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I was hopeful today…
It was 6am when my alarm went off. I woke up to it, got off my bed, performed wuzu and then offered my prayers. At 6:30am, as usual, I decided to go out for a refreshing morning walk. It seemed like an...
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Reyhaneh Jabbari lives on – even today
“The world allowed me to live for 19 years. That ominous night it was I that should have been killed. My body would have been thrown in some corner of the city, and after a few days, the police would...
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Iqbal: Relevant yesterday but not today
An airport, university, countless schools and roads – the list of places and institutions bearing the name of Allama Iqbal goes on and on. If Pakistan was a religion, Iqbal would be a prophet. Iqbal...
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Our little heroine
She stings when she speaks, And she speaks like no other, She has sharp features, And she taunts like my mother. In a land like Pakistan, She enjoys the Indian summer, She reminds me of that chicken,...
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Faisalabad lockdown: Stop the insanity!
It’s December 8. Faisalabad is witnessing the process of being shut down by ardent PTI supporters. This, of course, enrages PML-N who can’t sit back and watch their political foes try to halt their...
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What if heaven was unprepared for the little souls of Peshawar?
I don’t know what happens to souls when people die, it is believed that they go to a place called heaven, paradise. But what if heaven is unprepared, what if heaven says, “Oh beautiful souls of...
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Have a heart, PCB, postpone today’s match
My fellow Pakistanis, there is a cricket match scheduled for today. Yes, you read that right. At 4pm, Pakistan time, our nation will take on New Zealand in the fourth cricket ODI in Abu Dhabi. Needless...
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The death penalty is justified today
Two recent terrorist attacks have proven to be a watershed in our history. First, the unfortunate siege at the Karachi airport which resulted in the loss of many innocent lives and thereby, creating a...
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3 Bahadur – Another Lollywood milestone
Rewind 10 or 15 years from today to look at the shape and size of the Pakistani film industry, rather hilariously named as Lollywood, and you will not be able to help but wonder – how on earth did they...
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Lahore blast: When will the barbarity end?
February 17, 2015. Two months and one day after the unimaginable tragedy of the Peshawar Attack, Lahore has been targeted today. Today, at 1pm, a suicide bomber blew himself up right outside the Police...
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