I casually asked my friend when we met at a coffee shop last week, “So, when are you going to marry her?” “What do you mean?” My friend was probably not ready for this question. “I mean, when will you marry your girlfriend?” I clarified. He broke into laughter and looked at me as if I […]
Read MorePakistan is known for its desi-flavour infused Chinese dishes. Chicken Manchurian is a popular dish in Pakistan but funnily enough, people living in China have never heard of it, let alone consume it. This came as a surprise to me when I was visiting Beijing, China for a documentary shoot. My hosts from China Central Television […]
Read MoreHonour is taken as the sole prerogative of men in Pakistan; but a transgender managed to set a higher example of self-respect and honour in our narrow minded society. Aashi, a 45-year-old transgender from Lahore is struggling against all odds in order to support her family by herself. Her family consists of an elderly mother and a bedridden brother. […]
Read MoreDuring a conversation with a female friend, she let me in on a strange secret. She said, “Once, my husband doubted my morality,” I remained silent, mostly out of curiosity. She continued and said, “It happened when I tried to get intimate with him; not with a stranger but with him, my own husband.” “What exactly […]
Read MoreGlobally acknowledged makeup giant L’Oreal launched a philanthropic program “Beauty for a better life” which aims to bring a positive change in people’s lives by providing them employment chances and professional training, boosting their self-esteem in various ways. Through this program, ten girls were selected from underprivileged sections of the society and mentored for three […]
Read MoreWe always have such people around us who have a great tendency for surprises. With their flippancy and sweeping statements they usually try to shake long-standing beliefs of society only to either look intellectual or to get attention. These days, pseudo intellectuals are trying hard to make us believe that the notion of Pak-China friendship […]
Read MoreThe road was jam packed with traffic. Cars, vans, bikes, rickshaws and even a donkey cart; all were ramming into each other hardly holding on to their breath. It seemed they felt justified because it was Ramazan and they were all fasting … They all wanted to get home before Iftar. They all were getting angry […]
Read MoreSelfless Humanitarian, Adbul Sattar Eidhi’s life and death both held a mirror up to our face. His life showed how incompetent our state has been in fulfilling its responsibilities and his demise revealed how easily we get carried away by emotions. Here I would like to discuss the latter. Eidhi Sahib devoted his whole life […]
Read More“Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t know.” This saying does not perfectly linkup with any other matter than it does with the issue of work place harassment. Female workers easily become aware of the “known devils” at their offices but some characters act differently. They play the role of father figures […]
Read MoreThat evening of 19th march when India outclassed Pakistan in the most awaited match of T20 Cricket World Cup 2016. The match was uncertain but what disappointed the Pakistani nation was the national anthem sung by the the very popular singer Shafqat Amanat Ali, it was fairly distressing to watch a skilled performer who is well […]
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