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Alisha was treated outside a lavatory – shame on you, Peshawar
Like any other people, all the transgender community wants is to live with dignity. But in Pakistan, dignity for this sexual minority is almost impossible to find. From birth to their death beds, they...
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Dear PEMRA, why can’t we talk about sex?
As of 2015, Pakistan’s estimated population was frighteningly over 190 million. We are growing so fast that the United Nations estimates we will hit 300 million by 2050. Now, I am sure some of you...
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Why is a white or Arab guy playing Rumi?
Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī, better known as simply Rumi, is one of the most beloved poets of all time from Asia to the United States. An Islamic scholar, thinker, and Sufi mystic, he was born in the...
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Whether the victim is a man or woman, acid attacks are no laughing matter
A terrible incident took place in Multan a few days ago when a young person was attacked with acid, suffering burns on over 50 per cent of their body. Usually – as much as 80 per cent, in fact – when...
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Dear PEMRA, why can’t Hamza Ali Abbasi talk about the plight of Ahmadis...
Pakistan is the land of topsy-turvy, where the righteous are punished and the wrongdoers thrive. In what is a thoroughly perplexing decision, The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA)...
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Junaid Jamshed is Pakistan: Absurdly talented yet seriously flawed
Capping off a year already filled with terrible news was yesterday’s tragic incident. A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane crashed on the way to Islamabad from Chitral, killing 48 people on...
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Dear Adam Saleh, hijacking Muslim sentiments is not funny
From CNN to Al Jazeera, Adam Saleh’s video has made headlines across the world. https://twitter.com/omgAdamSaleh/status/811531782982078464 Retweeted over 769,000 times on Twitter, the shocking footage...
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Why is Pakistan so quick to speak about nukes, Khawaja Asif?
Sitting in his jail cell secretly armed with a cellular phone, a British mobile SIM, and the contact details of world leaders, a murderous psychotic terrorist, in the hopes of killing countless, sat...
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BBC’s The Real Housewives of ISIS: Offensive or not?
BBC’s Revolting: The Real Housewives of ISIS skit has earned mixed reviews across social media, from praise to explosive anger. The video is a brilliant and hilarious piece of satire. It takes aim, not...
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Who is behind the disappearance of the five activists?
Salman Haider, Ahmad Waqas Goraya, Asim Saeed, Ahmed Raza Naseer, and Samar Abbas have disappeared in the space of days. Some, like Haider, who happened to be a poet, writer, professor, and an editor...
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Splitting the captaincy between Azhar and Sarfaraz is a bad idea!
Yet another tour of Pakistan to the continent of Australia has ended badly. After a good Test series in England, followed by achieving the number one Test ranking, they have been outplayed in the ODIs...
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We crowned Wasim Akram, so why question the existence of spot-fixing in...
The latest news is that the World Cup opener Nasir Jamshed has been arrested alongside a bookie by Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) in London. By the time this blog is published, one can only...
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Is PIA operating planes or over-crowded minibuses?
In Pakistan, we are all used to seeing overcrowded minibuses force miserable commuters to travel standing because they are carrying customers beyond capacity. And when the vehicles are crammed to the...
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Why #OscarFail is just human error and not a conspiracy
The 89th Academy Awards are over, and after an embarrassing mix-up during the ‘Best Picture’ winner announcement, the Twitterati are at it again, terming it a conspiracy....
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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...
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No, 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...
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Why 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...
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That 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....
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Had 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...
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Imran 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...
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