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General Elections 2018 from the eyes of a 12-year-old Pakistani girl
In my house, my family loves watching news channels, they have become our favourite TV pastime. Exposed to daily news constantly, I am the only girl in my class who is interested and quite informed...
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India has spoken: The beginning of Modi’s end
On Tuesday, India made a new tryst with democracy by defeating the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the three heartland states. The margin of the Congress party’s victory might be narrow but the...
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Who will emerge on top after Afghanistan’s elections?
Amidst growing fears of violence during the elections, the people of Afghanistan will head to the polls September 28th to decide their future president. A country which has been riddled with war,...
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In conversation with Zulfi Bukhari: “My loyalty to my country is questioned...
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Zulfi Bukhari is a man on an unstoppable mission when it comes to fighting for Pakistanis living overseas,...
View ArticleWith Zidane back on the sidelines, will Real Madrid make the most of the...
For much of the 2018-19 season, Real Madrid’s campaign has been driven by pessimism and trepidation. From mediocre performances on the field to a lack of purpose off it, the Los Blancos found...
View ArticleWhy is the US making a mountain out of the Masood Azhar molehill?
The United States has introduced a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution to blacklist Masood Azhar as an international terrorist. Azhar is the leader of Jaish-e-Mohammed (banned in Pakistan...
View ArticleKnock knock! Annabelle is coming home and things are about to get real scary
Following the Marvel path, The Conjuring universe has grown steadily over the last six years through both, the increasing returns that most films in the franchise have delivered and in stature through...
View ArticleIndia’s ‘Operation Isolation’ and the soft power of sports
“Our message is stronger than ever. Please stop the fighting. Please stop the killing. Please drop your guns.” Juan Antonio Samaranch, President International Olympic Committee speaking at the Winter...
View ArticleWhen khudkushi became her only freedom
The sky was a pool of black ink, dusted with stars at midnight. Arsh looked out from the window — she saw many little streets sprawled out below. She had only known these streets from inside the walls...
View ArticleIran and Iraq may not be tourist hot spots, but they offer a spiritual...
I was recently invited to a trip to Iran and Iraq by a group of close friends from Lahore, and as I had never been to these states before, I decided to take the opportunity to visit the shrines...
View ArticleRawalpindi: A chaotic labyrinth, caught between heritage and heresy
In the post-modern world, the topography of the city has undergone a drastic shift. Rapid urbanisation and growing job opportunities have resulted in many cities in the developing world being swamped...
View ArticleRaw and poignant, A Place for Us beautifully sheds light on familial love
It had been some time since I cried while reading a book. And A Place for Us changed that. Fatima Farheen Mirza’s dazzling debut novel tells the story of a South Asian Muslim family living in America....
View ArticleSea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini: A father’s lament of the barbarity we call...
“My dear Marwan, I look at your profile, In the glow of this three-quarter moon, my boy, Your eyelashes like calligraphy, Closed in guileless sleep. I said to you, ‘Hold my hand. Nothing bad will...
View ArticleIs Pakistan’s N-CPEC+ vision finally beginning to take shape?
Pakistan’s unique geostrategic location at the crossroads of East, South, West, and Central Asia enables it to function as the “Zipper of Eurasia”, as I wrote over half a decade ago in September 2015...
View ArticleNisar changed facts on ruling, ‘fearing exposure’
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz fired a broadside at PTI chief Imran Khan, calling him “incompetent, corrupt and the most cowardly person in the 75-year history of the...
View ArticleElections are a sine qua non for democracy
Supreme Court’s landmark judgment in a suo motu case dealing with the delay in holding election to the provincial assemblies of Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has evinced a national debate. The Supreme...
View ArticleImran breaks away from establishment
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday said he did not need the establishment, stressing that he only wanted fresh elections in the country. In an interview with BBC Urdu, and...
View ArticleCJ is our red line, warns Aitzaz
Senior Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Aitzaz Ahsan on Thursday warned against spreading confusion about the recent decision of the apex court in a suo motu case about the date of elections of the...
View ArticleECP warned against conducting polls in K-P
The security agencies have advised the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) not to conduct elections in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa at the moment, saying that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan is active in the...
View ArticleImran revs up poll campaign as he hits the road today
PTI chairman and former premier Imran Khan on Saturday again announced launching his election campaign with a rally, which he would personally lead, from Lahore on Sunday (today). He also demanded that...
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