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Admission packages and taking students for an expensive ride
It’s that stressful time of the year when students are excited and anxious at the same time; the transition between O’levels and A’levels isn’t easy. Why you might ask? Well, it's upsetting to many...
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When a mother has a son like you
He was 37; she was 18. They had known each other for just one year. She was a nurse in the dispensary run by him. Today, they are getting married in a simple ceremony. Rejected by seven girls a decade...
View ArticleNigella Lawson: One of the many faces of domestic violence
According to a World Health Organisation (WHO) report released this week, physical and sexual violence now affects a third of women worldwide. The consequences of this includes a myriad of health...
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Standing up against militants of K-P: How my father died for Pakistan
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) are in state of war. Everyone here, including the politicians, are bearing the brunt of state policies, in the makings of...
View ArticlePCB, it’s time to let go of the old and invest in the young!
PCB’s approach seems to be: “Live in the moment. Forget the past and don’t concern yourself with the future”. The future is what the PCB is not looking at and after the recent defeat against India...
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Fukrey: Uncontrollable laughter guaranteed!
Indra Kumar followed a simple formula for success back in the 90s. Typically, the first half of his films would be based on comedy, while the second half would be a tear jerker. David Dhawan followed...
View ArticleAttack on tourists: Yes, you condemn, but what’s next, dear leaders?
We were just coming to terms with the blast that wrecked a student bus in Quetta and the bomb that destroyed the Ziarat Residency. Then, news broke that up in the northern most part of the country, 10...
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Gilgit Baltistan: You have taken away our livelihood
Yesterday was a sad day for Pakistan. 10 foreigners, who were in Nanga Parbat to witness first hand the country's beauty, were murdered in cold blood, allegedly to avenge a death caused by drone...
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Younis and Afridi, do us a favour and never come back!
The euphoria in the air was palpable. The Pakistan cricket team had just wrapped up a historic 3-0 series whitewash over the much-fancied and star-studded English side, buoyant after their Ashes...
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Ladies and gentlemen, we suck!
There was a time when Muslims were the most peaceful group of people in the world. They ruled half the Earth, and established a perfect model of governance. Muslim scientists were the pioneers of...
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A drone strike that killed Pakistan tourism
When Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP) number two in command, Waliur Rehman Mehsud,was killed in a US drone strike in May, many anti-US conspiracy theorists cried foul, citing the attack as an act...
View ArticleArif Alvi on co-education: Why succumb to the Taliban?
Recently, a controversial statement was made by the champion of Clifton and Defence, MNA Arif Alvi, who also happens to be the Chief Whip of PTI. He felt, during a television talk show, that it was...
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Eye To Eye: The music video that won the internet
Have you ever been in love so madly that you felt like no one has ever loved the same way before? Well, get the fat out of your head because you lose. Someone has loved like you never can… It is a...
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Nelson Mandela: What one man’s vision can accomplish
Nelson Mandela (Madiba) is unarguably one of the greatest freedom fighters of our time. With official statements using stronger language everyday to report on his ailing health, it is a time for...
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I finally escaped…
The days of my four-year-old relationship were a mixture of contentment, depression and confusion at my inability to understand what he was saying. As days passed, I felt that he was becoming more...
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A change of guard at Wimbledon
The tennis world is agog at the return of its prodigal son, Rafael Nadal. He's back from a debilitating injury to reignite his rivalry with Roger Federer. Nadal is arguably the greatest clay court...
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Musharraf trial: Is this really the most pertinent problem for Pakistan?
Musharraf being tried for treason is a shame. It is a shame in much the same way that he wasn’t allowed to contest elections while other ‘leaders’, many of them with criminal charges outstanding...
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7 Things Najam Sethi should do as PCB chairman
In 1976, Bollywood released a film called Hurfun Maula (jack of all). Very few people realised that this was actually a premonition for what Najam Sethi's future career would be. The Lahori Man For All...
View ArticleYes, we get depressed. Here’s my story
My father keeps telling me NOT to be so honest about getting depression or taking medication or going to a shrink. He thinks it will affect my chances of getting married. But at a chronically single 36...
View ArticleNajam Sethi: Who needs cricketing knowledge to head the PCB?
It seems that the trend of political interference in the selection of the head of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) continues with Najam Sethi’s appointment by the current government, despite the ICC’s...
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