Category: Opinion
Following the Aurat March, which had a massive turn out and is being hailed as a success, many people took to social media to criticise a few posters and slogans from the march. They shared ...
On Friday 8th March, women across the world celebrated International Women’s Day. Pakistan also witnessed the second iteration of the Aurat March that first took place in 2018. And while many enthused individuals rallied for ...
Before we start making up our minds about this article, let us first read the history of women’s day and how it started, and most importantly its real purpose. We all must know that its ...
The Aurat March in Lahore saw hundreds of women from different socio-economic classes and various NGOs come out together for the first time to march for their rights. There were various signs and banners: some ...
Women from all walks of life are sharing why it’s imperative to step out and rally for collective rights of women on International Women’s Day. Aurat March is set be held in Lahore, Karachi and ...
Fayazul Hasan Chohan is being condemned for his recent racist and bigoted speech that promotes anti-Hindu sentiment. This isn’t the first time the former Punjab Information Minister has made headlines for passing such insensitive comments. ...
Hamza Ali Abassi, popular actor and well known supporter of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf on Thursday night tweeted what we think was supposed to be a heartfelt message. The tweet was directed at the son of the ...
Tensions between India and Pakistan have been very high during the past two days. India has proven to be the ever hostile neighbour, while Pakistan acted as the voice of reason. Here is a brief ...
Baluchistan, the arid and barren province of Pakistan, comes alive every spring as more than 40,000 hindu pilgrims make their way for the Hinglaj Yatra to mark the biggest hindu pilgrimage in Pakistan. Hindus make ...
If you’ve been in Pakistan for the past week or so, you would have undoubtedly known that Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) was visiting Prime Minister Imran Khan. MBS was set to visit several countries ...
An unspoken silence is observed on select matters at the Punjab University. Unfortunately, the students who are silenced belong to the already marginalised parts of our society. Those who have the authority to affect change ...
ProperGaanda was recently contacted by Waqas Khan, the co-founder of Careeb, an e-commerce start-up based in Lahore that delivers groceries and premium gifts. Careeb was targeted by Indians who placed fake orders and resulted in ...
On the 14th of February, as the rest of the world celebrated Valentine’s Day, a terrible tragedy struck the heart of the already volatile Kashmir region. An SUV carrying more than 750 lbs. of explosives ...
These visual artists want you to focus your attention on healthy relationships, self-care, and gender equality on the most romantic day of the year. What do we talk about when we talk about love? Often, ...
Pakistani lawyer and social activist Asma Jahangir passed away at 66 in Lahore, on 11 February 2018. A fierce human rights champion, Asma was a beacon of hope for many. She fought valiantly for implementation of ...
2018 was the bloodiest year in Kashmir's history with 324 people dead, including women and children. Analysts have predicted 2019 to be worst.
1947 The year marked the end of British rule and partition of sub-continent into mainly Hindu majority India and the Muslim majority state of Pakistan. Late 1947 The Maharaja of Kashmir signs a treaty of ...
On the 2nd of February, Arman Luni was killed in an alleged police encounter in the Loralai district of Balochistan. Luni, was a senior member of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), a nationalist movement launched ...
People around the globe are celebrating World Cancer Day today, on the 4th of February 2019. This day aims to raise awareness for cancer and make it a global health priority. Why should you care? ...
Whether it’s the first toothless laughter of a newborn child, a colossal crane falling down from a skyscraper, a huge tsunami wave crashing down on helpless bystanders or a viral video of a cat banging ...
A few days ago a news anchor, Arif Hameed Bhatti, who claims to be a journalist on an ARY News show called ‘The Reporters’, tried his level best to scar a child psychologically and emotionally ...
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 ...
The infamous Pakistan International Airlines has a penchant for making it into the headlines and while there is no such thing as bad press, the verdict is still out on their latest public debacle.
As 2018 wrapped up, Pakistan celebrated it’s first ever Transgender Pride march, organised by Track-T and Saathi Foundation. Jannat Ali, the Program Director at Saathi Foundation, led the march from the front, proudly upholding the ...
The 27th of December marks the 11th death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto, who is popularly referred to as the Iron Lady of Pakistan. Benazir Bhutto served as the 11th and 13th Prime Minister of Pakistan ...
