Category: Opinion
An opinion piece by Hiba Sohail When cricketer turned politician Imran Khan became Pakistan’s Prime Minister in 2018, there was widespread cautious optimism that he would reinstate the liberalism of the early 70s. His ideas ...
How do Madrassasah’s work in Pakistan Madrassas whatever side of the fence we might stand are a reality in a country like Pakistan. There are more than 22,000 registered madrassas in the Country. The students ...
Actor Zara Noor Abbas calls out people for sharing celebratory Eid pictures instead of raising awareness about the Palestinian crisis.
The internet and social media aren’t always safe for women, be it unwanted messages, unsolicited pictures or outright harassment. This latest incident is just one event of many and was first called out by a ...
“…And as I toured Israel’s Supreme Court, I was struck by the iconic architecture which embodies Israel’s founding principles of Democracy and Rule of Law. It’s straight lines which represents the immutable nature of truth, ...
Written by Iman Naeem In 2014, eight Chinese nationals of Uighur ethnicity charged through the Kunming train station stabbing people at random with curved swords and meat cleavers. This attack by the Uighur militants was ...
Abdal Mufti, a self taught artist based in Pakistan uses art to tell stories. He combines animations and 2D illustrations with an audio component which provides quite an experience for the viewers. He focuses on ...
Muskurao, a short film by Ali Raza is a story of a Quran teacher, his young student Zara and her mother which conveys a thought provoking message. Based in London, Raza is a filmmaker, digital ...
Dear white saviours, We’re terribly sorry but please keep your opinions to yourselves; you see, white saviours sharing their opinions has never brought anyone any good. From the first ship of looting thieves that docked ...
Submission by Vardah Gill. Have an opinion you’d like to share? Write to us here. A couple of months ago, an article was published shedding light on the expulsion of a student with learning disabilities ...
In the face of a shifting global tobacco epidemic that marks dwindling sales of cigarette consumption, British American Tobacco (BAT) which is one of the world’s largest cigarette companies has bet a hefty £1 billion ...
When cricketer turned politician Imran Khan became Pakistan’s Prime Minister in 2018, there was widespread cautious optimism that he would reinstate the liberalism of the early 70s. His ideas of populism and a promise to ...
Footwear brand Atoms, run by entrepreneurs Sidra Qasim and Waqas Ali, has been generating buzz since its launch. But that was nothing compared to the traction they received when the Humans of New York interview ...
At the age of 13 I chose sciences in my O levels and sealed my fate. At 15 I chose pre-med in my A levels and further cemented my path. At 17 I joined Med ...
Disclaimer: The following is a work of satire. Follow the author, H. Ghaznavi here on Twitter. Dear Dada, It’s been a while since I’ve written to you. In the current scheme of things it seems ...
The mighty K2, known as the Savage Mountain since the 1950s, has a deadly reputation among climbers. But this past Saturday history was made as 10 Nepalese sherpas summited the mountain during winter, a feat ...
Is gathering thousands of people during a pandemic is morally and politically correct or not? As Pakistan Democratic Movement prepares for its sixth and final power show in Lahore, the accused Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf government has ...
How does Aseefa prove to be as a politician? The political dynasty of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) debuted another family member during the final months of 2020 – no doubt preparing for the new ...
There is much concern of what will happen once the coronavirus vaccine lands in Pakistan; first and foremost, with an initial 1.1 million doses being procured for a population of 220 million, who will be ...
Earlier this year, Disney announced that a Pakistani-American, Iman Vellani, had been cast to play Ms. Marvel/Kamala Khan, the first Pakistani-American Muslim superhero within the MCU. After the debacle of South Asian representation that was ...
Fahad Mustafa’s recent production, Dunk, starring Bilal Abbas Khan, Noman Ijaz, Sana Javed, and Yasra Rizvi aired this week on ARY Digital. From promotional interviews and the first episode itself, it is clear that this ...
Authors note: The following is a work of satire, keep your pants on will you.The author, Hamza Ghaznavi, can be followed on Twitter at @Hamza_Ghaznavi Dear Dad, It has been a while since I’ve written ...
