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A charitable nation we are
I Googled to see where Pakistan stands in philanthropy. I was amazed by the result.
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Review: The 'Game' is not on
Indian movie Game was a big disappointment; bad acting, bad editing and a bland soundtrack.
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Raymond Davis and uncontrollable social media
Davis' release made me realise that social media is out of control; people spread 'news' that is completely untrue.
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Dear govt, wake up and smell the inflation!
Last week, tomatoes were being sold for Rs60 per kg, but this week they are priced at Rs80 for the same amount...
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Cigarette promotions: Is free always better?
Was distributing free cigarettes at a tobacco-company sponsored event a good idea? I don’t think so.
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Desensitised in Karachi's killing fields
Where the violence is leading to is anybody's guess, but it seems a lot more blood is yet to be shed.
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When will our police act?
People rushed out of their cars to help the dying man, but the men in uniform, with guns in their hands, continued to stand idly by.
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What are we worth?
Six of the 152 passengers on the ill-fated Air Blue Flight 202 were my friends. People I had sat, laughed and fought with. Now they were gone.
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All eyes on the octopus
While many are calling it a ‘psychic’ creature and are still astonished over its ‘powers’, others have called it a conspiracy of the bookies.I went to the extent of hearing far-fetched theories such as the entire teams being bribed with millions of dollars to go along with the octopus’s prediction so that bookies could make their share of billions!
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Doing our bit
Unfortunately, most of us have a mindset that if a thing doesn’t belong to us, why should we care for it? And it doesn’t end there. Take our streets, parks, beaches and so on.