Dear Saudi, their only crime was being born transgender, and that’s not a...
Amna, a 35-year-old from the Mingora part of Swat and 26-year-old Meeno from Peshawar were killed in Saudi Arabia this week in police custody. The death of any prisoner at the hands of law enforcement...
View ArticleNo, Imran Khan’s “phateechar” comment was not racist
Prejudice has flown through Pakistani society across generations. We have held open biases against ethnicities that aren’t our own, against women, against religious minorities, against those of a...
View ArticleWhy did you read, share, comment and like Daily Pakistan’s story maligning...
It may seem disingenuous of me to criticise another writer for employing ‘click-bait’. When I contribute to The Express Tribune Blogs, I do suggest attractive titles for my pieces designed to earn...
View ArticleThat time a mental health professional tried to gaslight me
It takes a lot of courage to see a mental health professional. When you enter that room for a one-on-one discussion with your therapist and open up about your burdens, you leave yourself vulnerable....
View ArticleHad the United Airlines incident happened in Pakistan, there would have been...
Had the United Airlines controversy occurred a few decades ago, it wouldn’t have even made a drop in the ocean. But in the year 2017, everyone is armed with a smart device, and any unusual incident can...
View ArticleImran Khan, the bitter pill we have to swallow to start treating a problem...
Since Imran Khan rallied voters to his cause on Election Day on May 11, 2013, selling the promise of real meaningful change for Pakistan in the fight against the status quo, he has fallen from the...
View ArticleInstead of opposing Uber and Careem, taxi and rickshaw services need to shift...
A few years ago, my old Nissan was at the workshop again and I needed to use public transportation but was dreading opting for a rickshaw or a taxi. After returning to Pakistan several years back, I...
View ArticleAamir Sohail’s statement reeked of pettiness and jealousy, and he should...
If the 90s era of Pakistan cricket was known for something, it was talent… wasted talent. For a side that carried match-winners like Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Shoaib Akhtar, Mushtaq Ahmed, Saeed...
View ArticleInstead of trying to earn cheap gains, Careem should focus on what powered...
There is no place in the world where women can feel as safe or have the same privileges as men. But it is especially hard in Pakistan where discrimination is an endemic, thanks to the entitled mind-set...
View ArticleWith friends like Ali Abrar’s, who needs enemies?
Recently, a video has gone viral across Pakistani social media. It shows what appears to be a good-natured young man standing on the edge of a few rocks while staring naively at a stream. Here, his...
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