Category: Editorial
Apple’s computers just never lose their appeal, despite the fact that there are other laptops out there capable of competing – and even beating – the MacBook in terms of performance. Whether it is their ...
A strange folktale told in Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia is one of the scariest and most savage superstitions in Southeast Asia, a region where superstitious beliefs tend to be commonplace. The belief goes something like ...
Matam is a Shiite ritual performed during the month of Muharram to express grief for the tragedies that befell Muslims at Karbala, specifically the death of the Holy Prophet’s grandson and nearly all his companions. ...
Shiite Islam emerged in the 7th century following conflicts that arose partly over who had the right to carry on the Caliphate. Two schools of thought emerged and the Sunni-Shia divide was established, irrevocably changing ...
Karachi continues to sink beneath a torrential wave of storms and rainwater. The city has been in turmoil since before the monsoon, what with sewage overflowing onto main roads as well as distressingly long power ...
Hasan Minhaj’s award-winning show the ‘Patriot Act’ has been accused of creating a toxic workplace environment for women of colour. The irony of this is clearly evident, seeing as Minhaj himself is of Indian origin. ...
Realising just how taxing – but rewarding – parenthood can be, Areeba Tipu Khan and Zara Tirmizi are two mothers who decided to take to Instagram and put their skills to use. The idea is ...
On Sunday in Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officers shot 29 year old Jacob Blake in the back – not once or twice but multiple times. They did so just as he was getting into his car, ...
Founded after partition in 1948 by Taj Din, a man who sold shawls in Indian Kashmir, Nirala Sweets was the fastest growing confectionery Pakistan had ever seen. It was a success from the moment Taj ...
The period of Muharram holds immense religious significance for Muslims. It is a time saturated with grief and painful remembrance: a highly spiritual occasion, commemorated intensely amongst Shiite communities in particular. But what is happening ...
Pakistan’s biggest metropolis, with a population of over 1.6 crore, is drowning in a sea of neglect – both literally and metaphorically. Various parts of Karachi have been affected by the monsoon system, with some ...
Since the conflict began, Israel and Hamas have engaged in a bloody back and forth with Gaza in the middle. Once Israel declared Hamas-led Gaza an enemy, violence ensued on a devastating scale. Israel placed ...
Every corporation, big or small, has a responsibility towards the people it employs. And it goes both ways. It’s simple. A transaction is made or a service is performed, after which the effort receives acknowledgement ...
TikTok has been blamed for a lot of things during its rise to the top. One of the greatest on-going grievances people raise is that it pollutes minds and encourages toxic behaviour. Created in 2016 ...
One of the things Imran Khan has indisputably gotten right is his prioritization of environmental concerns. Whether it be importing Euro-V Standard Fuel or constructing the Diamer-Bhasha dam, improving the environment is one promise in ...
Right now, hundreds and thousands of CAIE O and A Level students are waiting with baited breath for their “exam” results due to come out tomorrow 11th August. One of the, if not the, most ...
In an arraignment earlier today, former President Asif Ali Zardari pleaded not guilty in front of an accountability court via video appearance. He has been accused of using undue influence to obtain a loan amounting ...
Careers in finance are consistently ranked amongst the highest-paying pursuits worldwide. Investment banking is one extremely lucrative niche the world of finance offers. This leads to an age-old question: how can finance industries be so ...
Whether it’s “too fat” or “too thin”, it seems nothing is really acceptable to Pakistani society and its Goldilocks culture of body-shaming. There is a tiny golden acceptable area of “Just right” and unless someone, ...
Pirs are thought to be blessed individuals with a unique spiritual connection to God. But they hold extraordinary significance that goes beyond religiosity. Their influence and power runs miles deep and touches every crevice of ...
On Friday, Karachi police mistook two men for miscreants and promptly began to shoot at them – killing one and injuring the other. A witness named Noman, who was riding on a bike with his ...
The situation in Karachi has been dismal during this monsoon season. With five people dead and three more electrocuted, and city streets turned into rivers, it is natural to expect that the PPP government would ...
Four different Muslim majority nations have experienced either fires or explosions in key areas during the past three days. The latest incident is a fire that occurred today in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia near a train ...
Cricket fans are taking issue with the fact that Sarfaraz Ahmed, former team captain, was seen carrying water bottles and shoes to his teammates during a match against England in Manchester. The ‘issue’ has been ...
Rotting carcasses and organs of sacrificial animals being thrown out in the streets of Pakistan is as much of an Eid tradition as anything else. While this leads to problems of littering, poor hygiene and ...
75 years on from the bombing of Hiroshima, proponents of nuclear weapons continue to vehemently defend the existence of nuclear weapons as important tools of deterrence and self-defense in international relations. For instance, one major ...
