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Dear Indian patriots, my criticism of Pakistan isn’t for your benefit!
A signature feature of a liberal is his scathing, almost treacherous, criticism of his own country’s culture and political policies. On the other hand, the mark of a nationalist is indiscriminately...
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Nutella cheesecake and Farhan Akhtar – doesn’t get better than that!
As Mr A was casually buying himself some coffee and a large packet of spicy Lays chips outside the cinema, when a wide-eyed friend exclaimed looking at him, “Oh my God, your husband is here to watch...
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Painting happy portraits won’t erase your past, George W Bush!
Pablo Picasso once said, “Painting is a blind man’s profession. He paints not what he sees but what he feels; what he tells himself about what he has seen.” The 46th ex-governor of Texas as well as the...
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The dark side of fairness products
It starts with a dark-skinned girl (of course painted with black foundation or something). The girl is depressed and feels hopeless because she can’t achieve anything. Why? Because she has a dark...
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A vaccine a day…
I have heard her say, She fears for him, for his fleeting eyes, For his silent voice, He has built some walls A tad too thick and far too long. He has escaped from this world and now he lives within,...
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Lip smacking Gobi Manchurian and songs that take you back in time…
“Ajeeb dastaan hai yeh Kahan shuroo kahan khatam Yeh manzilein hain kaunsee Na who samajh sakey na hum” (What an odd story this is Where does it start and where does it end What are these destinations...
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10 things my 3-year-old taught me this summer
Summer vacations always bring out an all-new, never-known-before side to kids. Some days are filled with frantic fire fighting and others are just an awe struck pause at what these little ones are...
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You
In the centre of a wave of silence, where I sit inside a shed, You are the tools that I have used to build this home. When people debate about You, You sneak into the smile that travels across my face....
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Umar Akmal: From child prodigy to cricketing enigma
Umar Akmal came onto the international cricket scene when the national team was surrounded by catastrophe. Rebellions, groupings, match-fixing and a loathsome competition for captaincy were the...
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Aitzaz Ahsan, I used to believe in you
Dear Sir, I am writing this letter to request you to reconsider your role in the current political crisis and to be on the right side of history. I, being a member of the educated middle class of...
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Six (of many other) ‘wrong numbers’ that Pakistan keeps dialling
Many in Pakistan have taken Aamir Khan’s PK as a lampoon only for Hindus and brushed it aside as just that blissfully ignoring the very blatant message the movie tried to give to followers of all...
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Will Mickey Arthur and Inzi be enough?
It’s safe to say that the Pakistan cricket team, along with the management and coaches have failed to deliver this past year. How can fans forget the dismal performance at the World T20? We only...
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Thank God for Fawad Khan and Mahira Khan!
Thank God for Fawad Khan and Mahira Khan, their powers are unlimited! Now that they are back in Pakistan, India is safe and the Indian actors whose jobs they took or whose films (see Ajay Devgn) might...
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