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The Paradox
I am baffled, oh people! I am perplexed, I am strong one minute and weak the next, I adore my milieu; furtively my hinterland do I detest, I am at peace with myself, only to be hit by unrest,...
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A psychiatrist’s perspective on gay and transgender persons in Pakistan
Aab Tak, a Pakistani television station started its transmission earlier this year with a strong statement, ‘Ladies, Gentlemen and She-males’ It did not take long for the station to air a sensational...
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In Islamabad: “You can’t eat here because you are Pakistani”
I didn’t hear about journalist Cyril Almeida’s investigation and subsequent tweets against the restaurant ‘La Maison’ through the news or any blogs he might have written. I heard about it from my...
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Ladies, you are NOT doormats, stand up for yourselves!
My grandfather’s voice still echoes in my ears. He used to say, “Be a strong woman. Do not take insults hurled at you lying down! Never stoop to low levels. However, do take a stand.” My grandfather...
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Kholo BC and eight other reasons to lift the ban on YouTube now!
Just as the burning of a book is a sad sight, so is banning of resources of knowledge. It feels as if ideas contained in the treasure of enlightenment are vanishing, as pages turn to ash by the wicked...
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Surrendering the title: A stepping stone to Liverpool’s success?
Following a costly error from their skipper Steven Gerrard, Liverpool exposed themselves to all sorts of taunts, trolls and criticisms that were hiding when they were on an unbeaten streak before....
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The logic (or lack thereof) behind the Protection of Pakistan Act 2014
The Protection of Pakistan Bill 2014 has been honoured with the presidential seal and is now officially the Protection of Pakistan Act 2014. We are told it is ‘an extraordinary law for an extraordinary...
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Dukhtar: A mother’s plight against child marriage
Rarely do movies of such calibre come along that transcend generations and provoke our greater thought process, not because of impressive visuals, A-list actors, extravagant set pieces and locales but...
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Racism, Islamophobia and… steno-typists?
We’ve all read reports of the Belgian police (mis)identifying a Pakistani man as a terrorist. They thought his cricket bat (wrapped in a t-shirt to protect it from rain) was a rifle. The news was...
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Do you know what ingredients are used in locally made fairness creams?
On numerous occasions in the past, heavy fines have been imposed on Johnson & Johnson and other prominent pharmaceutical companies for various offences such as false labelling, poor manufacturing...
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