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Working mom dilemmas: A life in progress
There are too many things on my plate. That’s how it has been for as long as I can remember. Selected highlights of a typical day of mine make me feel sorry for myself. I am a working woman and this is...
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Meet the families of the kids who died in the Gujrat van tragedy
“Olaad ka ghum bardaasht nae hota” (It is impossible to bear the pain of losing your children) I have heard my father say this quite often. However, since I don’t have any children of my own, I never...
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How not to run a Pakistani Students Association at an American college
Thanks to globalisation and a constant influx of immigrants and international students, all major colleges in America now have a Pakistani Student Association (PSA). Running a PSA is a unique,...
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Paragliding in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: My first (frightful) flight
Paragliding is the simplest and purest form of aviation that fulfils the oldest dream of mankind that is ‘flying’. Hunting for some adventurous sports, we (a group of office colleagues) decided to go...
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Budget2013: Research and Development in Pakistan
The initial prognosis of the recent budget by pundits is positive, with the phrase “business-friendly” or some other variant prefacing their every breath. While that’s an italicised development from...
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Misbah is not responsible for our loss in the Champions Trophy
Too long has Misbahul Haq been made fun of, criticised, and blamed for Pakistan’s losses. When Pakistan loses, it’s Misbah’s fault. When Pakistan wins, an individual performance by a more ‘exciting’...
View ArticleDid the new IT Minister really threaten to ban Google in Pakistan?
There is a lot of hype on the social media about a report that the new Minister of State for IT, Anusha Rahman Khan, allegedly threatened that Google will be banned if it does not remove the...
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Horrors of 2007 in Swat: We need the Army
Yesterday I was reading The Express Tribune, when my eye caught an interesting statement made by the new elected chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P). He was boldly talking about pulling out the...
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Intermediate exams: My story of the invigilator who let us cheat
The credibility of the Pakistani education system is often under question. Religiously, every year various television channels air reports showing images and videos of students blatantly and fearlessly...
View ArticleFederal Budget 2013-14: More business friendly than people friendly
I still remember my Economics professor’s words, “The political cost of economic decisions is the worst nightmare for the policy-making circles particularly political parties and this is what plays the...
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Pakhtun women: Does WANA stand for ‘Women Are Not Allowed’?
Ayesha Gulalai Wazir is the youngest parliamentarian elected for the National Assembly on the reserved women’s seats on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s ticket. She belongs to the Wana subdivision of South...
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Why are Pakistanis such Gay Porn addicts?
As if the shameful articles accusing Pakistan of being “Pornistan” wasn’t enough a few years ago, there’s a new article out in a Western publication that belongs in the same category. If you read this...
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Jinnah’s burnt Ziarat residency: A piece of Pakistan died today
Smoke, dust, blood, fire and it is all gone; a piece of Pakistan is dead. June 15, 2013 will be remembered forever. Today, the beautiful building that adorns our hundred rupee notes was burnt and...
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ICC Champions Trophy debacle and Pakistan’s shameful performance
Has there been a worse Pakistani batting line up in recent memory then this fledgling, fragile and technically incompetent unit? It is almost unbelievable to comprehend that Pakistan was considered as...
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Another Ahmadi venture under fire: When will we learn?
Teacher to Akram and Aslam: You both failed the test because you were late for class. Why were you late? Akram: Sir, I was busy looking for my atthani which I lost on my way to school today. Teacher:...
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Pakistan, where humanity is dead
A few years ago, my aunt was driving with my uncle sitting next to her. They were in the service lane, and wanted to change lanes when my aunt saw the car next to her trying to make a turn too. She...
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South Korea: Why I prefer to live in the East rather than the West
After reading an article on life in South Korea, I decided I should add to it by writing about my own experiences here. I came to Seoul in December 2012, bang in the dead of winter. There was snow...
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Pakistan hates its LGBTs but loves its LGBT porn
Pakistan hates its LGBTs but loves its LGBT porn. That was the hypothesis of Alex Park’s piece in Mother Jones magazine, “Why Is Gay Porn So Popular in Pakistan?” The story came soon after the findings...
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The Champions Trophy 2013: Why we failed… again!
The Champions Trophy 2013 was a debacle in every sense of the word. We played three, and lost three; outclassed and outplayed. Sometimes unprecedented failure can do wonders. Had Pakistan somehow...
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Please ask my brother not to wait for me
I woke up in the morning feeling as lazy as ever. As I walked out of my room, my mother welcomed me with a beautiful smile. My very own superman dad, who clung onto his tasbeeh tight and wore his Sufi...
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