After sanctions from USA, North Korea said it has no intentions of unilaterally giving up its nuclear weapons unless the “nuclear threat” is removed. The harsh statement comes as a contrast to Seoul’s presentation of ...
Rarely does the Punjab Minister for information and Culture say anything other than regressive moral sermons and open anti-Semitism, but this might be one of those occasions where we can actually appreciate an announcement by ...
According to latest reports, Pakistan’s biggest media house “Jung Group” has laid off hundreds of employees as part of on-going budget cuts. Along with employees, the media company also shut down two of its publications, ...
The Muslim world has strongly condemned the ongoing killing of unarmed innocent civilians by occupation forces in Indian-occupied Kashmir (IoK) as a “wicked terrorist act”. The condemnation from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the ...
4 years ago today, Pakistan saw its worst terror attack; 6 gun men of the Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan stormed the Army Public School Peshawar. The attack claimed 149 lives including 132 schoolchildren. The incident ...
14th December marks the birth anniversary of one of Urdu’s most iconic and innovative poets, or perhaps the single most innovate poet: Jaun Elia. Elia was born in 1931 in the town of Amroha in ...
In 1999 a women named Darlene Coker sued multiple small pharmacies in her hometown along with the emerging Johnson & Johnson (J&J), claiming that their famous talc powder gave a rare form of caner to ...
I graduated from a private dental college in Lahore in 2014 and went on to do my house job, a twelve month paid internship, at the hospital associated with my college. In Pakistan, a career ...
In the executive board meeting of the Asian cricket council held in Dhaka, Pakistan has been granted the right to host the next Asia Cup in 2020. “The next Asia Cup will be hosted by ...
Very often, you hear a person insultingly use the word ‘miraasi’‘ for a fellow friend who enjoys entertaining others and wants to pursue theatre, film or music. Ever since I was a child, I always ...
In the latest episode of the US-China Trade war a business tycoon has been tangled in the financial war of the two powers of the world. Meng Wanzhou, one of Huawei’s top executives and the ...
With the advent of the digital age, Pakistani internet users now have the opportunity to step into the global culture and engage with all sorts of people. This opens new doorways to ideas and vocabulary ...
On 10th December the world celebrates global human rights day, a day to commemorate the adoption of the universal declaration of human right by the UN General Assembly. The declaration of human rights was the ...
Warning: Article contains images of dead animals Images of dead stray dogs on display have been circulating around social media for a while now. These images are from Karachi, where local authorities have started a ...
The judicialization of Pakistan’s politics is in full swing. The Chief justice of Pakistan has publicised his role as an elected representative of the people. Which is only indicative of a larger problem with all ...
Dear Pakistani men, we understand that your typical (and fucked up) mentality revolves around you thinking how your wife or girlfriend decides your status in society and how her boisterous personality may taint your image, ...
It was a cold winter evening, the sun had just set and the thick mist (read: smog) of Lahore was setting in. I was waiting for a friend outside a serene park set in the ...
I attended a start-up cup a few days ago representing ProperGaanda. The competition had about a dozen sponsors from different incubators and partner networks, and a main sponsor of the U.S Embassy. They even sent ...
The revival of Pakistani music is an expression that is as cliché as the discussion around the shaky revival of the Pakistani cinema. Unsurprisingly both forms of entertainment were destroyed by wars; but a few ...
In recent years, truck art has become something that represents the chaotic, diverse yet earthy urban culture of Pakistan. But the truck art culture is also very male dominated; all the truck owners are men, ...
We’re all well aware of the plethora of harassment cases we hear about in our country on a regular basis. And a majority of us have faced harassment ourselves as well, whether it’s at our ...
Indian Transman Aryan Pasha created history when he grabbed the 2nd position in bodybuilding competition Musclemania India, that was held in Delhi on 1st December. Aryan, who has been preparing for the competition for the ...
After being accused of sexual misconduct by two women, famous astrophysicist and TV personality Neil deGrasse Tyson has said he will cooperate fully with an “impartial investigation” into allegations. What happened? Tyson has been the ...
#ShameOnFIA has been trending on Pakistani twitter for a day now. The hashtag came as a result of two of the leaders of Pushtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) being detained on Friday. What do we know? Ali Wazir ...
Child abuse is an open secret in Pakistan. Nearly 2/3 of all children in Pakistan go through some form of sexual abuse/assault. And the issue is swept away for the sake of honor and respect ...