There is an alternate reality episode of FRIENDS in which a married Rachel asks Monica if she’s in a relationship, Monica says she’s single to which Rachel replies ‘Aww, that’s okay’. A surprised Monica answers, ...
In the latest chapter of the PTI government’s drive to muzzle all criticism of its performance it has decided to try to name and shame journalists on Twitter. Just last month, the PTI government installed ...
Lawyer, TV personality, and PTI member Naeem Bukhari was recently appointed as head of the Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV). But, Bukhari’s appointment is just another instance of cronyism in Pakistan. PTV’s new chairman Naeem Bukhari ...
Federal Government recently announced to shutdown all the educational institutions because of a raging pandemic, unfortunately online educational system wont be helpful either. But it would be unfair to say that our education system is ...
*Disclaimer: Recreational cannabis use in Pakistan is illegal. PG does not promote, condone or advocate licit or illicit drug use. This article is for entertainment purposes only. For this week’s #SaturdayColumn at ProperGaanda, we asked ...
Ahmadis are reviled and persecuted in Pakistan, ironically, both for not being muslim enough or trying to be too muslim. The extent of their persecution is such that it is enshrined in the law. The ...
Truth be told, it’s been a tough year for the world. But there are still those who are prospering and finding opportunity in these dismal times. The raging pandemic has led to excruciating levels of ...
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, we have found ourselves in the middle of a nostalgia frenzy. It seemed to permeate everything: nostalgia playlists on music streaming platforms, old albums by Vital Science and Nazia Hassan. Moin ...
Khadim Rizvi, the head of the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), passed away yesterday and condolences from the highest echelons of power have swiftly come pouring in. From the Prime Minister to the Chief of Army Staff ...
Amid much confusion late on Thursday night, news of Tehreek e Labbaik chief Allama Khadim Hussain Rizvi’s death started floating on Twitter before they eventually made headlines. Less than an hour later, voice notes and ...
The rights of women, especially of girls born to more conservative brown households, are often debated, argued and sometimes even repressed. The struggle to attain these rights however, is often outright rejected, deemed radical and ...
The Punjab government has issued a notification banning the two-finger test for survivors of rape and sexual assault. A move that should have happened much earlier given that the test holds no medical validity whatsoever. ...
Animal carcasses rotting away in the middle of the street are a common sight in Pakistan. Both the people who hit these animals and those passing by everyday don’t have the basic decency to at ...
Arnab Goswami falls both in the category of ‘anti-hero’ and ‘icon’ at the same time to his followers. Goswami has, during his career, broken every rule of journalism but still manages to succeed in ‘popularity’, ...
“Women fear epithets because they are warnings, threats, proof that a woman has made a wrong step in her relationship to the world around her, proof that a man or men have noticed her and ...
From the start Swipe is both intriguing and alarming, we see a flock of crows ravenously feeding on scraps of meet and then we hear the overly cheerful voice of a news anchor talking about ...
The recent discourse in Pakistan regarding the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris has been one of jubilation and relief. After Trump’s defeat many with relatives settled in America have breathed a sigh of ...
Gang culture and mafias have a special place in South Asian society. Not because we are innately drawn towards violence, which can “sometimes” be the case, but also that our mainstream entertainment has put an ...
Congratulations to America for choosing a woke hypocrite over an outright racist. It’s a victory for the United State’s fight in restoring democracy no doubt, but the fact is a majority of US presidents have ...
Indu Mitha has championed the classical performance art of bharatanatyam as a teacher to thousands of students across Pakistan, and a supportive mother to Tehreema Mitha, who is the torchbearer of her school. With each ...
Not a day goes by in this country when women aren’t being raped, abused, murdered, or just generally having the life stifled out of them. And still, men like Qasim Ali Shah have the audacity ...
Pakistan and America are old allies with an often tumultuous relationship but never before has the Pakistani public felt so close to the Americans. The current U.S election has shaped up to be strikingly similar ...