Soaring cliffs, waterfalls, sand dunes, and a blue-green ocean: Balochistan is what most people would call a ‘hidden gem’. Part of what makes it so beautiful is the fact that it remains uncorrupted by manmade ...
At the time of the first bombing in Hiroshima, the second world war had already claimed millions of lives. Civilian deaths made up more than half of these. War crimes were committed on both sides: ...
On Tuesday, Beirut saw a massive explosion on its sea port. The shockwaves were horrific, and the consequences, even more so. A report claims that the Prime Minister of Lebanon has promised he will hold ...
“Kashmir banega Pakistan”, vow Pakistanis in support of their Kashmiri brethren. This sentiment comes from two very separate places. Sometimes it comes from a place of true love and empathy, lacking in any possessiveness – ...
Earlier today, PM Imran Khan proudly announced that the official map of Pakistan would now include Indian illegally-occupied Kashmir as part of its territory. While a great nationalistic move applauded by the rest of Pakistan, ...
It can be argued that no one has been affected as much or as unfairly by the coronavirus pandemic than the Class of 2020. Students graduating from Higher Educational Institutes meet one of the most ...
America is no stranger to threatening companies into seemingly ‘beneficial’ acquisitions. The reason TikTok’s parent company ByteDance is even considering giving up its U.S. shares is because of President Trump’s recent declaration that he may ...
According to Forbes, new studies suggest that children could in fact be quite efficient transmitters of the coronavirus. One of these studies, done in Chicago, claim that young children contain about one hundred times the ...
Each with a net worth amounting to billions of dollars, top fashion houses in the world hold immense power. High-end fashion brands don’t just sell clothes and accessories. They sell lifestyles – lifestyles that are ...
Nothing riles up Pakistan like a blasphemy case. Murder is something generally unacceptable to both the law and to society. The one exception, however, usually lies with individuals accused of blasphemy. Their murder is often ...
What does it mean to truly belong to Lahore? Usually, the word ‘belong’ automatically links to permanence and continuity. No one feels as if they belong the first time they step foot in new surroundings. ...
The Holocaust remains one of mankind’s most horrific memories and one of the most brutal instances of the inhumanity mankind can display. The line “Never forget” is often associated with it. But it appears that ...
According to the Time’s ‘Brief History of Veganism’, the term vegan was coined in 1944 by a British woodworker Donald Watson. He wanted to acknowledge those brave souls who went a step ahead of vegetarians ...
The “bakra-mandi” experience has been a part of Eid tradition for decades. Going from cattle vendor to cattle vendor, observing the physical conditions of animals, haggling for a better price – it is all something ...
‘Eidi’ is usually meant to signify a special sum of money gifted to young family members by parents and older relatives. But eidi doesn’t always have to be a gift of cash. It can also ...
In Islamic tradition, the idea of Qurbani emerged when the Prophet Ibrahim trusted in God when asked to sacrifice his son. Hence, to Muslims, the idea of Qurbani was about sacrificing something in the name ...
Skirmishes on the Pak-Afghan border are not a rare occurrence. The two countries share an uncommonly long border – spanning nearly 2,500 kilometres. But more than the length of the frontier, it is their fraught ...
Esra Bilgic, star of Turkish drama series ‘Dirilis: Ertugrul’, recently published a tweet claiming she had found her number one in Pakistan. The statement was so intriguing for audiences that it began to attract all ...
The extrajudicial murder of Tahir Ahmad Naeem was bad enough, but what was arguably worse was the reaction of the Pakistani people followed. The celebration of another example of extrajudicial “justice” and the proclamation of ...
Turkey’s new bill exercising a massive amount of control over social media presents a strange and bewildering turn of events. Defying opposition, it has officially become law – to be implemented starting from October 1st. ...
It’s not always easy fulfilling religious rites. Slaughtering animals may be an inescapable obligation but it is never pleasant. The uneasiness begins from that first day a child forces his or her parents to let ...
As another year in the Islamic calendar approaches its end, thousands of Muslims are once again partaking in the holy religious ritual that is Hajj, although this time in significantly lower quantity and in much ...
Prime Minister Imran Khan made it clear long ago that loyalty to Pakistan required official documentation. If it doesn’t say ‘Pakistani’ on your passport, you are not fit to hold a position in government. In ...
The resignation of Dr Zafar Mirza, the Special Assistant to PM on Health earlier today came as a shock to many Pakistanis. Only a few days ago, Mirza was addressing news conferences and giving advice ...
When the Nazi Germany invaded Poland to launch World War 2, the poet W.H. Auden called the period leading up to this disastrous conflict a “low, dishonest decade.” It was termed dishonest because people pretended ...