As the PTI government moves towards completing its first 100 days in office, Prime Minister Imran Khan has decided to address the nation about the progress made by his government. Similarly, earlier, Federal Minster of ...
Yesterday, Rushaan Farrukh, a student of Beaconhouse National University allegedly committed suicide. The Punjab Police is yet to say anything on the matter (Ofcourse) Her friends and family have also gone on social media to ...
“It’s only when someone around your age dies that it hits you how important it is to be kind and compassionate and empathetic towards the people around you.” -Rushaan Farrukh. Mental illnesses are usually overlooked ...
LACAS Burki announced that is would remain closed on 22nd November, 2018 on account of an unjustified campaigns to damage the reputation of the school. The school maintains that it is observing a black day ...
A video of a Pakistani student being killed in case of honour killing in China, took social media by storm. The video depicted a person being stabbed on the road repeatedly by a [presumably] woman’s ...
Faiz International festival has been happening for three years, now. Faiz’s daughters have been organizing this with a totally different mindset, capitalistic, rather than that of Faiz. Faiz-the leftist, the socialist, the poet, the voice ...
Punjab has always been considered the Kaliningrad of PMLN. After so long it refused to prove itself. PTI has taken charge of it. Being the largest province, in terms of population, it is considered to ...
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 ...
Shahmoon Abbasi recently dropped the trailer of his upcoming film ‘Durj’ and it’s definitely an eye opener. Based on a true story of two brothers earthing dead bodies in Punjab and eating their flesh, Shamoon ...
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 ...
From Fair&lovely to Vital Signs’ “Goray Rang ka zaman”, it’s no secret that Desi population is obsessed with being fair and white. An ode to our colonial legacy perhaps. Our contributor Muneeb Khan shares an ...
For a lot of people, the wait was not worth it. Thugs of Hindostan, despite having a star-studded cast, disappointed many. Many were mesmerized by the acting skills of the ever-green, Amir Khan, which had ...
Many don’t get along with western movies or seasons, but in case of Godless, they need to. What’s fascinating about Godless is its characteristic of being “Godless”. It shows how death will chase you, and ...
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, ...
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 ...
Technological advancement, as much as, favors the constructive mindset; it is equally vulnerable to be learned by the destructive mindset. Cyber-attacks are the perfect example of technology being misused. Such attacks are defined as politically ...
کوئی بھی ملک تب تک ترقی نہیں کر سکتا جب تک وہ ایک قوم بن کر نہ ابھریں۔ “اقلیت” معاشرے کا ایک اہم حصہ ہوتے ھیں۔ پاکستان کی آبادی کا بڑا حصہ اقلیت برادریوں سے ...
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 ...
Given the economic situation of the country; Prime Minister’s visit to China has seen much limelight. After securing a reasonable aid package from KSA, help from China was considered the only hope to soften the ...
UNICEF warns that 400,000 children are at the risk of dying everyday in Yemen, in the man made famine due to war. But this it looks unlikely that this war will stop. A Saudi Arabia ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 the 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
October 12th 2018 marks Amitabh Bachchan 76th birthday. Since facing backlash for refraining from making comments on the whole Tanushree Datta and Nana Patekar debacle, the veteran actor has finally addressed the matter. In an ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
“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 ...
It is a tragedy that World Tourism Day on September 27th passed by with no celebration or event taking place in the tourism hub of Pakistan – Gilgit. After the ignorance shown towards the day, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
We as a population are no strangers to turning our keyboards into weapons. This is especially true when someone we admire or despise comes into question. This predicament exists to an extent that celebrities can ...
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 ...
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) ...
For a while now several renowned individuals in the department of Pakistani politics and media have pledged sums to assist Prime Minister Imran Khan in building the Diamer Bhasha and Mohmand dams. A whopping sum ...
It has recently been reported that war veteran Maqbool Hussain passed away yesterday at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Attock. His loss is being mourned as that of a true hero who sacrificed everything ...
The delicate peace in Miran Shah seems to be unraveling – and at the heart of this troublesome conflict lies a disagreement between the military and the residents of the region on what happened, and ...
Ever so often in the rut of the chaotic world where men are being shot, girls raped, and children abused and abandoned, one’s faith in humanity is restored. A couple in Karachi lost a wallet ...
