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More than a number: The story behind 144 Stories
“There are 50 bodies of children lying in the school.”“That can’t be possible.”“My security source says he has seen them.”It is a conversation I cannot forget.It was still early afternoon on Dec 16,...
View ArticleAll songs considered: Did Pakistani indie music hit a high note in 2015?
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View ArticleIs something insidious happening in mainstream America?
The art of political brinkmanship in mainstream US politics has a new dimension; religious bigotry.None of us get the Trump doctrine. He is no more a religious bigot, misogynist or a racist now than he...
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How a dead Pir came to haunt an Indian government property in Karachi
“That’s our house. Our home in Karachi,” exclaimed my sisters as we read an article mentioning a largely abandoned property in the port city. The article in Caravan magazine spoke of six derelict...
View ArticleFor Dummies: 9 ways to ensure your social media safety
The cyber world can be a treacherous place. Hackers looking to gain access to social media accounts for cheap thrills or worse, are everywhere.While not everyone is a target, simply safeguarding your...
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Covering the APS massacre: Hope lives when people remember
The author reporting from the Army Public School in Peshawar.It’s the smell that hits you first — a mixture of blood and metal, burnt flesh and gunpowder.Something I’ve never experienced before as a...
View ArticleDear Anusha Rehman, congratulations on winning the UN award, but...
Dear IT Minister Anusha Rahman,I just heard the news about the award, congratulations. It's inspiring to learn that the UN believes in working for open affordable access for young Pakistani girls. But,...
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2015’s Person-nut-ality of the Year: Vote now!
It’s that time of the year again (Thursday, December 17, 12:17 pm, 19°C, Wind W at 5 km/h, 46 per cent Humidity). The time when you get to vote (without an ID card) the Person-nut-ality of the...
View ArticleI’m frightened, I’m frightening: I’m a Muslim in America
In the wake of the spate of global terror attacks, including the recent San Bernardino shooting in California, hateful rhetoric toward Muslim populations — residents, immigrants and refugees alike —...
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'Turkey has been good to me' — Refugees, mosques and Christmas trees
With Syria and Iraq at her southern border, given the current state of affairs, Turkey has the worst imaginable neighbours.The war-torn states are pumping millions of refugees into Turkey. And that’s...
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Why I quit med school — and maybe you should too
Until two months ago, I was a medical student. It was in October this year that I decided to quit MBBS for astronomy — my lifelong passion. Sadly, in our part of the world, astronomy is hardly...
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What does the Paris Agreement mean for Pakistan?
Twenty-three years after the Earth Summit of 1992, it took just a few minutes for the Paris climate agreement to be adopted on December 12th at COP21. I watched it happen live on a video screen put up...
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These cars are no longer available in Pakistan — and that's a pity
—Photo Illustration by authorThroughout the automotive history of Pakistan, we have lost some major international players. And when they packed their bags and left, we also lost the cars they were...
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Review the fleeting year: All our tomorrows
She woke up, offered her morning prayers, fed the baby, changed her diaper, made breakfast for herself and husband, then drove off with her husband to drop their baby girl at his mother’s home.Hours...
View ArticleTraits of the lone wolf terrorist
In a post 9/11 world, the traditional narrative of the War on Terror focused on poverty, ignorance and limited exposure to the world as the basis of extremism.But cases like that of Daniel Pearl’s...
View ArticleIs it possible to spot the lone wolf terrorist before they attack?
In a post 9/11 world, the traditional narrative of the War on Terror focused on poverty, ignorance and limited exposure to the world as the basis of extremism.But cases like that of Daniel Pearl’s...
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From Karachi to Keenjhar — exploring lower Sindh's exquisite monuments
Sindh is not exactly the place that comes to mind when you think about taking a short trip within the country.The province has been conquered and ruled by many emperors including those from the...
View ArticleA victim's account of the horrors of forced marriage
It was a conversation I will never forget.I knew Mariyam for a year before I learnt how she had once almost given up on life. A caring and loving person, I doubt I would have believed a word of her...
View ArticleBooks – the original handheld object of wonder
An alarm you set on your mobile phone wakes you up on Monday morning. With eyes only half open, you hold Screen#1 in your hand and scroll through the stacked-up notifications from Sunday night,...
View ArticleGive me back my surname
A wedding invitation card arrives with glitter falling from it, leaving a trail of fairy dust everywhere it goes. The bearers are proud parents of an only son, glowing with a sense of accomplishment...
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