Prime Minister Imran Khan, with what appeared to be thinly veiled admiration, recently shared how both he and the American President, Donald Trump, have had to get creative and do “a lot of out of ...
T/W: Rape, Assault, Violence Truth be told it’s been a really hard year for everyone. A month ago, the whole nation witnessed a treacherous incident that shook our core and left us traumatized. A mother ...
The Pakistan Democratic Movement, a nexus of parties across the political spectrum, has been rallying against the sitting government and the establishment for the past month. Agitation from the political opposition, no matter who they ...
From billboards to truck ads at every other street of Karachi, Glow & Lovely is trying so hard to convince you it has changed, that it won’t hurt our feelings anymore with its insensitive tone, ...
I recently came across a story about a child in Pakistan who was taught by her mother that a potato is actually a boti because they couldn’t afford chicken and she didn’t want her child ...
Anti-state speeches, slogans and a massive crowd; opposition leaders called out administration, government officials and some ex-official(s) for incompetence and corruption. Background: Pakistan Democratic Movement, is an opposition-led coalition of 11 political parties. They have ...
This opinion has been authored by ProperGaanda’s viewer, Nasar Qadir. The views and opinions represented in this article represent those of the author alone and do not represent the views and opinions of ProperGaanda. To ...
Suffocation by censorship, what an ironic thing to say during the coronavirus pandemic; the same pandemic which wreaked havoc not only in China and the United States, but also the neighbouring countries of Iran and ...
Authored by Talha Jameel (follow the author here). The views and opinions represented in this article belong to the author alone and do not represent the views and opinions of ProperGaanda. To submit your articles, ...
This week on Pakistani news and social media, headlines such as ‘woman allegedly raped by police’ and ‘girl raped by two cousins in AJK’ have, unsurprisingly, caught my attention—as they usually do. On Tuesday, September ...
The recent incidents of rape have rightfully captured the nation’s attention, with citizens calling for the immediate public hanging of the perpetrators behind the incidents. The intention behind this may certainly be positive, with citizens ...
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 ...
Team PG reviewed some of the best and worst burgers you can order in Lahore. From pricey all-organic burgers at fancy eateries such as Amavi to affordable – but not so healthy – fast-food joints ...
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 ...
‘Nauhakhawni‘ is the act of reciting nauhas: nauha being a lament about the tragedies Muslims faced at Karbala. A Nauhakhawn is someone who is particularly gifted in this art and with his mournful recitals, is ...
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. ...
Churails, a web series directed by Asim Abbasi (Cake, 2018) and released earlier this month, has been the target for a lot of scrutiny on social media (there will be spoilers in this article, so ...
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, ...
Kunwar Moeez Khan, CEO of Top City-1 Islamabad, has been the proud owner of a gold foil Lamborghini Aventador S since the year 2018. The man who is known as KMK is a die-hard 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 ...
Before Maro Tandoors came into being, we all knew of cheese and qeema naans that were served at desi eateries. But after Maro Tandoors, Pakistan got to see a different kind of stuffed naan: a ...
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 ...
Elusive billionaire Mian Mohammad Mansha has been ranked 2nd to 3rd richest in the country according to net worth. In 2010, he was also featured on the Forbes list of World Billionaires. Chairman of Nishat ...
Silk is probably as fancy as one can get with a face mask. A silk face covering is a definite step up from a brittle, boring surgical mask. Seeing as covid-19 may be here to ...
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 ...
The Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence is the first of its kind: offering graduate level research-oriented Masters and PhD degrees in the up-and-coming field of AI. Although it was originally set to open ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
This article was written by Shaheer Shazib, a student in Karachi. Yesterday the Pakistani government, in a spirit of nationalistic vigor, took out a new political map of the country. The updated map shows AJK ...
Disclaimer: Smoking is injurious to health. On 30th of July, we saw a glimpse of the lives of four women hell bound on avenging cheating husbands under the shadow of a Burka shop named “Halal ...
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 ...