The government of Imran Khan has been out and about introducing new laws that pretty much hinder the VIP movement of several officials. Unlike before they are not allowed to live up to various luxuries ...
A comedian from Karachi, Natalia Gul Jilani’s recent act has angered Sindhi’s all across after performing a set that mocked and talked about the quirks of the community. Sindhi’s have responded rather aggressively calling it ...
154 in 2016, 146 in 2017, and 48 till April of this year – that’s how many people have been publicly beheaded in Saudi Arabia over the past two years. And no one seems prepared ...
Mohammad Jibran Nasir is one of those very few people who are on the right side of patriotism and nationalism. The lawyer recently ran in the elections as well to prove that any ordinary citizen ...
Eid ul Azha’s first day has come to an end. Amidst the flowing rivers of blood and the frenzy of entertaining people with countless daawats, several moments during the day highlighted the real spirit of ...
CSC Empowerment and Inclusion Programme (CEIP) works towards bringing about economic empowerment to deprived communities that have traditionally been denied access to adequate means of reducing poverty. CEIP recently launched their TRANSition project with partners; ...
Academic and youth activist Ammar Ali Jan took to Facebook to reveal the following details about his friend Sanaullah Aman’s missing family in Sindh. Ammar Ali Jan has given us some serious food for thought ...
Shah Hussain is Khadija Siddique’s alleged attacker who approached and stabbed her 23 times in broad daylight. This led to an extensive case in court that led to his eventual acquittal by a verdict of ...
A disturbing video has emerged online, which finds Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) at the center of a controversy yet again. The video shows passengers screaming in the plane, demanding that the doors of the plane ...
Qutb Rind, a Sindhi artist was brutally murdered in Lahore a couple of days ago. His family is now claiming that he was murdered under a false charge of blasphemy. Some details of the case ...
In the first-ever public interview of the Osama bin-Laden’s family conducted by The Guardian, several interesting aspects of his family life came forward. Speaking with the interviewees was Alia Ghanem, Osama bin Laden’s mother and ...
Yet another misogynistic political maneuver came forward as Aamir Liaquat put up a tasteless tweet featuring Senator Sherry Rehman and MMA Owais Norani. The tweet was swiftly deleted, but not before copies were made and circulated ...
Reham Khan, the infamous ex-wife of Pakistan’s newest Prime Minister has been under fire since before the elections. Though the filth being spewed in her direction began soon after her divorce, it has only gotten ...
Fatima Jinnah’s birthdays are celebrated every year with a considerable degree of aplomb, on social media forums especially. This year the Nazaria–Pakistan Trust (NPT), chairman of whom is former President Rafiq Tarrar, has once again ...
Hum TV awards this year were held in Toronto on the 28th of July and attended by several prominent TV stars. The show was a success – but it got a lot of negative press, ...
The Asian Games take place every year. This year the games are called Jakarta Palembang and are being piloted in the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Palembang. These are a pan-Asian multisport event to be ...
Hum TV award week this year coincided closely with elections in Pakistan – naturally, this meant a large number of Pakistani celebrities headed to Canada for rehearsals earlier. This had sparked a major debate on ...
It is already difficult to fathom what goes on inside the minds of those who find it okay to take advantage of another human body. Rape cases have been on a rise in India and ...
It is rumored that Imran Khan might be putting an end to politically endorsed sports bodies. And, his first target apparently is Najam Sethi, the current chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Sethi was appointed ...
It’s two days since election results were announced and there are still two major questions on everyone’s minds: Rigging or no rigging? And… Is the ECP so inept it couldn’t get its own system to ...
Imran Khan’s PTI has won the General Elections and now the Prime Minister of Pakistan. Khan’s victory speech has struck a chord with the people of Pakistan and even cynics are appreciating the words in ...
It is understandable why the entire Pakistani population is completely invested in the rather historic elections that took place on July 25th 2018. In what is being called Imran Khan’s 22 year long struggle that ...
The last 24 hours have been nothing short of a roller coaster ride. Not only did the General Elections take place but the many glitches in the result announcement have kept the population on the ...
All of Pakistan and PTI supporters across the globe are delving deeply into the joy of Imran Khan finally becoming Pakistan’s 19th Official Prime Minister. Amongst the celebrators is Shireen Mazari’s daughter Imaan Zainab Mazari. ...
