Hrithik Roshan and Suzanne Khan split: Get your nose out of my business!
Remember the last argument that you had with your husband? The one in which you were both on the way to a party and you had to hurriedly blink back your tears and wipe away the mascara streaks running...
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Liberal India will not accept the SC verdict, we are not against LGBTs
Shehla Rashid cuts a lonely figure in the crowd of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community at Delhi’s protest street popularly known as Jantar Mantar. A student of sociology in a...
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We don’t have a new syllabus, schools or books but you want to give us iPads?
Recently, I came across a piece of news about the Punjab government’s decision to replace traditional course books with iPads next year. Adopting advanced technology in education is a really good idea...
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WWE TLC: Chair smashing mayhem in all its glory!
It was time for Tables, Ladders and Chairs (TLC). That moment in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) when things started to change and a new landscape came forth. Sunday night featured various filler...
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Is it too risky to become a Pakistani rock star instead of a banker?
My accounting teacher back in O-level (Grade 11) gave us an example of how conservative and hypocritical our Pakistani society can be. She said there are certain tribal areas in Pakistan that are...
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Democracy cannot work in Pakistan, not yet
In 2015, we will celebrate our 68th year of independence. In these 68 years, the world around us has changed a lot. For better or for worse, we too have changed as a country. The only thing that has...
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Pakistan, a song of love and brotherhood
History tells us that all great nations were once not great. A nation like America had been war struck for more than 100 years. Racial inequality was at its peak in America. The economy was badly...
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Ali Azmat, you crossed the line
Comic book writer and filmmaker Kevin Smith once said the following words and they are perhaps some of the most profound I have ever read, probably because they resonate on a personal level: “Remember:...
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12 Years A Slave: A peek into the dark history of the US
While my friend and I were having coffee, he shared an interesting observation with me: “I always wondered why the black people were unable to overcome the practice of slavery in the United States...
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If Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade was Pakistani, she would be doomed
Devyani Khobragade is one lucky, lucky lady. To say that about someone who is possibly facing 10 years in prison and was arrested publicly in front of her daughter’s school over visa fraud, is a bit...
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When you eat at an expensive restaurant, do you think of the poor?
A few days ago, a friend of mine got a job at a university and to celebrate the occasion, we decided to go out for dinner. Of course, it was going to be his treat. After a long debate over what to eat...
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Is Hafeez in a position to lead our T20 side in the World Cup 2014?
Mohammad Hafeez’s journey as captain began in July, 2012, when he was appointed in-charge of the Pakistan T20 team. A few months later, the team participated in the T20 World Cup, which was held in...
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In the Indian diplomat’s case, does anyone care about the nanny?
Paying a maid roughly 200 Indian Rupees (INR) an hour may seem overly generous in places like India and Pakistan where the job market is flooded with excess manpower. But can an Indian diplomat play by...
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Sign this petition to save Pakistan from ‘vulgarity’?
As I was about to enter the Blue Dome Mosque in F-10 Markaz, Islamabad, for Jumma prayer, I was stopped by three pious-looking individuals, wearing white turbans and shalwar kameez. They thrust a paper...
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Applying to NED? These tips may save your life!
Ever wondered why people who manage to get admission into NED University of Engineering and Technology (NEDUET) have a certain kind of ecstasy in their eyes? As if they have conquered the world, or at...
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Borderline Personality Disorder: ‘‘Every time I get angry or sad, I cut...
‘‘Every time I get angry or sad I cut myself with a blade. The pain and sight of blood helps me to calm down.’’ A 20-year-old patent told me this in a psychiatric emergency room while showing me her...
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Polio: Can Imran Khan help defeat the ugly villain in Pakistan’s story of...
On October 24, 2013 when I saw polio teams entering my colony – Musharraf Colony in Hayatabad – it was the first time I knew what they had come for. They had come to save lives. I ran home to tell my...
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US-Iran renewed ‘friendship’: What’s in store for Pakistan?
On November 24, six major powers agreed with Iran on a landmark interim accord over Iran’s nuclear program. Tehran has committed to halt uranium enrichment beyond five per cent in return for some...
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Wisden All Time best XI: How could you exclude Javed Miandad and Muttiah...
In October, 2013 Wisden, a cricket reference book published annually in UK, marked its 150th anniversary by naming the best Test team of all time. Though the team is a great one and all the pronounced...
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My grandmother supported me through everything…now it’s my turn
We have all had grandmothers who spoil and love us unconditionally. Although they teach us the same things that our parents teach us most of the time, we truly understand those lessons when they come...
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