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Islamabad’s food is terrible, and posh restaurants cannot fix that
Islamabad’s well-to-do populace has only known ad hoc eateries that win you over with Instagram-worthy food designs.
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Hong Du Noodles: Is this what good food is supposed to look and taste like?
As you exit the restaurant, you'll hate every other hoity-toity restaurant in Islamabad that’s been ripping you off.
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Dear Pakistani universities, you cannot disrespect your students by infantilising them
You are respectfully reminded that not all inter-gender interactions are sexual or “indecent” in nature
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Benazir Bhutto International Airport: A nightmare that doesn’t end
In 2014, BBIA was named the worst airport in the world, with one traveller comparing it to ‘central prison’.
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The strange myth of America’s ‘humanitarian’ wars
This is American political self-interest dressed up as humanitarian concern for the umpteenth time.
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Why marriage is not for everyone
If the goal is to shoe-horn into a ready-made social structure that exists for its own sake, then marriage is for you.
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“People are dying” because of the bad healthcare system, not the YDA protests
We are a poor country, yes. But we are especially poor when it comes to paying workers a fair wage for their service.
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In Pakistan, mental illness is diagnosed by a legal expert not a doctor
Schizophrenia is a treatable disorder. However, some patients are more resistant to treatment than others.
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Would you accept blood from a gay donor?
In 1983, the FDA enacted a policy to completely bar MSMs (men who have sex with other men) from donating blood.
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Dear Facebook, stop censoring Kashmir
Kashmir needs to be heard, however it can be, and we all need to pay a bit more attention. You too, Zuckerberg.