The countless rape cases of men, women and children over the past few years have oftentimes sparked boiling rage and demands of death penalty. But, what Pakistan needs much more than such a short-term solution ...
The Punjab Tahaffuz Bunyad-e-Islam Bill 2020 has kicked up quite a storm not only on social media but also within political and religious groups, and rightly so – many are questioning what the bill means ...
It is amazingly tone-deaf that Pakistani authorities think that the best way to improve mental health in Pakistan is censorship and restricting freedom instead of actually investing in and reducing the stigma against mental healthcare. ...
When Imran Khan’s PTI lost the general election in 2014, the collective hearts of Pakistan’s youth sank in despair. More than half a decade ago, Imran Khan represented change, dynamism and a future worth fighting ...
Discourse in Pakistan is often plagued by the logical fallacy that is ‘whataboutism’. Whether a discussion be about violence against women, or the treatment of minorities or even xenophobia against Muslims, the argument “But, what ...
The homeless are seen everywhere. But are they really and truly visible? The world they inhabit is so different to what Lahoris call home, it might as well be the ‘upside down’. Most of them ...
With journalists being abducted in broad daylight, textbooks being censored at an alarming rate, and a disturbing trend of civil rights violations being observed, one is driven to wonder if somehow the all-watching Big Brother ...
As the public sees it, Pakistan’s prime ministers hold the nation in the palm of their hands. It is true that ‘head-of-government’ is not a title to be taken lightly. But with a lofty title ...
When Pakistan caught alleged RAW agent Kulbhushan Jadhav red-handed, there were several strategic options available to the country. Eventually, Pakistan decided to use Jadhav as a tool to demonstrate its magnanimity and benevolence to the ...
According to a bill passed by Punjab Assembly, government officials now have the right to confiscate any written material submitted for publishing. This means that the Punjab Directorate General for Public Relations (DGPR) is now ...
For a lot of people, this question may sting. And why shouldn’t it? It’s never easy to realize that you’ve been excluded or left out. Yet that is exactly the feeling some Karachiites live with. ...
Careem recently released a well-intentioned commercial poking fun at coronavirus conspiracy-theorists and encouraging the wearing of masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic. While Careem’s ad was indisputably a positive step forward, and one that other organizations ...
Prominent journalist Matiullah Jan’s kidnapping by uninformed thugs in broad daylight doesn’t come as a surprise and that is where the crux of the problem lies; Pakistan has been on a fast track on becoming ...
Whenever women speak up against the many injustices they face on a daily basis, Pakistani men are quick to respond with complaints of their own burdens. The most prevalent of these “burdens” is the idea ...
The show “Indian Matchmaking” has attracted immense scrutiny since its release on Netflix. On the surface, it is simply another reality TV show: think Indian version of Gossip Girl. However, not quite, because not only ...
Millennials are a different breed from the rest of us. We all look the same and inhabit the same spaces but the similarities end there. In a world filled to bursting with spectacular colour and ...
This article was submitted to Team ProperGaanda by Aaish Zia, a student in Karachi. The monsoon season is upon us again. Yet for a city plagued by continuous hot weather, this supposedly refreshing treat is ...
Author: Hassan Sohail Pakistan’s deeply conservative society, with its penchant for right-wing conspiracy theories, is squandering the efforts of healthcare workers and government officials to contain the virus. Have you heard the corona is manufactured ...
Transparency International has brought attention to a massive violation of legal procedure involving the Pakistan Post. Reports claim that an investment contract for Rs 118 billion was finalised for a project between the Post and ...
Pakistan celebrates having left behind India’s caste system. However, the truth of the matter is that the classism entrenched in Pakistani society is just as bad as its Eastern neighbor’s. The servant quarter, for instance, ...
Recently, Salman Ahmad – a previously active PTI supporter who often sung at rallies – came out with a tweet mocking Bilawal Bhutto. The tweet reeked of anti-trans sentiment and was accompanied by a doctored ...
In the era of Imran Khan’s Naya Pakistan, there is a greater need than ever before that every citizen remains fully aware of and committed to their role in creating a fair and just society. ...
The controversy surrounding famed author Joanne Kathleen Rowling is steeped in complex gender debate and nuanced political correctness. But one thing is crystal clear: essentially, what Rowling has said has undermined everything that the trans ...
The movie that was previously trending amongst Top 10 on Netflix in countries around the globe now has a petition filed against it. Based on an erotic romance novel by Polish author Blanka Lipinska, 365 ...
The murder of Qandeel Baloch was physically carried out by her brother Waseem. But the circumstances that allowed Waseem to take the life of an innocent woman, whether or not her actions were ‘shameful’, were ...
A crash in the price of the coca leaf, grown in the verdant mountains of South America, has the world speculating what will happen to the cocaine trade as a result. The UN in a ...
