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Our first transgender model and other milestones for Pakistan
I would love to see our transgender community appointed as military personnel or government officials.
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Why are places like Espresso and Dolmen Mall so averse to live music?
This solidifies my belief about real artists; you can oppress us, repress us, depress us, but we’ll always find a way.
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Mahira’s “matkas” and “jhatkas” prove she’s the greatest marketeer in Pakistan
What happens when there is no longer a need for "Mahira the Masoom" ?
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Five things that could make the Lux Style Awards 2015 actually fun!
We can totally understand if Deepak Perwani got a little flustered and pulled a Kanye West on Urwa Hocane.
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"If you want to teach here, you have to wear a burqa"
"You just have to wear a burqa inside the school." This is the story of a teacher at a Karachi-based school.
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Zehreeli Chummi: The controversial ‘chummas’ Pakistanis need to take
We got in touch with one of those local comic-making shaitaans for you. They operate under the name of Zehreeli Chummi
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Risks of writing an authentic book in Karachi
Disclosing honesty meant to escape from here as our people are easily offended and can even end up killing the writer
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When you're at the salon and you hear “Aap ki larkiyan Christian hain?”
They exchanged worried glances that they’d be asked to work on this woman who was too disgusted to let them touch her
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Where have all the urban Pakistani girls gone?
We’re opinionated, we’re tenacious, and we’re not wrapped up in a chaddar!
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A conversation with Faiza Saleem – The Facebook superstar
The satirical videos star Faiza and her friends and they poke fun at all sorts of social issues in Pakistan.