Where were you Lahore, when we were protesting for our missing Baloch brethren?
I attended the long march of the Baloch Voice for Missing Persons (BVMP) in Lahore to show my solidarity with the cause. I was amongst the journalists who came from various news organisations to...
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9 reasons you should watch The Big Bang Theory!
Although it has become somewhat of a fashion to criticise mainstream things and the same is also true for The Big Bang Theory, we must not forget that it is called ‘mainstream’ for some reason. You’ve...
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North Waziristan operation: Peace talks were never going to work anyway!
After much hue and cry about the peace talks, things ended up as most people predicted - the militant group would not let go of its savage ways and the federal government’s peace initiation would...
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A ‘Pink’ bus for women, really?!
Recently in Lahore we were graced with the news of the arrival of our very own ‘Pink Bus’. The purpose of this bus is to rid, albeit momentarily, the female population from the roving eyes, slippery...
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Times A-changin’: A seven-year-old girl’s open letter to Lego about gender...
Charlotte Benjamin, a seven-year-old girl, visited a Lego store and noticed that the few girl legos that were available were only ‘sit at home, go to the beach, shop and had no jobs’ while the boys...
View ArticleThe story of a drug addict: Opium was my drug, my addiction, my mistake
As someone who has been dependent on drugs twice in their life so far, if I had to tell you one reason why you shouldn’t do drugs it’s this: withdrawal is a b****. There are many reasons to do drugs,...
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Barca vs City: Where did Pellegrini go wrong?
I was honestly left disappointed as Manchester City was rightfully defeated by their charismatic and powerful opponents. And as much as Pellegrini would like to put the blame on the referee, there were...
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WhatsApp acquisition: Facebook smartphone in the making?
Four years ago, Brian Acton (co-founder of WhatsApp) applied for a job at Facebook Inc but he wasn’t offered one. Yesterday, Facebook acquired WhatsApp for a record $19 billion, along with 50 staff...
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Indian leopard on Pakistani soil? Kill it!
I was skimming through the newspaper when I read about how an Indian leopard was shot after it ventured into Punjab and injured two villagers. Now it is one thing to be a bystander to animal cruelty,...
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11 minutes to Karachi Central Jail: Another Taliban and al Qaeda jailbreak in...
“We pledge to God that we will spare no effort to free all our prisoners.” An Islamic website posted a 22-minutes audio recording by al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, in July of 2013. Since then we...
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Sunday mornings with aloo ke parathay and chai!
Savoury aloo walay parathay and hot, sweet, milky tea have an unbreakable connection to winter in my head. The reason could be growing up in Pakistan; that’s how it used to be in our house. Waking up...
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Like a phoenix reborn from the ashes
No place to hide, I’m ball-and-chain bound, Dropped in mid-air, crashed into the ground. Locked in constant battle, an emotional duel, No need for arson, your words be the fuel. You burn every bridge,...
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Team selection for Asia Cup 2014 and T20 World Cup: Is this a joke?
According to a sports analyst, whatever happens in Pakistani cricket does not happen anywhere else. The recent team selection for the upcoming Asia Cup and T20 World Cup is an appropriate example of...
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It’s useless to study in the US, stay in Pakistan!
The education system in the US is, undoubtedly, no match to that of Pakistan. There is a major difference in the quality of education between the two nations. A majority of youngsters living in...
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India does not want to invade Pakistan and the US is not our enemy!
India no longer considers Pakistan a threat. Let’s face it. India is poised to become a global economic engine; its economy is the 10th largest and third by Purchasing Power Parity. India is a member...
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The 19 billion dollar question: Can Facebook compete with Google?
On February 19, 2014 Facebook announced the acquisition of WhatsApp for a whooping sum of $19 billion and the internet went crazy. The internet had to be put on sedatives to calm it down. This post,...
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Why was my mamoo killed?
The gunshot outside was deafening. The woman inside the house continued talking on the phone, thinking it was just one of those routine firing shots that are a norm in her area of residence. Moments...
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Mazar-e-Quaid or a ‘love shack’? What’s next?
Let’s acknowledge one thing folks. As a nation, we are an extremely industrious people and highly innovative as well. Therefore, our poor economic situation, which seems to be worsening by the day, is...
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Be Pakistani, support the Pakistan Protection Ordinance
Leadership has never been our strong suit. When it’s time to step up to the challenge and rally the nation on a certain path, our leadership crashes; it always falls short of selling an idea and...
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Highway: So much more than a love story
I have the tendency to overanalyse an Imtiaz Ali film. I kept looking for Heer Ranjha in Rockstar and derived multiple interpretations from the coffee mugs of Love Aaj Kal. And then came Highway – an...
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