Pakistan may have been left behind by the rest of the world as far as art is concerned, but there is still plenty of time to tap into the immense potential the country holds so ...
Recently, a Facebook user came across a public Pakistan-based group with 43,000 members sharing child pornography. Members were placing requests for the kind of material they wanted, and their requests were being immediately fulfilled. Appalled, ...
Whenever anyone – be it a media outlet or a public figure – brings up the numerous problems facing Pakistan, people are quick to pounce and demand, “Why are you concentrating on the negative image ...
July of two years ago was a devastating month for the Sharif family. Not only were the family members facing conviction on three counts of corruption but they were also bracing for the loss of ...
Pakistan never liked Malala: truth, conjecture, or a bit of both? In reality, to pick any one categorization would be doing injustice to the different shades of opinion prevalent in this country. After all, there ...
A complex struggle over the expansion of the Bibi Pak Daman shrine is leading many to question the motives of those in power. Currently, it is believed that both the government and the Auqaf Department ...
The media hype around FAST may have died down but it is important that the spotlight remains on the matter until justice is served. When news that FAST was punishing a number of students and ...
When 4 security forces members were martyred by Baloch insurgents in an indiscriminately violent and ruthless attack on the Pakistan Stock Exchange, Pakistanis were quick to blame India. The attack may very well have originated ...
As more and more allegations of harassment by teachers and other individuals of authority come forward, a student from the LGS Model Town branch reached out to ProperGaanda and, on the condition of anonymity, shared ...
From 2008 to 2010, I was enrolled at LGS Defence, possibly the poshest and one of the most talked about educational institutes in Lahore – but my grades in one subject saw a drastic drop; ...
The N-word is perhaps one of the most widely debated words in South Asian circles, especially in Pakistan; many use it without a second thought, while others label anyone who uses it a racist. Being ...
I remember asking my father, who happens to be a surgeon, when a child starts forming memories. I found out that the memory I was trying to recall was from a time when I was ...
As countries grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic and the social and political upheavals caused by Black Lives Matter, it is regrettable that the country facing the “largest humanitarian crisis in the world”, as per the ...
United Kingdom Health minister Nadine Dorries says she has tested positive for coronavirus. Currently, she’s self-isolating. The United Kingdom has reported 373 cases in total as yet.
The hashtag ‘Ahmedi’ has been trending in Pakistan again, after Attock Assistant Commissioner Jannat Hussain Nekokara was forced to apologise for speaking about equal treatment of minorities, including that of Ahmedis. This has led to another ...
In one of the more shocking stories to come out in the past few days is the 127 children that have tested positive for HIV. Sensing the gravity of the situation, international health organizations have ...
2018 was the bloodiest year in Kashmir's history with 324 people dead, including women and children. Analysts have predicted 2019 to be worst.
I left SICAS in the middle of my A1; I was forced to leave. I write this today not out of bitterness or hate (maybe just a little bit), but instead to help you make ...
On Monday, the Supreme Court formed a larger bench for the formation of Joint Investigation Team (JIT), to probe the Model town case. A two-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib ...
If you’ve been out of the loop recently and don’t know what has been going on, then don’t worry. PG brings to you a summary of all that happened over the weekend. Faiz International Festival ...
A recent study reveals that Pakistan has one of the highest connectivity gap based on gender. Women do not have the same access to internet and digital devices as men do. Pakistan, like many others ...
Newly elected and for some, selected government, inherited an economy in crisis. Balance of payment, circular debt, rising imports and countless other issues were already there. In that case, new government had no choice, other ...
How Did it Happen? Tahir Dawar was working as the Superintendent of Police (SP) of rural Peshawar in 2018, when he went missing from the federal capital on 26th October. Dawar was in the capital ...
On Tuesday, spokesperson for the Foreign Office (FO) Dr. Mohammad Faisal confirmed that the Foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi discussed Asia Bibi with his Canadian counterpart. This discussion comes after Asia Bibi was acquainted in ...
Punjab Government removes Umar Saif from the chairmanship of Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB). Dr. Umar Saif was appointed on the position in November 2011. Dr Saif said, no notification has been issued as of ...
November, 2018, experienced an end to the creator of many superheroes. The innovator of Marvel comics, Stan Lee, died at the age of 95. Leaving thousands of fans mourning the loss and bringing the comic ...
Last week thousands of Google employees walked out in protest against the out of court settlements of higher executives in accusations of sexual harassment. This forced Google to take notice and change policies on workplace ...
The known journalist, Urooj zia, who accused Faisal Edhi of sexual harassment, recently caused a storm on Pakistani Twitter. This time not as an immediate victim, but as a representative of anonymous victims. The accused, ...