What does it mean to truly belong to Lahore, the place once known as the city of gardens. Usually, the word ‘belong’ automatically links to permanence and continuity. No one feels as if they belong ...
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 ...
‘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 ...
The way that the corona virus has been dealt with in Pakistan has been, to say the very least, anxiety inducing and angering. I remember reading Arundhati Roy a while back, and she eloquently phrased ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
After being in the dating game for so long, I have come to realize that all men are the same. The only difference between them is how they package themselves. Some come in a sweet, ...
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. ...
The Supreme Court on Wednesday hinted at banning YouTube in Pakistan over ‘objectionable content’. This news comes a day after live-streaming app Bigo was banned and TikTok was issued a ‘final notice’ over ‘obscenity’. Earlier ...
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 ...
Society, as we know it, has a habit of having pre-ordained boxes where it can conveniently fit people, thoughts, ideas and feelings. You want the government to take more responsibility for those without a voice? ...
Author: Mishaal Ahsan Khan Having risen to prominence as one of the most strident critics of state sanctioned violence and law enforcement in the United States, America’s minority racial and ethnic groups have advocated vociferously ...
This article was written by Sidra Vohra, a literature and film student in Amsterdam I remember Amma draped in shades of pink and red mixed in with gold on banarsi kapra that made its rounds ...
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 ...
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 ...
Phone calls in the latter part of the night, when the moon is brightest and the monsters are lurking, are the worst, the most sinister – almost the harbingers of bad news. It is almost ...
It’s a story I’ve been told a hundred times, to have a meal on your table for your family to feast on is a luxury. To only eat half way although you struggled to bring ...
I remember an incident from when I was around 5 years old. My dad handed over some money to my mom—remember the oversized, ugly, deep-blue Thousand Rupee notes? A few of those. What followed was ...
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) recently announced that it will temporarily ban PUBG in Pakistan. This news came after a series of events that were triggered by the suicide of a 10th grade student in ...
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 ...
As enrolled and former students share incidents of alleged harassment by teachers, a former student of KIPs Lahore reached out to ProperGaanda to bring to attention the actions of a former teacher who is now ...
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 ...
When you wake up on a Sunday morning from a long night’s sleep, after a very tiring week, you don’t want the first thing you see to be the news of a celebrity’s death and ...
The LUMS administration has proven, once again, that they are ignorant and insensitive regarding the pandemic we are facing. It started with a fee hike, one that LUMS’ students are still fighting against, which created ...
I never imagined there would come a day when I would get to see a Polish film trending number 1 in Pakistan. However, I’m also not surprised that the Polish version of 50 Shades of ...
A few weeks ago, amid the pandemic, one news story was making headlines: the Uzma Khan case. Viral videos were leaked on social media before reports emerged, activists raised hue and cry, an FIR was ...
Nida and Bahawal, a young Pakistani couple, is one of many who tied the knot during the coronavirus outbreak – this is their story. The coronavirus pandemic upended everything from the economy, health care industry ...
In the midst of global instability caused by COVID-19, the murder of George Floyd and numerous other problems facing humanity, Indus Hospital has arranged for a system through which residents of Karachi, Bahawalpur and Multan ...
31 years ago to the day, tanks rolled down Tiananmen Square in Beijing to shut down student-led demonstrations against government corruption, inflation and restrictions imposed on freedom of speech and democracy. With hundreds to thousands ...
Four years ago, Vice published an essay I wrote on Pakistan’s “hook-up culture.” Initially upon submission, the piece was less of a personal essay and more of an informative one. However, if there is one ...
On Monday, a sessions court granted pre-arrest bail to two daughters and one relative of property tycoon, Malik Riaz, in actor Uzma Khan’s house storming and harassment case. Daughters of Malik Riaz, Amber Malik and ...
Sally Challen’s landmark case has put a spotlight on the fight against domestic abuse in Britain, as well as the changing laws in the country, reports the New York Times. A British woman who was ...
Climate change, is a dilemma too real and too scary but still largely ignored, especially in our part of the world. In 2019, all everyone seemed to talk about was the impending climate change disaster; ...
