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Modi adds cows to cricket team, PTI accuses Mountbatten of rigging
Indian government asks cricket board to select at least two cows in cricket team Photo: OBP New Delhi: The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked the Indian cricket board, the BCCI, to...
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Those who can’t afford to live are left to die – my experiences as a doctor...
I have had the privilege and honour to work in the hospitals of Karachi during and after my studies. While I served my patients to the best of my ability, my experiences opened my eyes to much that’s...
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Will Pakistan see another Jahangir Khan?
This article was originally published on January 5, 2016. Yet another year has passed with no success in the sport which Pakistan once dominated for nearly fifty years: squash. How many teenagers are...
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When census officials came to my home, they didn’t know what a Parsi was
A policeman, an army ranger and a government schoolteacher come to the home of a Parsi married to a Christian. If you think that sounds like the beginning of a joke, you are partially right.My driver...
View ArticleI was a victim of verbal sexual harassment at work and blamed myself for it
“Read this interesting one-liner by Manto,” said my boss from one of my former workplaces as he nudged his smartphone in my direction. Knowing who Saadat Hasan Manto was, and well-acquainted with the...
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My visits to India made me realise how easy it is to be friends
The only time I met the late Om Puri was in 2004, when he came to participate in the Kara Film Festival in Karachi. That was his first visit to Pakistan. I was introduced to him at a dinner hosted by...
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Sweden may have come under attack, but it will never be overpowered
On Friday, April 7, an Uzbek suspect hijacked a delivery truck and rammed the vehicle into the Åhlens City department store on Drottninggatan, a busy, crowded, partially pedestrian street in Stockholm,...
View ArticleTerrorists aren't always 'brainwashed', they commit murder in a rational state
I wonder which comes first: Does a bigoted society influence the government and the state; or does a bigoted state and government influence a society? Some experts suggest that (in a democracy) no...
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How I discovered the hidden springs of Khuzdar in Balochistan
The sky at Moola Chotook lights up with the planet Venus and Jupiter and the constellation Orion’s belt. Curiosity can be a powerful driving force; the need to constantly seek and discover. The one...
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Once populated with temples, only traces of Hinduism remain in Laki
Earlier this year, I went to Laki, which is about 18 kilometres from Sehwan. Laki is famous for its natural streams, but once I got there, I also realised how important Hinduism has been to Sindh and...
View ArticleOnly memories are left of Mashal, the idealist who always wanted to learn more
A mob lynched Mashal Khan last week at the premises of his university on the allegation of blasphemy. Factually, the statement is accurate, but reducing the incident to newspeak is simplistic and...
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No longer a thriving fishing village, Kalankar lake's community can only hope...
I remember the moment I was sitting on a partially-broken wooden batila (small boat) at Sindh’s Kalankar lake earlier this year. Local fisherman and boat captain Mir Hassan Mallah pointed toward the...
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The Panama Case verdict: international and local reactions
A festive rally was taken out in the capital of Panama after the court ruling on the Panama Leaks case in Pakistan was finally announced. The rejoicing people hoped that maybe now their country’s name...
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Misbah: A great player. A leader of cricketers. A maker of men.
Illustration by Feica On the lawns of Aitchison College, a game of schoolboy cricket is developing. Saeed is batting at number four. His proud parents casually watch on, grazing on fruits while...
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Moin Akhtar, my father
"I was young and stranded and had left my job as a mechanic. I did not know what to do, but a quiet voice was always whispering to me, 'Whatever you do, make sure it is grand.'" —Moin AkhtarSeptember...
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How I miss you, Sabeen
This article was originally published on April 23, 2016. Born 1974. Flown, but never forgotten It’s now a year to the day when I got that call. Sitting at lunch, family visiting, and a single, awful...
View ArticleSabeen, the one who never backed down
This article was originally published on April 25, 2016. The fingers type, but I don’t feel them moving. The ears sense a commotion, but I cannot hear. The eyes fight back tears, but it’s futile to...
View ArticlePanama verdict: the most it has to offer is irony
As the leaks from the Isthmus of Panama poured in, to nick the words of honourable Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed, ‘many an alabaster pedestals crumbled’ on being confronted with the irrefutable qualms of...
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Diary of a French girl in Pakistan
On my visit to Pakistan for the first time ever, I distinctly remember the day I was crossing the Wagah border from India, listening to a song by Noori while my heart was beating fast – not out of...
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Cola wars: A social and political history
‘Cola Wars’ is a term which emerged in the US in the early 1980s. It was coined to describe the advertising and marketing tactics of The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo against each other. Coca-Cola has...
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