How Sajida lost her family to bonded labour
Let me tell you a story that still haunts my mind about one of Pakistan’s biggest evils: bonded labour.Our housekeeper Sajida had 13-year-old twin daughters, Bushra and Nusrat. They used to come over...
View ArticleIs your spouse emotionally abusive? Here's why that needs to stop
Karen doesn’t even have the strength to walk properly. She tells me anxiously that it feels like pins and needles in her left leg. She is hoping that I would offer some explanation about her recurrent...
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Bum ‘em all: War clouds over South Asia
War clouds are hovering over Hindustan — a vast empire which includes all of the subcontinent, including the Maldives, parts of Seychelles and some residential areas of Mauritius. Its brave youth are...
View ArticleImran Khan and the Candy Crush saga
I know it is quite annoying but Imran Khan is addicted to Candy Crush and he can’t stop.He probably has lost all hope in reality and is fast becoming a victim of his own ‘virtual politics’. Politics in...
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It's a woman's world: Facebook and the sisterhood code
The feminine experience is a funny thing; it involves dodging, spluttering and plowing through to persevere in the circumstances best afforded to it. The privilege that patriarchy enjoys in Pakistan...
View ArticleShould Fawad Khan leave India? An open letter to Soumyadipta Banerjee
Dear Soumyadipta Banerjee,From the outset, let me clarify that I am not singling you out particularly. I am merely addressing this letter to you since you have emerged as the latest flag-bearer of the...
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What pellet guns have done to protesters in Kashmir
Another day dawns in Indian-administered Kashmir and people are rushed from different corners of the valley to the Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital (SMHS) in Srinagar. The ophthalmology ward is packed...
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Pulp friction: 'Dude, have you watched any Indian news channels lately?'
Sensitive Furniture These jingoists, they have no shame, whatsoever!Yes, I can hardly bear watching Indian TV channels anymore.What Indian TV channels? I’m talking about my fellow Pakistanis.Why, what...
View ArticleModi has become a prisoner of his own image
A war hysteria has gripped India. It has never happened that those who want peace have been so muted.The inflammatory commentary by politicians, experts, and journalists is a result of the mushrooming...
View ArticleIndia and Pakistan, can’t we convert our grudges into love?
I find myself increasingly upset at the abuse and hatred tossed from both sides of the border, with little rationale apart from the 69- year-old chips on our shoulders. These chips have, over time,...
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Amid kidnapping rumours, how to keep your child safe
Cases of kidnapping and disappearance of children have been widely discussed over the past few weeks often based on fictitious evidence. Many concerned parents and guardians shared tips on what to do...
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Papa, I'm sorry I am your useless daughter
Missing social worker and publisher Abdul Wahid Baloch, with his daughter Hani The author is the daughter of missing social worker and publisher Abdul Wahid Baloch. He was known as 'comrade' and...
View ArticleStranded in India during the 1965 war: How I won friends among ‘enemies’
Bombay (now Mumbai), my native city, had always charmed me because of its cosmopolitanism and also because I have had a number of friends and relatives there.In 1965, a year after I had appeared for my...
View ArticleHere's the ultimate Lollywood workout we've all been waiting for
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View ArticleDefending our society is more important than defence against India
Their tenures are quarter of a century apart, yet their prognosis of what ails Pakistan is the same. Marc-André Franche, who until last month was the chief of the UNDP in Pakistan, and Hans Von...
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Sohni and Lovely ─ The two snow leopards in captivity in Pakistan
On a recent visit to the mountain resort of Nathia Gali in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), I clambered up the narrow and steep path to the Lalazaar Wildlife Park to revisit the snow leopard being kept in...
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Do your own thing. Just not a hostile flash mob for 'women's empowerment'
Five young Pakistani women wearing fashionable and modern Pakistani clothes travel to a busy street in Lahore’s Anarkali district. They encounter a typical episode of street harassment and then break...
View ArticleThis Amitabh Bachchan fan thinks his letter to his granddaughters is a farce
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From Milan's dazzling streets to Tirano's breathtaking vistas — my perfect...
I came back home recently from a tour of Europe that had always been on my bucket list. I started off in Spain and continued with adventures in neighbouring Switzerland and Italy. But being an art and...
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