Disclaimer: Cannabis and other drugs can be addictive and may have adverse effects on health. The drug is illegal in Pakistan. I did my FSC from a very small town. I’ve been smoking cigarettes since ...
Almost a month ago, I was at my university dorm room, packing only a week’s worth of clothes-how wrong I was. I should’ve emptied my dorm room closet because what I’d thought would be a ...
Note: We’ve changed the name of the doctor for the sake of anonymity. Dr. Anonymous told ProperGaanda about his first-hand experience at treating covid-19 patients as a staff member at National Health Service in UK. ...
I think it’s pertinent to mention that I’m not a doctor, just a dentist. Those outside of the health care industry may wonder what the big deal is, but ask a doctor, someone who has ...
I cringe while I drive back from a party with Lahore’s crème de la crème, fearing some invisible illness that haunts them will latch onto me too. What a vision they create: dresses made in ...
I am a brown muslim guy living in Mississauga, you know, basically every other Hasan Minaj type – fade, heavy trimmed beard (to avoid it being mistaken as a religous affectation) Adidas sneakers and plain t-shirts. My problems are the run of ...
Disclaimer: Cannabis can be addictive and may have adverse effects on health. The drug is illegal in Pakistan. Can we please, just for once, have fun reading this story rather than debating the morality of smoking up? Would it appease your ...
This article contains information some readers might fight distressing. Trigger warning: rape, emotional abuse Like anyone else, I’ve made a lot of mistakes in life. And thats okay, what isn’t okay is that instead of owning up to ...
He woke up at 3 AM. The T.V was still blaring and random infomercials were playing. The McDonalds from last night lay on the side of the table in front of him, the Coke still ...
You can’t go out changing the world when your own house is on fire. In recent events, Shireen Mazari has been called out by the international lobby on her credibility when speaking about human rights ...
The forbidden treachery, the disgrace, the quixotic visionary, and the disappointment is what a university dropout is commonly referred to as. From phuppos murmuring how useless you are to uncles giving you life advice in hopes to knock some sense into you, ...
It is said, that most of us mistake survival with growth. Pakistan, has survived, but the growth is debatable. Perhaps when they say this soil smells like the blood of our martyrs, they refer to ...
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A late night ritual between me and my friend has become to talk on the phone while we’re both getting ready for bed. On one particular night, during our daily conversations she sarcastically asked me ...
Attempting to pursue love in Pakistan’s socially and religiously conservative environment is a tough endeavour. With so many obstacles in the way, how does one go about trying to navigate being in love in Pakistan? ...
Hassan* is a 21 year old full-time student half-way through a degree in Mass Communications. He is also a full-time employee at a digital media start up. Upon first glance, it is not tough to ...
For years, Aitchison College has been the most sought out boys school for most middle/middle-upper class families. Speaking from anecdotal experience, I would say that the decline of Aitchison started from 2015/2016 onwards. Today, when ...
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World War 3 starting trending on Twitter after US air strikes killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. The trend became so viral that it even led to the advent of hilarious and dark World War 3 ...
This weekend, Golden Globes host Ricky Garvias implored celebrities attending the event to not make the award show political. In todays day and age, it seems as though politics and entertainment are more intertwined than ...
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My phone rings, I franticly reach into my purse and grab it, pressing it to my ear. It’s my childhood friend who is about to get married in two months. I feel a surge of ...
Being a woman in a conservative, misogynistic society I have learnt that I have two options when it comes to seemingly impossible task of avoiding scandal; I either live a double life, strictly restricting my ...
Growing up, I soon realised I was born with the ultimate privilege, one I wasn’t cognisant of as a child: I had fair skin. My sister, on the other hand, suffered from one of the ...
I feel like you’ve already judged me from reading the title, but that’s alright. This article isn’t just about me, it’s about naps. I’m a good sleeper, I sleep through my alarm, my cat scratching ...
These days, an increasing number of individuals are becoming health conscious in Pakistan. With the advent of new gyms and healthy food chains popping up across various cities in the country, it is interesting to ...
Parties in Lahore are an enigma. Sometimes you get a formal invite, sometimes your invite is passed onto you through the grapevine. Some will be at someone’s house, some will be a farmhouse so far ...
“Adoption” is usually a word uttered in hushed and lowered voices in most Pakistani households, but in mine it was a common one, said without any stigma. When I was twenty days old, my adoptive ...
Airlift is a new transport service that allows users to pre-book rides on premium quality, air-conditioned buses and vans that have fixed routes and stops across the city. Airlift was created with benevolent goals; to ...
Hi. I’m the average girl who you’ve probably bumped shoulders with in college corridors. Or who’s car you’ve honked at during rush hour. I’m the girl who sat next to you in biochemistry class and ...
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