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Will the amendments to the Diyat and Qisas laws make any difference to the Shahzeb Khans out there?
Until we have a clear example of feudal flouters facing penal consequences, they will keep bending the law.
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‘Americanised’ school uniforms and misuse of religion for political gain
The imposition of the trouser/shirt combination is, according to JI, an ‘Americanisation’ of our system.
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Shah Rukh Khan did what he does best – the lungi dance
It would be unfair to grant an honorary doctorate to SRK without him giving a glimpse of what exactly makes him famous
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Can Djinns commit murder?
Enraged by the exorcism carried out by the Aamil to find Ahmed, the djinns exacted their revenge by killing the boy.
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Do billboards plastered with pretty women cause road accidents?
No one bats an eyelid when partially-dressed male models are shown. Aren’t they as distracting to females?
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Are British Pakistanis uncivil and lacking basic common courtesy?
If British Pakistanis were so inept at integrating, then how do you explain Sadiq Khan, Sayeeda Warsi or Amir Khan?
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Religion and abortions do not make a pretty mix
When a girl became pregnant by her rapist, the authorities made her marry her rapist to legitimise the unborn foetus.
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From Lahore to London – From Karachi to Kensington
It was very refreshing to see remnants of a bright and colourful Pakistan amongst the drab grey skies of London.
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The day he took my love away
“I don’t know. Islamically the child belongs to the father, not the mother.”
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Dear Son, I will not put you on a high pedestal just because you are a boy
You will not be raised to think you are a prince and will live your life in utter arrogant disdain for women.