تقریبا ایک ماہ پہلے ریاست نے زینب کے قاتل کو تختہ دار پر لٹکا دیا اور تمام ملک میں انصاف کی جیت کے گن گونجنے لگے۔ مگر سوال یہ پیدا ہوتا ہے کہ کیا ایک ...
ڈی جی نیب شہزاد سلیم (ریٹائرڈ میجر) نے اپنی تعلیم2002 میں الخیر یونیورسٹی سے مکمل کی اور ایچ ای سی سے2015 میں منظور ہوئ۔۔۔ایسا کہنا ہے نیب کا۔ ان کی صند پر جعلی ہونے کا ...
Today marks the 141st birthday of Muhammad Iqbal, the national poet of Pakistan, popularly know as “Poet of the East.” On 9th November people from all over the world pay respect to the great Iqbal, ...
The US president made news once again when he attacked a CNN reported at a press conference after the Mid term elections. The journalist, Jim Acosta, questioned the president on his statment on the Migrant ...
تازہ ترین خبر کے مطابق آسیہ بی بی کو ملتان سے اسلام آباد منتقل کیا گیا ہے۔ وفاقی حکومت نے آسیہ بی بی کے وطن چھوڑنے کی خبر مسترد کردی۔ اطلاعات کے مطابق ان کا ...
Yesterday, news reports of recently acquitted Asia Bibi being flown from the Multan’s women prison to an “unkown destination” was spread across social media. On Thursday, the Foreign Office Spokesperson, Dr Muhammad Faisal denied the ...
The USA is having its Mid-Term elections, which could potentially change the US political scenario quite drastically. The voter turn out is expected to be low as compared to the last Presidential election. Even though ...
The political climate in Sri Lanka has been particularly tense since President Maithripala Sirisena sacked the sitting Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on October 26th and replaced him with Mahinda Rajapaksa – a two-time controversial former ...
According to a report submitted to the Supreme Court by Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), several prominent government officials and politicians own “nameless” properties in Dubai. The list also includes the name of Imran Khan’s sister: ...
China is the undisputed world leader in Bitcoin mining and U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is getting concerned. The country currently controls over 70 percent of Bitcoin’s hashing-power. And, the fear is that it may ...
Recently in a tragic turn of events, the Pakistani government signed a contract with the TLP, who had caused nation wide unrest for 3 continuous days. Prior to this, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, in ...
As a group of men armed with wooden sticks (and one sword) fight for their right to create chaos and bring the country to a stand still, the government has decided to send a strong ...
Since the past 3 days, a vast number of roads in all the major cities of Pakistan have been blocked by the supporters of ultra Islamist parties such as Tehreek e Labaik Pakistan (TLP). The ...
ء2018 اکتوبر 8، کو عدالت عظمی پاکستان نے آسیہ بی بی توہین رسالت کیس کا فیصلہ محفوظ کیا۔ آسیہ بی بی پچھلے 9 سال سے اس مقدمے میں جیل کاٹ رہی تھی۔ 8 سال پہلے ...
On 8th October 2018, the Supreme Court of Pakistan decided the case of Asia Bibi, who was accused of Blasphemy and had been given a death sentence. The highest court in the country reserved the ...
Leaders from 18 counties will attend the up coming import expo in China’s business hub, Shanghai, next week. The Chinese government said leaders from Russia, Pakistan, Czech Republic, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Kenya, Lithuania, Panama, ...
Every year, Punjab experiences periods of low visibility due to fog in November and February for around 10 to 25 days. However, over the recent years, the situation has worsened considerably due to local and ...
پروین شاکر شاید اردو کی سب سے معروف شاعرہ ہیں، ان کی شاعری نے اردو ادب میں احساسات و جذبات کی نزاکت کی ایک نئی روح پھونکی۔ شاکر نے چھوٹی عمر سے ہی لکھنا شروع ...
Brazil’s political polarization increases as far right candidate Jair Bolsonaro won the Presidential election by a majority of 55.2%, comfortably ahead of Fernando Haddad, the candidate of the centre-left Workers’ Party (PT), who had 44.8 ...
Avi Scharf, the editor of Israeli newspaper Haaretz, claimed in a tweet that a jet travelled to Islamabad from Tel Aviv, the Capital of Israel, and remained on ground in Islamabad for nearly 10 hours. ...
While Mamnoon Hussain was the acting president, two parties headed by Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, namely the Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) and the Falah-i-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF) were banned under the UN resolution. It has recently been reported ...
Raza Gillani is a familiar name in the Lahori activist circle. Recently, he uploaded a Facebook status which took the Debating Community by storm. Being a debater himself, he highlighted the discrimination that his former ...
