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Aamir Liaquat, shame on you for humiliating Taher Shah
Last night, a seven minute video clip went viral on social media. Many of you probably saw the video in question; it was the latest transmission of the Ramazan show Amaan Ramzan: Iftar Aamir Ke Saath....
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Taxi driver shot dead: The Rangers are not to blame
Most of the time, law enforcement agencies in Pakistan are blamed for corruption and for being in cahoots with criminals. However, recently, the elite contingent of Pakistani law enforcement – which is...
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Can Moin Khan help Umar Akmal become a complete wicketkeeper?
Rashid Latif and Moin Khan are easily the finest wicketkeepers Pakistan has ever produced. Which of the two was a better choice is debatable but both had the ability to represent the national team on...
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This is the story of two Washington Iftar dinners. First, the Israeli Ambassador, Michael Oren, invited Muslim leaders to a diplomatic Iftar dinner last week and Imam Antepli of Duke University...
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When the Presidential election is more important than the Parachinar blast
Pakistan is a rather strange place. If you are unable to fast because you are unwell, you can end up with a black eye and maybe a few broken ribs. This is courtesy of our informal, yet thorough and...
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Aamir Liaquat did exactly what we have been doing to Taher Shah
The notorious Amir Liaquat invited an equally notorious Taher Shah to his Ramazan show, and well, had quite a bit of fun at Taher Shah’s expense on live television. Here’s a video of what he did: This...
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I am not your sister, mother or wife; I carry my own identity.
Ripley’s believe it or not (the Pakistani version) A woman physically attacked a man in a restaurant because he intruded her personal space. She tried to make him back down. There was a sense of...
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Our Lady of Fatima Parish: A wonderful church hidden in Karachi
Over the years, Karachi has become more of a commercial pothole. Buildings are constructed in the most unexpected yet absurd places, while dhaabas (tea shops) and hotels sprout like shrubs in every...
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Celebrating the spirit of Ramazan, Bohra style!
As the clock strikes 6:00pm, we jump out of our beds from our two-hour long afternoon nap. It's time to get dressed; I choose an appropriate Rida from the colourful collection I possess and start to...
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Spot-fixing allegations: ICC, stop accusing Pakistan all the time!
Last-ball-wins in cricket are always thrilling, but when a debutante strikes a six on the last ball of the match to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat for his team, the moment is exhilarating for...
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DHA: The hub of ‘open-air’ prostitution in Karachi
It is said that prostitution is the oldest profession. While prostitution is itself a problem, ignorance of such taboos is a bigger problem. Since a few years, Khayaban-e-Shujaat in DHA, Phase 5,...
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What do we owe Afghan refugees?
The Af-Pak situation is a much detested thorn in the side of American foreign policy, and understandably so. It is volatile and exceedingly complex. Foreign policy discourse is saturated with different...
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Reza Aslan’s interview: What does Fox News have against Islam?
Lauren Green, Fox News correspondent on religious affairs and host of ‘Spirited Debates’, recently upheld Fox News’s impeccable record on focused bigotry and American essentialism, during an interview...
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My brave friend was killed in the attack on the ISI in Sukkur
At 3:00pm on an overcast day in Sialkot, I buried a friend. He was just 33-years-old and too young to go, but God works in mysterious ways. Major Zeeshan Suddle was killed in a suicide attack carried...
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Jamshed Dasti: We get it, you are powerful.
I wrote my first blog for The Express Tribune about two years ago. I wrote it with high expectations, wrote it with all my heart and wrote it with the hope that the readers would feel it resonate with...
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Ramazan in Makkah: Reconnecting with my Merciful Creator
Sitting in a lounge for the privileged, waiting to board a flight to Dubai and then another from there to Jeddah, I find myself texting away. I have a million things on my mind. I have a life. Four...
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Weight loss: How I became a big fat-loser!
If the human body is an input-output system, that is, what you put in, you shall tuck out, why is being overweight such a pervading problem in Pakistan? Countless people, myself included, yo-yo between...
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DI Khan prison break: Is the PTI to blame?
In lieu of the Dera Ismail Khan (DI Khan) Central Prison attack, the media mounted one of its own. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) came under strong criticism for its failure to initially prevent, and...
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Presidential elections: Is Mr Mamnoon Hussain the right choice?
Yay! We have a new president. Start the celebrations, the bhangras, the parties, the mithai and all the fun that we can never have enough off. It seems, however, that the news reached Dera Ismail Khan...
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Razzaq deserves another chance
Soon after their dismal performance at the ICC Champions Trophy, many senior cricketers were dropped and hence, they embarked on a mission to try and make a comeback to the national team. The likes of...
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