruddin G Ebrahim, Chief Election Commissioner, Pak Secretariat, Block 44 A Shahrah-e-Iraq, Saddar Karachi ————————————————- Citizens’ demand ————————————————– Honourable sir, The...
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Every other rape story in Pakistan
In a small town or village in Pakistan, victim X (perhaps Y and Z too, who may be sisters, mothers or relatives) has [allegedly] been raped, gang-raped, often tortured, sometimes murdered and dumped in...
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Murdering a baby
On a cold afternoon, reading the news item about female foetuses found in a garbage drum, I cringed with horror and pain. It's too late though; no one can do anything about these innocent victims now....
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Gora complex unabated
George Galloway came, he saw, he conquered. Conquered who, one may well may ask? Karachi’s literati and liberal elite who intermingle, for one, who fawned over the UK Member of Parliament (MP) at the...
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Why won’t you give Hazaras asylum, Australia?
On February 16, 2013, when a 1000kg explosive laden water tanker exploded in the midst of a crowded market in Hazara Town, Quetta, it not only destroyed lives and property but it also destroyed...
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The tale of transgender people: When hate starts ruining lives
Recently, some of my friends and I made a short documentary on transgenders to participate in a documentary competition held at my university. To collect the required information, we visited their...
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When your husband is also a reporter
By tying the knot with a fellow reporter next month, who is equally passionate about work as I am; I would be committing myself to journalism for life, and surely for eternity. This means that...
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When there is a blackout, Karachi isn’t completely in the dark
It was nearly midnight last night when we lost power here in phase four of Defence, Karachi, and I could immediately tell that it would be a long blackout. As a citizen of this nation, I am...
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11 interview tips that could get you a job!
I am only a 25-year-old non-HR professional, however, I always believe that interviewers for all sorts of jobs typically look out for more or less similar traits in their interviewee. Below is the list...
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I didn’t choose to be poor
A small hand knocks at the car window, gazing inside with hungry yet penetrating grey eyes. Her round face is overshadowed by her tousled dusty mane, the paleness of the skin now brown with dirt and...
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Get the look: Oscars 2013
The Annual Academy Awards is about fashion as much as it is about great cinema. It is a grand fashion show where stars dress to impress. Just because you did not attend the Oscars, doesn’t mean you...
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Why are South Asian women obsessed with being white?
I recently saw Killing Us Softly 4, a documentary in the Killing Us Softly series by Jean Kilbourne, acclaimed author and filmmaker. Although the movie centers on the image of women in advertising, as...
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Jahaiz, destroying families one wedding at a time
The absurdity of the dowry norm, commonly known as jahaiz, prevalent in our society has long been debated. I did not realise the gravity of the issue until recently when my father's cousin had to sell...
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Why I believe the jirga system should stay
We, as people, are very quick to jump to conclusions, form opinions, and criticise what we hear and see in the news. It may be something as trivial as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) holding talks with...
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Michelle Obama had no place at the Oscars!
Ben Affleck created magic in the shape of Argo, a movie that deserved an Oscar this year, not because it was political but because it has all the essentials of an excellent movie. Along with a good...
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Have Whatmore and our selectors failed us?
If the Pakistan Test team was a stock, and Dav Whatmore was a chairman of the board, the stock price would have fallen through the floor and Whatmore would have been replaced. If the PCB selection...
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Killed and forgotten: Another ‘police encounter’
“The criminal was killed in a police encounter” This, unfortunately, is becoming an all-too common phrase among the law enforcers, especially the Punjab Police, which have become notorious for...
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In memory of Malik Mumtaz Khan
I met Malik Mumtaz Khan, a tribal journalist from North Waziristan back in 2011 in Bannu. At the time, I was conducting a safety and security training for tribal journalists, arranged by the...
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Why I am not impressed by ‘Naya Pakistan’
These are dark and trying times for Pakistan. Violence, sectarian conflict and political turmoil have led the people of this country to the brink of a 'national nervous breakdown'. We sometimes need a...
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