The highly anticipated General Elections of Pakistan saw polls open at 8 am on July 25th. Voting began at 8am and lasted for a good 10 hours during which 105,955,407 registered voters were anticipated to vote ...
The day was full of anxiety on a national scale. People are still stressfully glued to see the results that will seal Pakistan’s fate for the next five years. Amidst all the tensions, complaints, and ...
On a surface level, Khan and Baratheon don’t have a whole lot in common. Khan is loud, expressive, animated – Baratheon acts like he’s charged a price if he acts cheerful. But there are some ...
Comedian Shehzad Ghias said the following about Election Day today. His following words are certainly pondering over no matter the results today: Go out and vote tomorrow everyone. Personally, I’d prefer you vote for people like ...
With the elections less than 24 hours away a lot has spurred and several aspects of the general elections 2018 have been brought into question. Where cities like Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, Peshawar, and many others ...
There have been some truly golden moments in the course of Pakistani politics lately. As we came nearer and nearer to general elections, it seems our politicians found themselves overwhelmed by the pressure. This resulted ...
In a recent statement to the Senate Committee, DG ISPR General Asif Ghafoor has categorically stated that the army will not play a ‘direct role’ in the elections. “We do not have any link with ...
Whatever else you may say about Qandeel Baloch, the one thing we all have to admit is that she definitely left a mark. But how much of a mark was it? Have we taken anything ...
We’re less than a week away from elections, and the Twitter storm just keeps on getting more and more intense. PTI and PML-N supporters, perhaps most especially, seem unable to curb their anticipation. Consequently, they ...
The CEO of media group Dawn, Hameed Haroon, has made some far-reaching claims in his interview with BBC HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur. In his opinion, on the eve of general elections there has been ‘an unprecedented ...
Today, another blow to humanity was served as elitism took the life of an innocent premature baby. A Facebook user, Sheheryar Sheikh revealed the following harrowing incident that took place a day ago: So let’s ...
‘Khan Saab’ has been screaming ‘Naya Pakistan’ on television as far back as we can remember, has he not? Has it borne fruit? Maybe it’s time we take a look at what’s so brand spanking ...
While Imran Khan is all set to take Lahore by storm, another Khan has cooked up a different kind of tsunami some several thousand miles away. Merely hours ago, Reham Khan’s much anticipated and allegedly ...
Chairman of the Paksitan Tehreek-i-Insaaf, Imran Khan, is coming to Lahore on the 12th of July for his Jalsa at Khayaban-e-Iqbal. The PTI promises that #BallayPeThappa is a vote for change and a vote for ...
Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz will land in Lahore on Friday 13th July, 2018. Initially, the father and daughter duo were supposed to land in Islamabad, after which they would be transported to Adiala Jail ...
Careem’s latest election-themed advertising has not only resulted in harsh reprimands on social media but also a rising inclination towards its competitor Uber. Its apology tweet two days ago has not satisfied the public. People are ...
About ten days ago, videos which showed Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Maneka paying their respects at the shrine of Baba Fariduddin Ganjshakar in Pakpattan went viral. This sparked debates on social media, with ...
Abdul Sattar Edhi is not an unfamiliar name. Edhi was a philanthropist who built a nationwide empire of humanity, offering life-saving services to the people of Pakistan. Edhi began his timeless contributions to Pakistan not ...
If you’re living in Pakistan and don’t know what has escalated in the past 24 hours, what rock are you even living under? Back in 2017, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) filed several cases against ...
Following the widely publicised Patari fiasco, Ali Zafar has made it into the headlines again. Both Patari and Ali Zafar have received a fair amount of back lash from the public in recent days. Screenshots ...
Patari, who only recently created shockwaves in Pakistan earlier this year due to sexual harassment allegations against their former CEO Khalid Bajwa, has made headlines yet again. After multiple statements from Patari that there is ...
Earlier this year in March, Indian actor Irrfan Khan revealed that he had been diagnosed with cancer, that is, a Neuroendocrine Tumour (NET) which is one of the more uncommon types of cancer. There are ...
Have you ever wondered why it’s important to support women entrepreneurship in Pakistan? In Pakistan, gender rights and equal opportunities for women have always been a debatable concept. This is especially true for third world ...
Just a few hours ago, human rights activist, advocate, and independent candidate for NA-247 Jibran Nasir was arrested in Karachi. Nasir was forced out of his car, beaten, his clothes ripped and dragged across the ...
