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The Paradox
I am baffled, oh people! I am perplexed, I am strong one minute and weak the next, I adore my milieu; furtively my hinterland do I detest, I am at peace with myself, only to be hit by unrest,...
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Gori Tere Pyaar Mein: Will he win her back?
Growing up, I always noticed that romantic comedies, also known as ‘rom-coms’, mostly circled around a single theme: boy and girl spot each other, possibly kickoff at loggerheads, realise the...
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Pakistan’s T20 and ODI against South Africa: A few victories we failed to...
Pakistan’s recent victories in the T20 and ODI matches have made sceptics believe in the team again. While fighting to grasp their surprising victory, the team was able to put up a great show and make...
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Male sexual abuse: A myth or fact?
There is a common myth about sexual abuse. Many people believe that boys cannot be abused and even if they are, they argue that sexual abuse is less harmful to boys than to girls. This myth also...
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Blocking NATO supplies: Imran Khan’s stance is for national security
Imran Khan has always been a personality admired by people. Starting from his cricketing days to his entrance into politics, people have only expected good from him. The mercurial dynamics of politics...
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STOP fighting, marital conflicts impact your children!
Imagine a wrestling match - the referees run around the ring, give signals to wrestlers, all the while being on the receiving end of a never-ending stream of abuse from both wrestlers. Now, imagine a...
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Toronto: Beware of cameras, lest you end up like Mayor Rob Ford
“Kursee kabhee na chorna, (don’t ever leave the seat)” is something we say to our politicians in Pakistan all the time. That is the same thing I wish I could say to Toronto’s Mayor Rob Ford, if I ever...
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ADHD: Why can’t you sit still kid?
While growing up, in school, did you ever notice that distracted, uninterested class mate, who would just not sit still, was annoyingly talkative and almost always failed in studies? Did you follow up...
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‘Catching Fire’ with The Hunger Games!
With its dark and powerful plot coupled with an abundance of fantastic performances, Francis Lawrences’s Catching Fire is as gripping a watch as its former film. But unlike The Hunger Games, the latest...
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The evolution of the Apple logo
The history of Apple logo is very unique. When Steve Jobs coined the name of his company, he was in talks with Steve Wozniak about the name. When Jobs uttered the name ‘Apple’, Wozniak laughed and...
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Can’t a Pakistani and Indian live in harmony? We used to…
Like most Pakistani’s, I too experienced an overload of nationalistic fervour when I left Pakistan and that too for India. India evoked a psychological barrier and conjured the dreaded feeling of being...
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Mr PTI Chairman, we have a problem
Dear Mr Chairman (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf), Your meteoric rise as a powerful alternative political force in Pakistan was a reflection of the belief of the educated middle class in your slogan of...
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In Italy, I was asked why I was not wearing a Burqa
It was our last day in Rome. My friend and I decided to spend it at our two favourite places in the city – Piazza Navona and the Trevi Fontana. It was almost noon on a pleasant day with the brilliant...
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Great win boys, but here is how you can keep it up!
The Pakistan cricket team has finally made their supporters proud by sealing a historic ODI series victory against the Proteas in their backyard. This made Pakistan the first team from the subcontinent...
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In loving memory of a friend lost
I am sitting here thinking of what I want to say, But it just won’t come out so I found another way. Though I am writing out my thoughts, but you’ll never really know, Everything you meant to me,...
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Shed those pounds: 10 easy tips that guarantee weight loss!
Everyone wants to look smart and slender. But most of us have extra pounds which we want to get rid of. All those nights of binge eating and food therapy will catch up with you eventually. I’m always...
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Don’t blame Imran Khan for your own mistakes!
Imran Khan seems to have become a lightning rod for mass criticism. Aisha Ghumman’s recent blog is yet another addition to an already overflowing list of complaints against Imran Khan. In a nutshell,...
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On the 5th anniversary of the Mumbai attacks, let us take an oath
Five years ago, it was the worst of times for my neighbouring country. Mumbai, India’s commercial hub was under attack. The eve of November 26, 2008 was one of the bloodiest days for India. When the...
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Is your online life more ‘real’ than your reality?
Your online identity has seen you do a bunch of crazy things from naming yourself after your favourite Star Wars character to putting up highly fantasised pictures of your human self on Bitstrips....
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You have fish but they keep dying? Here are 5 tricks to make sure your fish...
People, who are passionate about keeping fish as pets lose heart in the hobby, as fish get infections easily or die unexpectedly. Many times, this happens because the aquarium is not well maintained....
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