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Dear Humans Of Pakistan, don’t make up fake stories, please!
One week after Humans Of New York (HONY) completed their series on Pakistan, Humans Of Pakistan (HOP) published a photograph of a woman named Sarah* sitting with her two young boys. As per Sarah’s...
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The Night Of is the best wake-up call our TV industry needs
HBO’s The Night Of proved to be the most important summer show on television. The very transformation of the co-lead Riz Ahmed’s Nasir Khan as a clean-cut kid turned drug mule is a perfect example of...
View ArticleWith Zidane back on the sidelines, will Real Madrid make the most of the...
For much of the 2018-19 season, Real Madrid’s campaign has been driven by pessimism and trepidation. From mediocre performances on the field to a lack of purpose off it, the Los Blancos found...
View ArticleWhy is the US making a mountain out of the Masood Azhar molehill?
The United States has introduced a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution to blacklist Masood Azhar as an international terrorist. Azhar is the leader of Jaish-e-Mohammed (banned in Pakistan...
View ArticleKnock knock! Annabelle is coming home and things are about to get real scary
Following the Marvel path, The Conjuring universe has grown steadily over the last six years through both, the increasing returns that most films in the franchise have delivered and in stature through...
View ArticleIndia’s ‘Operation Isolation’ and the soft power of sports
“Our message is stronger than ever. Please stop the fighting. Please stop the killing. Please drop your guns.” Juan Antonio Samaranch, President International Olympic Committee speaking at the Winter...
View ArticleWhen khudkushi became her only freedom
The sky was a pool of black ink, dusted with stars at midnight. Arsh looked out from the window — she saw many little streets sprawled out below. She had only known these streets from inside the walls...
View ArticleIran and Iraq may not be tourist hot spots, but they offer a spiritual...
I was recently invited to a trip to Iran and Iraq by a group of close friends from Lahore, and as I had never been to these states before, I decided to take the opportunity to visit the shrines...
View ArticleRawalpindi: A chaotic labyrinth, caught between heritage and heresy
In the post-modern world, the topography of the city has undergone a drastic shift. Rapid urbanisation and growing job opportunities have resulted in many cities in the developing world being swamped...
View ArticleRaw and poignant, A Place for Us beautifully sheds light on familial love
It had been some time since I cried while reading a book. And A Place for Us changed that. Fatima Farheen Mirza’s dazzling debut novel tells the story of a South Asian Muslim family living in America....
View ArticleSea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini: A father’s lament of the barbarity we call...
“My dear Marwan, I look at your profile, In the glow of this three-quarter moon, my boy, Your eyelashes like calligraphy, Closed in guileless sleep. I said to you, ‘Hold my hand. Nothing bad will...
View ArticleIs Pakistan’s N-CPEC+ vision finally beginning to take shape?
Pakistan’s unique geostrategic location at the crossroads of East, South, West, and Central Asia enables it to function as the “Zipper of Eurasia”, as I wrote over half a decade ago in September 2015...
View ArticleHarbhajan Singh mocks Veena Malik's English over Imran Khan's UNGA speech
In a recent speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Prime Minister Imran Khan called out Indian Premier Narendra Modi for propagating war between the two countries by revoking Article 370...
View ArticleMeera claims Bollywood star Emran Hashmi proposed her
In a recent interview on a local TV channel, popular actor Meera has has claimed that she turned down Bollywood star Emraan Hashmi's proposal for marriage. The celebrity added however, failed to...
View ArticleVeena Malik calls Marvi Sirmed a 'gainda' in Khalilur Rehman's defense
Among the majority that are out to defend the questionable language and remarks used by writer Khalilur Rehman Qamar on national television, former celebrity Veena Malik is also one. She started off by...
View ArticleKashmir Siege Day: Celebs demand justice for the people of IIOJK
Today marks a year since the Modi government launched demographic apartheid in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IIOJK), dividing the region into three parts. Thus, the day is being...
View ArticleMarried Veena to guide her to right path, says former husband
Former actor and host Veena Malik's ex-husband Asad Khattak, after a nasty legal battle, has now shared that he married the actor to guide her to the right path, reported Express PK. "Everyone is...
View ArticleVeena Malik sues ex-husband for Rs1b over social media smear campaign
Actress Veena Malik filed on Monday a defamation suit against her former husband accusing him of causing loss of her reputation, goodwill, loss to business opportunities, loss to different contracts...
View Article‘I don’t see any resistance, so let them be happy’: Veena Malik on Taliban...
In a recent appearance on an interview with DW Urdu, actor Veena Malik elaborated on her controversial stance on the Taliban government in Afghanistan. The actor, who has made her support for the...
View ArticleWitnesses called in Veena Malik’s children case
A Rawalpindi civil court on Monday summoned witnesses in the children's custody case of model and television personality Veena Malik at the next hearing. The court said that both parties in the case...
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