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Superhero season: Trip to dark world brightens everyone’s day
Thor sequel premieres in Rawalpindi.
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Peshawar commissioner’s health: Anis suffers heart attack, but recovering
Anis was injured in an explosion at an Islamabad apartment on October 26.
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Safety over luxury: For Islamabad airport admin, no services, no problem
BBIA was ranked the fourth worst in the world by an airport rating website; administration plays up high safety rating
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Oddity: Mr and Mrs goat, packaged in one
A ‘buck’ in Taxila is attracting crowds after the owner learnt it also produced milk.
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Guns don’t kill, but texting apparently does
In Pakistan, one’s place in society seems to be in direct correlation with the number of guns one possesses.
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Laws are for lambs
A law professor once told me that the only way to avoid punishment for killing someone is self-defence.
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The farcical Blue Area siege
The media circus rushed to the spot, and despite numerous requests from the police, the journalists kept advancing.
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Pakistan, where security and justice are only illusions
From securing mosques against hazards to preventing the abuse of blasphemy laws, why do we fall short of every duty?
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Man of Steel: Going commando
Three Superman fans, from Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi, assess the rebirth of the first
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Book launch: The plight of the war child
Tehmina Durrani-Sharif’s new book outlines the sting of growing up in a war zone.