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Remembrance Day: Will Muslims go to hell for wearing poppies?
“Muslims who sell poppies today will burn in hellfire tomorrow.” These were the words of the radical British religious fundamentalist Anjem Choudary, as news was out regarding the ever increasing...
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Is the Pakistan team destined to lose?
Our team has been labelled ‘unpredictable’ by many. The trend is that once our players set foot on the field, no one knows how they might perform; making the chase all the more interesting to watch....
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Pakistani reactions to breaking news (explained through cats)
When visiting US diplomats talk about Pakistan being a key ally in the War on terror....
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Pakistani and vacationing in the Middle East? Think again!
I am sure you have had one of those conversations in which you end up making a random plan with a friend. Well, that is what happened to me. I have a friend in Jeddah and while talking to him, we...
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Why do Pakistani men have a roving eye?
What is up with Pakistani males and their need to objectify every female that crosses their path? I emphasise on the word Pakistani because having lived in the West, I have never come across a culture...
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I am Pakistani, whether I speak Urdu or Punjabi
We are not a sitar with a single string, and our music takes more than one chord to make. We are a convergence of languages and cultures, all of which are simply too lustrous to be overshadowed by any...
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Google can envision Pakistan-India harmony in less than 4 minutes…can we?
Regarding India-Pakistan relations, Sir Walter Scott in his poem “Lochinvar” captured it the best: “Love swells like the Solway, but ebbs like its tide” Replace the river Solway with Indus or Ganges...
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We are sorry, Dr Abdus Salam
November 21, marks the death anniversary of Dr Abdus Salam – Pakistan’s only Nobel laureate and one of the legendary physicists of the 20th century. The list of his achievements and awards is so long...
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Far from reality: Kankar and its depiction of divorced women
When I started watching Kankar, I was happy that there was finally a Pakistani play that depicted a strong independent woman who was not willing to bend down to the whims and fancies of our patriarchal...
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Hangu drone strike: Broken American promises, dead Pakistani citizens
Drones would be easier to understand if we were to put ourselves in the others’ shoes. Imagine you are a resident of FATA – a land which you probably feel is barely more than a colony of Pakistan. You...
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The 7 stages of grief a Pakistani cricket fan experiences
It’s not easy to be a Pakistan cricket fan, really. Now that the country is deprived of home games, the team is always on tour, which consequently increases the challenge to perform and win games....
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Once upon a time, there were two travellers – one Pakistani and one Indian
It was a late Friday evening in Chicago. After working the full day, I rushed to O’Hare International Airport, to catch a flight to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on my way to Delhi. It was a short...
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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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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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Before blocking NATO supplies, take a look at the repercussions for...
In an interview with a journalist, Akram Durrani of Jamiat Ulema-Islam-Fazal (JUI-F), who was the former Chief Minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) portrayed his plans for economic development as: “We...
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PCB: The mother of all evil in Pakistani cricket
Although Pakistan’s cricket team has seen victories, cricket in Pakistan seems to be on a downward spiral. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has taken many steps including the hiring of a foreign coach,...
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Disaster victims are boring, lets cover Bollywood instead
Did you know that the estimated number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) is around one million according to the...
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10 reasons why you should NOT marry a Pakistani man
1. ‘Ammi jaan’ – the famous monster-in... I mean mother-in-law. She is the idolised queen of the domestic domain, ‘lovingly’ referred to as Ammi jaan. Her precise duties can vary from lovingly...
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India should lift the ban on Pakistani channels before attacking Pakistan for...
I am not a TV buff, and only switch on the idiot box to watch news channels and occasionally cricket matches, even though there are as many as 906 channels available on my cable connection. But at the...
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Daal Maash today, paratha tomorrow!
Daal Maash was abbu’s favorite. Ammi used to cook it frequently during winter days. Fast forward many years, my husband cannot get enough of daal maash. I love all Lentils but somehow I never quite...
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