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Love in the time of World Cup 1999
I had started with a broken heart but along the way found a new love. Not cricket but my neighbourhood, my mohalla.
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Aao Parhao – Jo Seekha Hai Wo Sekhao
Mr Samad introduced me to Anglo-Indian literature, a legacy I will pass on to my kids. He was afflicted with polio.
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What is the difference between an MQM strike and a PTI strike?
Word is that two entities control Karachi’s barometer - Abdullah Shah Ghazi and the leader of the MQM, Altaf...
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This is for Hobart
Watching Pakistan land body blow after another, I was reminded of the Muhammad Ali-Ernie Terrell ’67 fight.
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Karbala and universal truths
People now celebrate their marriages and even utilise Muharram holidays for enjoyment instead of reflection.
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A plea to India
11 Shiv Sena MPs forced a Muslim worker to break his Ramazan fast. This is a gross violation of basic human rights!
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‘What is dead may never die’...except George R R Martin
George Martin will be frozen or cryopreserved so that future generations can revive him, thus insuring the plot end.
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"Altaf Hussain has been arrested - get home, now!"
“Altaf Hussain has been arrested!" "Are they burning buses?” "Where are you? Are you ok?" "Get home, now!”
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IPL: Cheap Bollywood extravaganza, not a sport
IPL is just a spectacle dressed up in cricketing gear. The only thing it does is inflates bank accounts and egos.
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Larkana: Losing our soul, religion and country, one minority at a time
If the pages of the holy book are damaged by one person, is that a license to burn down temples and places of worship?