عمران خان کا دورہ سعودی عرب رنگ لے آیا اور ڈوبتی پاکستانی معیشت کو تنکے کا سہارا مل گیا، سعودی عرب نے پاکستان کو چھ بلین ڈالر دینے کا فیصلہ کرلیا۔ مگر اس سعودی امداد ...
Punjab University has suspended 5 students for beating up a man who was sitting with his wife on campus. The student organisation Islami Jamiat e Taleba's has consistently policed morality on campus without any restriction ...
مغربی تہذیب میں فلسفے کی روایت بہت پرانی ہے، اس کا آغاز قدیم یونان سے ہوا۔ فلسفہ لفظ قدیم یونانی زبان کے الفاظ سے نکلا ہے، “فل” یعنی محبت یا مانوس اور “سوفیا” یعنی دانش ...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to reveal the “naked truth” about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul — a “savagely planned” murder, as Ankara called it. He said ...
اردو اور مذہبی ادب کا تعلق بہت گہرا ہے، اردو عربی اور فارسی کے بعد اسلامی تحریرات کی سب سے زیادہ تعداد رکھنے والی زبان ہے۔ اکثر معروف ادبی کاموں میں اردو کی اس تاریخ ...
Monday the 22nd of October marked the reception of registration forms of the Naya Pakistan Housing programme introduced by PTI. The public responded to this very well as long queues were observed outside the registration ...
عمران خان نے وزارت عظمی کا منصب سنبھالتے ہی سعودی عرب سے باہمی تعلقات بہتر کرنے کی تگ و دو شروع کر دی۔ خفیہ ذرائع سے ہمیں معلوم ہوا ہے کہ عمران خان کے دورا ...
Recently Propergaanda wrote an article commending the Lums professor’s initiative to promote tolerance and rights of minority when he took his students to Rabwah to show solidarity and support to the Ahmedi Community. Since then, ...
Twenty men were tried this week for running a child grooming and prostitution gang in the northern England town of Huddersfield. The BBC reported earlier today that the men were convicted of more than ...
اگلے ہفتے وزیر اعظم عمران خان سعودی عرب کا دورہ کریں گے۔ اقتدار میں آئے ابھی پی ٹی آئی کو سو دن بھی نہیں ہوئے اور یہ عمران خان کا سعودی عرب کا اس دورانئے ...
Habib Jalib was a revolutionary poet, a politician, opposer of the martial law, an activist and a “poet of the masses.” Jalib died 25 years ago leaving behind a daughter who is now driving a ...
A historic city in India by the name Allahabad has been renamed as Prayagraj. More than one million people reportedly live in Allahabad located in Uttar Pradesh, where local Indian authorities have reported of the ...
Recently, the institute of LUMS and Prof. Taimur Rehman made news due to their goodwill visit to Rabwah, showing support and solidarity towards the Ahmediyya community. The visit was made by a student group named ...
With the inception of the dolphin squad and E-challans, it is clear that Punjab is looking to change the way the police has worked an is effectively trying to overturn the “Thaana Culture” as well. Another ...
It is true that your 20’s are the best time of your life, but they are also the most stressful. It is also during your 20’s that one develops serious problems such as depression, anxiety ...
In a plus one for the often obscure beauty of democracy in Pakistan, the Women’s Action Forum (WAF) has filed a reference against the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Mian Saqib Nisar. The reference against Justice ...
ستمبر 2015 میں ایک نورویجن ڈرامے نے تمام یورپی ممالک کے نوجوانوں کی توجہ اس طرح حاصل کی کہ ماضی کے تمام عداد بصارت کے رکارڈ توڑ دئیے۔ اس ایک ڈرامے کی ہداہتکارہ اور اداکاروں ...
ء 2015 میں جب چینی صدر نے پاکستان کا دورہ کیا تو ایک امید کی فضا پورے ملک میں پھیل گئی۔ بین الاقوامی میڈیا نے اسے خطے کے لیئے مثبت تبدیلی کا ایک کارنامہ قرار ...
In Sunday’s by-elections, PMLN surprisingly won from Lahore, taking over the coveted constituency of NA131. We asked ProperGaanda followers what they thought about it and here are our favourite responses for you to enjoy. A ...
ضمنی انتخابات 2018 کے نتائج کئی سیاسی ماہرین کی توقعات کے برعکس ہیں۔ لاہور اور بنو سے پی ٹی آئی کی شکست حکومت اور عوام کے مابین عدم اعتماد کی کہانی سناتی ہے۔ پنجاب میں ...
The by-elections yesterday yielded some interesting results all the while re-creating the fervent partisan atmosphere that the country was embroiled in during the General Elections just months ago. The by-elections were held in constituencies where ...