A recent article published by the far right digital news website Parhlo titled CHUBBY PAKISTANI GIRL SHARES STORY OF HOW HER HUSBAND FOUGHT FOR THEIR MARRIAGE, goes on to show how fat-shaming is deeply ingrained ...
LUMS has come under criticism again, as students and alumni took to social media after a 41% fee hike was announced. However, according to the LUMS vice-chancellor, the decision was taken before the Covid-19 outbreak ...
Otzi’s tattoos. Otzi the Iceman, discovered in 1991, is Europe’s oldest human mummy – his body is adorned with sixty-one tattoos. Tattoos, originating from the Samoan word ‘tatau’ meaning ‘to strike’, have a rich history ...
On Sunday, educationalist and activist Ammar Ali Jan called out local Pakistani brands Nishat and Gul Ahmed for allegedly firing their employees on the 2nd day of Ramadan. Ammar Ali Jan did not provide any ...
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 ...
As the lockdown eases for several industries in Pakistan but still has been extended by 2 weeks for the common man, we can’t wonder but ask the question, is the lockdown doing any good? Because ...
As most governments around the world confront the coronavirus crisis and are trying to do whatever that is needed protect their citizens and economies, dozens of others are seizing on the moment as an opportunity ...
The Covid-19 outbreak in Italy offers plenty of lessons for Pakistan, if only we would heed them. In a new Harvard Business Review article, a trio of academics — Gary Pisano, Raffaella Sadun, and Michele Zanini — broke ...
The following article has been contributed by Omer Azhar Bhatti. Omer is the co-founder of the Future of Pakistan Conference and a graduate of the London School of Economics and Political Sciences. A day before Prime ...
By Saad Sultan. COVID-19 has halted the world. For good or for bad, it seems like everybody is on the same page across the globe. While there are a myriad of opinions on how the ...
The coronavirus pandemic has not only changed the way we socialise but also the way we work. At the forefront of the change is Silicon Valley based video conferencing app Zoom. Zoom launched in 2013 ...
A recent report from the CDC from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated that Coronavirus RNA was found on the Diamond Princess ship 17 days after the passengers had vacated the premises-the ...
As this global crisis continues, we face another difficult conundrum: Are people now unconsciously gearing themselves up for something darker on the horizon? Grappling with distressing food shortages, rampant paranoia, and a global fast-spreading disease ...
Raza Gillani, a former employee of the Citizens Archive of Pakistan, shared his experience with the company via twitter. “Two days ago, I was fired from the Citizens Archive of Pakistan (CAP). I had been ...
One test detects signs of past infection and the other finds current viral load, also known as viral burden, which is the numerical expression of the quantity of virus in a given volume. Researchers have ...
Let’s get real, the trend of people popularising panic driven videos is not going to die down any time soon, especially not at a time when the whole of Pakistan is quarantined in their homes, ...
In the wake of the rapidly growing pandemic which has adversely impacted Pakistan, with more than 900 cases confirmed as of 24 March, a country-wide lockdown has been announced. The lockdown will ensure that minimal ...
The country on Monday finally went into the lockdown mode in order to contain the spread of novel coronavirus as the army was called in to support the civil administration in the four provinces as ...
The country on Monday finally went into the lockdown mode in order to contain the spread of novel coronavirus as the army was called in to support the civil administration in the four provinces as ...
On 21st March, renowned activist, speaker and currently a professor at Forman Christian College Lahore, Dr. Ammar Ali Jan accused Generation and Limelight of firing their workers on the 1st of April. A video ProperGaanda ...
“It was the smell that was the worst. In this dusty camp on Pakistan’s border with Iran, which at one stage held more than 6,000 people, the stench of sweat, rubbish and human excrement hung in ...
As the coronavirus spreads through the world, so do the wild myths and theories about how to prevent and cure the illness. The latest myth that is circulating on Twitter and among the WhatsApp conspiracy ...
