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Up close and personal with Ghana Ali, Pakistan’s rising star who demands recognition
"It's frustrating when you pick up a newspaper or magazine and read something about yourself completely misquoted"
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Up close and personal with the graceful and effortless Aamina Sheikh and why ‘Cake’ is going to be one delicious treat!
Cake is of a genre I haven’t seen in Pakistan. I read the script in one go and it was a page turner!
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Up close and personal with Parchi’s Ahmed Ali Akbar: “You cannot pull people down if they are more talented than you; you have to push them up”
There are two homes in this lifetime you should take care of; the planet and the other being the body you live in.
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Getting to know the handsome and talented Mikaal Zulfiqar
It's a project I'm doing with ISPR called The Trial. It is a love story based in 1971 when East Pakistan was separated
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Divided States of America: Donald Trump will not condemn the Charlottesville attackers because they are the ones who voted for him
If Trump continues to remain silent, it won’t be long before America witnesses a repeat of KKK’s inhumane actions.
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I was sexually abused as a child. But I moved on.
One of my brother’s friends would make me do things; he'd cuddle me and make me touch his reproductive parts.
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US presidential elections: What is the role of the media?
Scandal portrayed a realistic presidential debate among nominees emulating the real contenders for the US election.
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Hina Rabbani Khar on Al Jazeera and the battle of media ethics
I believe that this interview exemplified how western media loves to stray away from ethics when conducting interviews
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Are we purposely ignoring child sexual abuse in Pakistan (and our homes)?
The sexual abuse rate of young boys has doubled this year in comparison with girls of the same age (6-10 years).
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Move over, Shaan: Dear Lollywood, please stop with your nepotistic ways
What is the young talent supposed to do? Bring them chai and hold up a mirror as they refresh their makeup?