An upsetting wave of outright press sabotage has taken hold of the country, and Pakistan’s oldest English publication, Dawn, seems to be getting the worst of it. According to Dawn, this wave of suppression has ...
Chief Justice (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar has accused the chairman of Bahria Town Malik Riaz, of trying to cover up his illegal occupation of land by using the label of ‘charity’. The wording he chose ...
Media is a big part of our lives. Whatever is depicted on television and the internet is viewed by the entire public. This means that there is a need to evaluate what is being communicated ...
On April 19th, infamous actor turned singer Meesha Shafi took the media world by storm by publishing a sexual harassment statement against international “rock star” Ali Zafar. She wrote; “I have been subjected, on more ...
It’s been a recent phenomenon when media has started paying attention to women. Acknowledging them and crediting them for their achievements. These past few weeks several women stood out in news. We decided to compile ...
There are a lot of things one can’t control. Moreover, under the illusion of choice, several aspects seem to be under one’s control. In matters of life and death, human beings are often deluded to ...
To say that the Pakistani Society treats men and women as equals is a blatant lie. Even the most progressive of households find it difficult to detach completely from their patriarchal roots that thrive on ...
Since Trump took office in the US, the immigrant debacle has transcended from precariousness into a complete tragedy. Recently, Trump and his administration released what is called a “zero tolerance” policy towards immigrant children residing ...
As the fateful date of the 2018 elections nears its day in the sun, it seems like all the expectant political leaders have pulled out the big guns. Amongst them is the (once) beloved Khan. ...
Over the past couple of years, people all over the world have begun to understand the much-tabooed subject of mental health. Celebrities across the globe have also become ambassadors of the topic and have taken to ...
The Neturei Karta is an ultra-orthodox Jewish organization; its members are not only strictly set against Zionism (which promotes the idea of a single Jewish nation that is present-day Israel) and thus in favor of ...
What happens when you don’t teach young boys how to handle rejection from a young age? It’s a natural thing to do to teach your children to expect they’ll win, that they’ll get what they ...
In the better part of 2018, a movement started amongst those that identify as women* in the US which has now grown to a global movement advocating for women’s rights, against all forms of sexual ...
Khadija, the victim of a brutal stabbing was denied justice by our courts when the accused was acquitted of all charges yesterday. Law student, Khadija Siddiqi, was brutally stabbed by her classmate, Shah Hussain on ...
It is 2018; we’re approaching the end of the second decade of the 21st century. War is a distant memory. Correction: War should be a distant memory. 37 million people died in WWI. In Britain, almost two ...
A report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revealed Pakistan to be third on the list of countries dealing with a water shortage. It is being said that Pakistan may be confronted with serious ...
The case on Bahria town has lead to a halt in the establishment of perhaps the biggest residential project in the country and Malik Riaz is said to have been in and out of courts to ...
It’s thought-provoking how the extraordinary can be found in the ordinary and how so much good can come out of pain and suffering. Billions of people all over the world, so many suffering from the ...
Nida is a 15 year old, who lives in Omar Colony in Karachi with her father, sister, and little brother. She has been taught by her father to ride a motorcycle, a truck, and a ...
Charanjeet Singh, a Sikh community leader, and human rights activist was shot in broad daylight in Peshawar yesterday. It is undeniably another blow to minority communities in Pakistan. The assailants shot Singh in the Scheme Chowk, ...
It is 2018 and it is upsetting, to say the least, that Polio is still crippling children in our country. Just a day ago, the second case of this year was reported in Balochistan. According ...
In a first for academic diplomacy, the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) has managed to conduct a course titled, “Beyond India and Pakistan: Changing the foundation of South Asian history”. The aim of the ...
A formal investigation has just been launched by the National Accountability Bureau against Bahria Town’s mega projects in Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad. Javed Iqbal, the chairman has demanded the respective directors to complete the inquiry ...
Faisal Edhi, head of Edhi Foundation, has reported that the foundation’s morgues in Korangi and Sohrab Goth received up to 65 dead bodies over this past weekend. All deaths are claimed to have resulted from ...
What is empathy? Is it comforting a crying friend? Or is it crying with this friend because you feel their pain? The answer to these questions is a complicated one. But hidden in this answer ...
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