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Legally speaking, Shafqat Hussain can be executed
The case of Shafqat Hussain has been in the lime light for many days now; much has been written about the circumstances surrounding it. If we browse through social media regarding this issue,...
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The five things you got wrong about LUMS
What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word LUMS? Vulgarity, a bunch of pampered kids smoking cigarettes, elite class, narcissists, stuck-up teens, the high fee, the...
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Why Karachi needs barricades
Every third person living in Karachi has a story to tell – mostly about how their cell phone or wallet was snatched when they were mugged at gunpoint. I am one of those lucky people, thank God, who has...
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University of Toronto –“It’s the dream man!”
They walked quietly together, letting the traffic build conversation for them. The streetlights flooded the roads but they still found it difficult to see. The cars zoomed past them without a care in...
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Will Nabeel Gabol’s twist to the NA-246 by-elections help PTI?
NA-246 was left vacant when Nabeel Gabol, under mysterious circumstances, stepped down and separated his ways from the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM). The move, back then, was dubbed as a strategic one...
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My experience as a blogger for The Express Tribune’s blogs page
Today is The Express Tribune’s five year anniversary and while it is a jubilant moment for the whole publication, it is one that is also tinged with reflection. The publication started as the first...
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“My son was not affiliated with any political party”
“The biggest struggles we face exist within ourselves.” The line caught his attention. In front of him, a young student sat on a seat, sifting through the pages of a worn-out paperback. He stood...
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Once you’re Pakistani, there is no going back to India
The non-issuance of visas to India continues to irk thousands of Pakistani Americans as the former remains hell bent to grind an axe with Pakistanis, regardless of borders or their new nationalities....
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Zimbabwe’s visit to Pakistan: Dawn of a new era?
“Daarhion ne phir marwa diya hai” (The beards [bearded men] have gotten us into trouble again) These were the first words I heard on a dreary school morning as news of the attackon the touring Sri...
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A giant cross will not help Pakistan’s Christian community
Ever since the last two devastating church attacks in Peshawar and Lahore, the pressing issue of minority rights has received increased attention. The government’s futile attempts to provide a safe...
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Advocating the death of a child
Ali* was on bed 16. He was 10-months-old and critically sick. According to his mother, Ali had been quite normal when he was taken to a neighbour’s house by the neighbour’s daughter a few days ago....
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Swim in a warm pool of oozing chocolate with this decadent lava cake
While doing my undergrad in Lahore – one of Pakistan’s most beautiful cities which is rich in cultural heritage and offers the best food you can find in the country – I remember getting into a rickshaw...
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Forget New York or Paris, take a trip to Thatta, Bhambore and Makli
I am glad that the first post I will be writing here will be about one of my trip within Pakistan. Those who aspire to travel spend a lot of time planning trips to foreign lands. But what they don’t...
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Digital Youth Summit 2015: Helping Peshawar become more tech-savvy
Peshawar, the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), is gearing up to host the region’s largest gathering of techies, entrepreneurs and designers – the Digital Youth Summit 2015 (DYS). First organised in...
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If you think NA-246 is about MQM versus PTI, you’re wrong
Who bags NA-246 and which party stands victorious tonight makes little difference. What matters is that today’s election will put an end to the environment and politics of fear prevalent in Karachi for...
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Save the youth from disillusionment, Mr PM – give Sabeen’s cause a voice!
Dear Mr Sharif, There is no doubt that you have heard about the murder of Sabeen Mahmud. Other members of parliament and politicians have extended their grievances. And I’m sure that even as I write...
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NA-246 by-elections: Not as democratic as you think
The by-elections in the much hyped NA-246 constituency was a day of infamy for Karachi and its citizens, and I feel the federal and provincial governments owe an apology to us, the citizens. This...
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PTI won the battle but can it win the NA-125 war?
The judicial commission set up to investigate the legitimacy of the votes casted in NA-125 has decided that there shall be a re-vote in the constituency. Shah Mehmood Qureshi deems this as one of the...
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What have we received from the people of Pakistan except neglect and torment?
What concerns me most is a word. It is a simple word that is not heard on the lips of people in most parts of the world, but for me it is a word that desperately needs to be heard more often. Whenever...
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Comedy nights in Karachi: On rishta requirements, insecure pakistanis and mailas
Last Friday, director Nida Butt’s little MAD School held its first comedy night and lovers of all things funny united in Karachi and showed up in droves. Now the excessive rush probably had a little...
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