World Health Organization has alerted that consumption of antimicrobial medicine for non-bacterial infections or their excessive intake even for bacterial diseases is taking the world towards a health crisis and that is “Antibiotic resistance.” shahid wafa With every passing day, fever, flu and sore throat was spreading in the city. It was the impact of […]
Read MoreOn March 16, we, as a society, hit a new low. When residents of one city of the country were digging graves for their loved ones, dwellers of others’, totally oblivious of their grief, were indulged in jubilation. At one side, there was the unfortunate incident of bomb blast in a bus in Peshawar that […]
Read MoreAfter Isha prayer, it was dark and quiet in the Masjid. Most of the Namazis had left and rest were either talking to each other in hushed voices or doing Zikr. I too was there and trying to absorb the sacred serenity, then suddenly a firm voice echoed from nearby. “If Saudi Arabia and Pakistan […]
Read MoreWhen individuals from labor class or blue-collar occupations do not perform their social responsibilities and cause harm to someone better in financial position, society immediately associates its sympathies with the former. shahid wafa One pleasant morning in last spring, when Arshad, a middle-aged lecturer set off for his college, he was very excited. He was […]
Read More“They should have shown the video of her song ‘Roop Tera Mastana’ to pay her a tribute,” responded one of my friends in a pinching tone, when I reported about screening of a short documentary film on the cinematic journey of veteran Indian actress Sharmila Tagore at the inaugural session of Lahore Literary Festival last […]
Read MoreHow can one achieve glory in the afterlife based on deeds and behaviors that are deemed unacceptable in civilized society? shahid wafa Tension was growing in the Masjid. Everyone was staring at the wall clock, over and over again. The reason of their concern was that only 60 seconds were left for prayer congregation and Imam […]
Read MoreI no longer wear cheap sunglasses and neither should you. shahid wafa It was another summer day in Lahore; humid, hot and sunny. I had to visit various places for work related assignments; it was going to be a very hectic day for me. As usual I had my wallet, mobile, its charger and pen […]
Read MoreIt was a rainy evening in July and I was roaming in a fancy shopping mall situated in Beijing’s Business District. A heavy downpour could not halt people’s movement and shops in the mall were full of eager buyers. I had just arrived at the Mall after completing the shoot of a documentary on Artificial […]
Read MoreWhatever the actual cause of the crime was, murderous mentality of the society and the lacuna in the law made the killer’s task easy. shahid wafa So finally, this society of pious has managed to drag an overly exposed woman under the veil. For a blatantly bold woman like Qandeel Baloch; who had caused ripples in […]
Read MoreIn our society, thousands of men like Danyal, in an effort to address the childish quarrels of women in every relation, walk on tight ropes everyday and still are tagged as oppressors and indifferent. shahid wafa Danyal, a newlywed, 32 year old computer programmer was driving back to his house after a long and exhausting […]
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