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Yorkshire: Where trays are ‘chrays’ and water is ‘wa-er’
One day, on our way home from school, my son asked me why English boys pronounce jacket potato as ‘jakei po-A-o.’ I didn’t have an appropriate, grammatical explanation for this very rational question....
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Andy Murray’s Wimbledon win: Here comes the Son
So it has finally happened. A Brit has lifted the silver trophy so ardently desired but so out of reach for his fellow countrymen. Churchill is crowing in his grave, the ravens at the Tower of London...
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The Royal pieces: Decadent, delicious and delightful
People say I have a wicked sense of humour. And if that’s true, I think I know where it came from. I was cradled by humour since the day I was born. A chest surgeon by profession, my chacha, Dr Aamir...
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Fauzia Kasuri: Fight for PTI’s interests, not your own!
Dear Ms Fauzia Kasuri, You have been affiliated with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for a long period of time, and you have been a valuable addition to the party. However, the past six months have been...
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If Pakistan acquires drone technology from the US …
Regular militant attacks have now become a norm in Pakistan. The situation on the ground suggests that tracking and hunting militants is difficult, whereas for militants, carrying out their activities...
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Ibrahim Hyderi: Where children chew gutka and await their turn to eat
Enter Ibrahim Hyderi. From the foul and putrid smell that contaminates the air to the alleys upon alleys of shanty mud erections, this 4,000 year old basti (town) will leave you despondent. It has been...
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Halalgoogling: Putting the ‘beep’ in ‘be pious while you search the web’
The holy month of Ramazan is just around the corner and what better way to welcome this month than to launch a search engine especially designed for Muslims? Halalgoogling is all set to take the pious...
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Umar Akmal: Bringing much-needed balance to Pakistani cricket
There was a time when Pakistan had remarkable wicket keepers who added valuable runs lower down the order. In those good days, besides Alec Stewart, no other team had players as capable with the bat as...
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HEC University rankings: Why not Indus Valley, IBA or NCA?
The headlines are in, folks; scholars can stop holding their breath now. The HEC, or the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, has declared irrevocably who is the best in the business. The HEC has...
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The brown leopard that lost its majesty
Chaos echoed in the hills of Nathiagali when a number of men, dressed inappropriately in shalwar kameez and slippers, were spotted resting steel cages on their shoulders, while some tripped and others...
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Don’t waste time, Moyes: Sign Thiago as midfielder now!
It is July and David Moyes is now officially Manchester United’s new manager. The new era has begun. After going on a much-needed summer break ahead of a difficult job, Moyes is back and acquainted...
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A broken pen, a sweeper’s respect and my shame
It was a normal day at college. While two of my friends were playing table tennis, another friend and I were trying to disrupt their game by constantly throwing objects their way. This was routine for...
View ArticleA birthday that Quetta will never forget!
July 5, 2013, marked my 24th birthday and I decided to spend the day doing something different. Inspired by a video I found online, I decided that I would spend the day doing random acts of kindness....
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Ghanchakkar versus Raanjhanaa: Is our censor board confused?
It’s not every day that we, journalists, get enough time to spare for a day out at the movies. So, when I finally got the opportunity to watch Ghanchakkar (not really top on my list) with a group of...
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Malala Yousufzai and the league of extraordinary Pakistani women
There was the face of one woman in that room that could quash all the misgivings that one has about Malala Yousufzai’s “backstory”. No, it wasn’t 16-year-old Malala’s herself, it was her mother’s....
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MQM: The International phenomenon
Let’s discuss what took place early Thursday morning on BBC’s Newsnight with Jeremy Paxman. The show reported that Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain was being investigated for money...
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An open letter to Lee’s killers. This is not what Islam taught us
Dear Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale, This is an open letter to both of you on behalf of Muslims who are disgusted at your barbaric actions at Woolwich. And also because you both tried to...
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Pakistan’s tour of the West Indies: Last chance to set things right
The upcoming tour of West Indies may not seem as exciting as some of the other series we’ve played recently but for Pakistan this tour is of utmost importance. When the Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board...
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And in this act of balance, we learn to live
These are called windmills. Windmills of my mind going round and round.... all the time. Did I just rhyme? I think I did. I don't know why but whenever I sit to pen down my thoughts in prose, lines...
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The state of Pakistani media: 10 toons that tell it like it is
Note: All information cited in the toons below has been taken from the 2013 report Mapping Digital Media: Pakistan, released by Open Society Foundations. ______________________________________________...
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