With an ambiguous nuclear policy, Pakistan has nevertheless consistently levelled with India’s nuclear posturing efforts. In its efforts to maintain Credible Minimum Deterrence, Pakistan currently leads in its stockpiling of nuclear warheads, according to an ...
Finance Minister, Asad Umar has said that Pakistan is ready to share details of the debt related to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The decision to approach the IMF ...
National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chief, Justice Javed Iqbal and Chief Justice Pakistan, Saqib Nisar have taken notice of and ordered action against the officials who brought Punjab University administration members to the court in handcuffs. Punjab ...
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has been operating on a comprehensive 100-day plan, which they introduced in May 2018, well before the General Elections. Since being sworn in on August 18, Imran Khan has had to face a ...
The #MeToo movement seems to have imploded in India since Tanushree Datta came forward with allegations against Nana Patekar. Since then, the movement has reminded the Pakistani audience the importance of speaking up against sexual ...
Just over 24 hours ago, Faisal Edhi, the son of Abdus Sattar Edhi became a part of the alleged culprits of harassment. Another well-known comedian, Junaid Akram also had claims made against him. In the ...
Something quite unexpected has surfaced in the capital of Sindh. A situation that has called into question the very sanity of our police personnel in Karachi. It is a state of affairs threatening to shake ...
A saga of the new age dealing with a ‘Mad Max Fury Road’ type reality is not very far off. The recent changes in climate have caused a billion people across the world to be ...
Yesterday the Dollar’s value appreciated by 9.75, raising it to an unprecedented high of 134, in interbank exchange. In the open market it stands at 137 against the Pakistani rupee. This sudden and drastic rise ...
Dr Umar Saif, Chairman Punjab Information Technology Board has said, “For me, entrepreneurship is a way to empower the youth of Pakistan, which is why I fight for it every single day! Remember you are ...
The government has taken a decision to get in touch with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to come up with a solution to Pakistan’s financial crisis. Finance Minister Asad Umar recently uploaded a video on ...
With cases like Dr Ford, Kevin Spacey, Tanushree Datta, Meesha Shafi and the likes, several renowned people have taken to social media and other platforms to voice their concern about the growing epidemic that is ...
Ex-premier and the very much still disqualified Nawaz Sharif is all set to resume political activity following the arrest of his little brother Shahbaz Sharif a few days ago. According to Dawn, Nawaz Sharif will ...
The US Senate has voted to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the supreme court, handing Donald Trump a major victory and America a bench expected to tilt to the right for the next generation. Amongst ...
PM Imran Khan recently went on his first official trip to Saudi Arabia, not only maintaining a long-standing friendship but also to discuss possible inclusion in CPEC. The fact that it won’t be happening anymore ...
2018 so far has not been the year of the Sharifs. Neither has 2017 for that matter. From Nawaz Sharif’s disqualification in 2017 to the consequent arrest and jailing of him and daughter Maryam Nawaz ...
An incident in Peshawar University has given rise to the occasional debate on the revival of student unions in Pakistan. Banned in 1984 under the Zia regime, student unions faced a state-sponsored crackdown and one of the ...
The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan has dismissed Jahangir Khan Tareen’s review petition, filed by him after being disqualified for life alongside former premier Nawaz Sharif. Tareen was found to be dishonest under article 62(1)(f) ...
The Beaconhouse School System in Pakistan is under fire – a Twitter fire that is. Why? Because the Twitterati has taken offense to the content of Pakistan Studies course being taught at their institutions under ...
The high-profile Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (S) Chief Maulana Samiul Haq was recently summoned by a delegation from Afghanistan to play his role in resolving the Afghan issue. The delegation included President Ashraf Ghani, religious leaders, Afghani ...
“It was the laughing, she said, that she couldn’t forget.” Christine Blasey Ford in her testimony to the United States Senate gave her statements concerning the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh. She stated these words in ...
Lauded in Literature and Popular Media in equal measure, Qandeel Baloch has been reduced to an effigy or an idea of her original self. Saba Qamar’s depiction of the late social media seductress in her ...
Since the #MeToo campaign, women all over the world have either taken to social media platforms or the court to reveal their stories in hopes of justice. Though no narrative can be deemed insignificant in ...
The first lady of Pakistan gave her first interview to Hum News a day ago. Anchored by Nadeem Malik, the interview saw Bushra Bibi discuss a wide range of things including the PM Imran Khan’s ...
Recently Nike amplified its public image in the eyes of the left by employing Colin Kaepernick for its new ad campaign. Colin himself has been undeterred by his early and undeserved retirement from the NFL. ...
A disturbing video posted by Al Jazeera shows how social conditions of fear-mongering and religious bigotry on the other side of the Pakistan-India border aren’t much different. The video shows a police officer recording inside ...
