How Sarfraz Nawaz changed the face of Pakistan cricket
It’s the winter of 1978 and Pakistan and India head for an ODI decider in Sahiwal.Pakistan posts 205 runs in 40 overs. In response , India cruises to 183/2. They require 23 runs in the last three...
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Why we need to save hockey, Pakistan’s dying national sport
On December 4, 1994, Pakistan reached the pinnacle of the hockey world after winning the world cup for the fourth time.The national team was a force to reckon with and had booked a place in the annals...
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Tracing the Arya Samaj in Karachi
This piece was orginally published on March 16, 2015It was no surprise that the 1992 Babri Mosque episode in India had repercussions in Pakistan; in fact, the reaction was inevitable. In the Kyamarri...
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Sindhi party and sympathy votes, here are some PPP myths busted
They say history is all about myths that are woven around kings and their battles for power with their ilk. In the same vein, modern history is about myths surrounding political leaders and their...
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Remembering Deputy Commissioner Osama Warraich — a champion for Chitral's...
We first met Osama Ahmed Warraich, deputy commissioner Chitral, in his office around 8.30pm on Nov 26, 2015. While talking to us, he continued signing compensation checks for Rs200,000 each for the...
View Article'I fell in love with Junaid Jamshed's voice'
Junaid Jamshed was a cultural icon in more ways than one. Spanning over three decades, his career, both musical and religious, moved so many people. He meant something for everyone. Who was Junaid...
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Doh pal ka jeewan: Remembering the voice of a generation
Yesterday, Junaid Jamshed perished in a plane crash. To the generation who grew up from the early 2000s onward (the ‘millennials’), he was a successful businessman and a verbose preacher. Many of...
View ArticleThe only uncomplicated thing about Junaid Jamshed was his voice
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View ArticleBorn to bat, destined to fail — how Pakistani cricket fails talent
“This kid has God gifted talent, he is born to bat” is a frequently echoed sentiment for some. And yes, some of them are just special from day one. You see them and you know they have an ability...
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Why Bano Mal and other farmers are suffering in Thar
The Thar desert experienced rainfall earlier during the monsoon this year, sparking hopes of prosperity and a wholesome harvest. At the time of the harvest, however, it became apparent that only 30% of...
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Segments from daydreams of local TV anchors
Disclaimer: This article is categorised as satire.
View ArticleRevisiting 1971: Fear, force, fury and a thin Bengali's smile
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Have Bangladeshis overtaken Pakistanis in Britain?
This article was first published on dawn.com in March 2015 At home and in diaspora, Bangladeshis are leaving Pakistanis behind in human development and prosperity. Recent research from Britain revealed...
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I was part of the agonising rescue mission of PK-661
I reached Abbottabad at 5pm to pick up my mother from the Daewoo Express bus station. She was coming from Peshawar, where she had landed earlier in the day on the same aircraft that crashed on its way...
View ArticleDear future boss, I'm a Millennial who needs to grow in my job
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View ArticleA letter to the boy who abused me when I was a little girl
I know I've tried to avoid you for a while. Even when we're in the same gathering, I try to act like I don’t notice you. Even if I have to greet you, I avoid looking into your eyes. I'm sure you must...
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Here is why Pakistan is more diverse than you thought
Up NorthOur journey to explore the genius of Pakistan’s diversity begins in the country’s northernmost area, Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) which borders Afghanistan in the north and China in the east. Main...
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The Taimur controversy and Hindutva's neurosis regarding Islamic history
In most human cultures, the birth of a child is an unambiguously happy event. This moral framework does not, it seems, apply to some sections of social media, where for the most part of Tuesday,...
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