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I am the daughter of a man who served in PIA for 37 years
In wake of PIA’s possible privatisation, a lot of people have taken to social media to give their two cents worth. Fair enough, it is a debate of public interest. However, most of the statuses I have...
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Mustafa Kamal or MKUltra?
MKUltra was a top-secret Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) mind control program initiated in the 50s. It involved the use of drugs, chemicals and other sensory stimuli to breakdown an individual’s...
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Despite increasing the education budget, the Sindh government is failing its...
If you want to see how Sindh has failed its children, visit a public school in some of the obscure towns of the province. I was well aware of the fact that government-run schools had flaws, but the...
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Why is Pakistan asking a foreign supplier to build our electronic voting...
Elections in Pakistan are going electronic. No announcement has been made yet but two tenders released last month by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) suggest that this is the way the country...
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Who killed Fatima Ali Jinnah?
Fatima Jinnah, the sister of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and Pakistan’s first woman presidential candidate all the way back in the 60s, remains a mystery for the nation, both in her life and her death. Her...
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Dear Ishaq Dar, your statement is beyond the comprehension of this nation
The political stunts of Mr Ishaq Dar, Federal Minster for Finance, can be attributed primarily towards the unrest in the country and average conclusion that the debt from International Monetary Fund...
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Thank you, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
I don’t know what others may say, but I support Bilawal Bhutto Zardari for taking a rally out on Sunday and paralysing Karachi. We don’t spend Sundays at home; we spend it on frivolous activities like...
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Presenting, Pakistan’s Social Media Awards for 2016!
Nobody does crazy like Pakistan. In 2016, the world lost their collective cool and Pakistan was put on the crazy back burner. But that does not mean we didn’t have our moments. It is time to...
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An open letter to Benazir Bhutto
Bibi, It has been almost a decade since you met your untimely demise on December 27, 2007. It has been almost a decade since the day the country lost one of its greatest leaders. The state that...
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Are you ready for what awaits you in 2017, Pakistan?
The year 2016 has been a rollercoaster for the world over. From Brexit to Trump, there have been setbacks aplenty. But while the world has gone topsy-turvy this year, I feel that 2016 has been a...
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India may be the world’s largest democracy, but ‘Newton’ shows the struggles...
Recently, Bollywood has been producing movies that range from romantic flicks to action-packed extravaganzas and it has been slightly redundant. Thus, Newton comes as a breath of fresh air to Indian...
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Why it is important for MQM-P and PSP to resolve their differences and form...
Last week, the media was abuzz with the developments regarding an electoral alliance between Mustafa Kamal’s Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s Pakistan faction (MQM-P). Leader of...
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Why 2019 looks difficult for BJP
Until recently, what seemed like Narendra Modi’s India now looks a little disenchanted after Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) lacklustre performance in Gujarat and the party’s humiliating defeat in...
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Battle of the Khans: Wajahat vs Imran – but why?
A few days ago, I had the “privilege” to see a video sent to me by one of my friends who happens to be a diehard Imran Khan fan. He forwarded me the video on WhatsApp while stating that it was one of...
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PTI’s 100-day agenda: No change without exchange
On May 20th, Imran Khan and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) brethren took to the stage in Islamabad to reveal a wide-ranging legislative agenda that the party hopes to focus on, if it is elected...
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The 8-step guide to help you expertly navigate the crazy maze that is Eidul Fitr
It’s almost time to put your rozas away and bring out the charming 'please eidi me' smiles. However, in the woke-era of 2018, celebrating Eid is a much more complex and charged event than it ever has...
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Out with the new, in with the old: Is Imran Khan sacrificing his “Naya...
As the country approaches the all-important elections, the selection of candidates by all major parties is almost complete. This is an extremely important stage of the electoral process, as the...
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Hero versus Pakistan’s villains
“The assumption that animals are without rights and the illusion that our treatment of them has no moral significance is a positively outrageous example of crudity and barbarity. Universal compassion...
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Waking up in Naya Pakistan: 8 commendable things to come out of the 2018...
I live in the US but I am visiting Pakistan for the 2018 General Elections, and am proud to have witnessed an amazing electoral process, voted myself, and seen the making of a ‘Naya Pakistan’. I was in...
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From Fatima Jinnah to Nasira Iqbal: Can Pakistan make the choice 53 years later?
The first woman to run for Pakistan’s presidential elections did so in 1965, and it was Fatima Jinnah versus Ayub Khan. The latter swept the elections and was sworn in as president. That was 53 years...
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