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Peace had been declared in Swat at the expense of the writ of our state. Let me elaborate, the militants of Swat have just declared a 10 day ceasefire in their region in which they have fought the Pakistan army to a standstill and have agreed to this ceasefire on the assurance from the Pakistan…
There was a time in this world when people referred to each other in random slang without anyone getting offended, where jokes about religion, race and creed were common and were not only tolerated but were so synonymous with daily lives and working environments that no one batted an eye! This was when the term…
As Pakistanis we have become used to our ahem “leaders” putting their sandals in their mouths on a regular basis. Since the coming into power of the ZPP we have heard Slicktop and his umm lackey? speak on many an occasion on “the Drone Issue” quite strongly, and condemn it several times. Thus it is…
When I got a chance to visit the Kara Film festival earlier this week, I was quite chuffed. Who wouldn’t be ??? Being the Karachi nut I am , a film festival with international recognition and 230 flicks being staged in my own city of residence hit all the right notes in me. Until i…
The recent fortunes of the Pakistan team have been unsurprising to say the least. Deprived of any real cricket for the last 6 months due to the situation of the country and the unwillingness of the rest of the world to risk live and limb to play with us we have become sluggish in adaptation…
Kashmir day has come and gone yesterday, but I am still trying to understand why we are still celebrating this holiday? Ahh yes Kashmir is our sheh rag and all I do get it, but why is its shehness still viable? I happen to think of things from this side of the border, whether international…
The KB thespians have been in the past responsible for bringing us plays like “Waiting for Godot” & “The importance of being Ernest”. They are a Pakistani theater troupe and followers of Stanislavski’s school of method acting. They have now come up with a romantic comedy to lighten our hearts on Valentines day called “Ranjha…
Few people if that, in the third world are unfamiliar with the arts and bane of begging. It is rampant everywhere in our society from traffic signals to governmental offices where in India it is referred to as baksheesh and here in Pakistan as sweet little kancha. Although westerners when they arrive at our shores…
I have the funniest news for you lot, seem that men with cases of moobs are increasing every year. Moobs are basically man boobs or man breasts which are a result of either fat in the breast area of men, or a peculiar condition called Klinefelter’s Syndrome – having an extra “X” chromosome – also…