Earlier this month, newly appointed PM Imran Khan stated that Bengali and Afghani refugees born in Pakistan should be given citizenship. This spurred a debate within the assembly, with particular opposition from PPP. PM Khan’s ...
September 11th marked another disturbing event for a woman in Islamabad who was beaten and raped by the male domestic within the confines of her house. The attacker, Assad was handed over to the police ...
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi met with United States President Donald Trump in New York yesterday, where the diplomat is representing Pakistan at the 73rd UN General Assembly session. According to reports, the meeting ...
The 13th president of Pakistan Arif Alvi has recently raised ire for his extensive security protocol while traveling in Karachi. Although he himself seemed to feel bad about the unfortunate turn of events which lead ...
Shireen Mazari who is a member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf and the recently appointed Federal Minister for Human Rights is often under fire for her daughter’s tweets. Iman Mazari, her daughter has been very openly ...
Journalist Cyril Almeida has found himself in grave trouble with the authorities in regards to an impending case of treason against him. According to a tweet he put out last night, he has been placed ...
The escalation of India Pakistan relations in the last 32 hours has had everyone on edge. There has been another development following a crossfire of disturbing diplomatic exchanges between both the civil governments and the ...
The federal government of Pakistan has a total of 649,176 endorsed posts. Out of these almost 6 percent are occupied by women and a mere 2.8 by minorities. The remaining are yet vacant. It has ...
It’s been a rocky 24 hours for diplomatic relations between India and Pakistan. Since the Modi government backtracked on an intended meeting between Pakistan’s foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and India’s Sushma Swaraj on the ...
Dissent is patriotic. It is a phrase that has become synonymous with all the resistance movements such as the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement, which demands better of the establishment. It has also come to denote the ...
Citing “unclean intentions” on Pakistan’s side as the reason, Minister of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar, has confirmed the cancellation of talks between India and Pakistan’s foreign ministers on the sidelines of the United ...
Although the Taseer family is famously known for their late father’s futile crusade against the blasphemy laws of the country. They have recently been in the limelight for far more insidious reasons. A civil judge ...
Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar and one that represents a sense of loss and mourning and not celebration. Muharram marks the historical Karbala that took place in 680AD. Several prominent primitive ...
In a twist of events, which were somewhat speculatively expected, father-daughter duo Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz have been released from Adiala Jail. The Islamabad High Court suspended the years-long sentences a day ago – ...
The jail sentences issues on Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz and Mohammad Safdar in the Avenfield corruption Case have been rendered null and void by the Islamabad High Court. The Sharif’s made their appeal against the ...
It has been almost a month since Imran Khan was sworn in as Prime Minister of Naya Pakistan and the premier has done little to undo his image as a master of backtracking from what ...
Key encryption is at the heart of cryptocurrency. It’s even in the name–the crypto part of cryptocurrency. Interest in digital currency is at an all-time high, so by now, even the most casual Bitcoin investor can probably talk ...
English cricketer and all-rounder Moeen Ali recently claimed that he was referred to as Osama back in 2015 by a fellow cricketer from the Australian team. Since this statement was released recently in Ali’s new ...
Prime Minister Imran has vowed to give citizenship to thousands of Afghan refugees born in Pakistan. Khan believes that the inability of previous governments to grant refugees citizenship is what forced them to resort to ...
A 22-year-old woman recently approached the Supreme Court making a request that is unheard of. Tatheer Fatima expressed her desire to replace her father’s name with her mothers on 13th September. Fatima claimed that having ...
Irish artist Jim Fitzpatrick, the man behind the renowned red and black print of Che Guevara has graphically immortalized the image of a 17-year-old west bank activist Ahed Tamimi who is fiercely engaged in the ...
Muharram marks the beginning of the Islamic Calendar and is observed by Muslims across the globe. This particular month holds a lot of significance for Muslims and of all sects all over the world. Apart ...
Hamza Ali Abbasi has once again struck a chord amongst his pseudo-liberal fan base by stating how the late Kulsoom Nawaz’s passing away shouldn’t be manipulated to ‘gain sympathy for Nawaz & Maryam or for ...
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is has tightened its reigns with the anti-encroachment drive against illegal dwellings and buildings in Pakistan. Just a day ago, this the Enforcement Directorate and the Municipal Administration Directorates (DMA) ...
Former First Lady Kulsoom Nawaz passed away on September 11th, 2018. Soon after, the government announced the release of her husband and daughter, Nawaz Sharif, Capt. Safdar and Maryam from the Adiala Jail. The inmates ...
Nawaz Sharif’s wife, Maryam Nawaz’s mother and former thrice made first lady of Pakistan Kulsoom Nawaz breathed her last in her London on September 11th, 2018. Her husband and daughter, Nawaz and Maryam, have been ...
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