Life in Pakistan is changing drastically. We’re physically distanced from our favorite people, we’re avoiding going to our favourite hangout spots, and many are financially strained or out of work. Online classes, trapped in the ...
It is now high time that we start taking this pandemic seriously. The course this virus is taking in Pakistan is very similar to how it spread in other countries. I don’t have the heart ...
On Tuesday, Imran Khan addressed all of Pakistan on the Coronavirus pandemic in a televised address, his first address on COVID-19. As of Tuesday night, 237 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Pakistan with ...
Pakistan is home to several religious minorities, notably the Hindus, Sikhs and Christians. It is also home to a tiny 200 member Jewish community which is scattered all over the country. This is their story. ...
The first human clinical trial of a COVID-19 vaccine was administered Monday. Four volunteers were given their first of two shots of the vaccine. Forty-five volunteers are expected to participate in this trial. The vaccine ...
He sent the letter two days ago. “I’m coming home. There’s too much noise here.” That was it. Short and concise. He didn’t wait for a reply. He had lived outside of Pakistan for 7 ...
In the last week, COVOID-19 has gotten new notoriety, forcing world leaders into isolation, resulting in cancellation of sport leagues, restricting world travel and causing the market to plunge. All these things are bad, terrible, ...
The scale at which the coronavirus will spread in different countries and how big it will get is uncertain. 27,980 cases have been confirmed in Italy, which makes it the largest outbreak outside China. After ...
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 ...
The following is a work of fiction. I think I reached my breaking point last night. I think. Maybe you can be the judge of that? I saw this coming. Everyone saw this coming. I ...
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 ...
The Senate approved by a majority the Zainab Alert, Response and Recovery Act, 2020 Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) lawmakers voted against it and Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) senators recommended amendments to the bill. The legislation has been named ...
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Zafar Mirza addressed the rumors about the government hiding the actual number of confirmed cases of coronavirus. He spoke to the press and said, “The reports of the government ...
As twitter fires against and in support of Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar after his outrageously misogynistic remarks made on activist Marvi Sirmad, Veena Malik has joined the bandwagon by tweeting under the hashtag #khalilurrehmanqamar and bashing Marvi. ...
On Wednesday, the coronavirus death toll in the United States rose to 9. And so does rises the panic in the state of Seatle. The total number of people diagnosed with the coronavirus in the ...
Lahore Qalander finally won their first game in the Pakistan Super League 2020 with a stunning performance against Quetta Gladiators. Winning by 37 runs the Lahore Qalandars won back the hearts of their fans and ...
As Lahore Qalandars still sit on the bottom of the table, the Lahore Qalandar fans protests against the Lahore Qalandar authority because they are just tired of losing. The Lahore Qalandar fans protested at the ...
Ayyan Ali, Pakistani supermodel and singer who returned to social media on Monday. The model has made a return to social media after nearly two years of disappearing. She shared a dazzling post on Instagram, ...
I’ll have to ruin the story here and say, NO ONE made Khalil-ur-Rehman a representative of the male community. And whenever he says ‘Hum Mard’ it infuriates me. Now lets do a recap on what ...
Director, actor and producer, Sarmad Khoosat, largely popular for his role in Manto has had his fill with the controversies around his movie Zindagi Tamasha and today, he finally expressed his frustration through Twitter and ...
There’s alot of criticism that comes to political parties and government, many discuss the shortcomings and others speak of them with hope. But what do the civilians say? Gallup Pakistan, the Pakistani affiliate of Gallup ...
According to a Gilani Research Foundation Survey carried out by Gallup & Gilani Pakistan, most preferred number of children a married couple should have is four. What was the research? A representative sample of men ...
Reporting anywhere in the world has never been safe. It has always been a risk filled job. And if you’re a journalist in New Delhi right now, you’re on a suicide mission. But journalists say ...
Indian actress Priyanka Chopra has drawn criticism for her silence over recent riots in New Delhi which saw many people killed in the Indian capital recently. As a human rights activist and a proud Indian, ...
A new coronavirus case has been reported in Karachi bringing the total number of reported patients to 3. The statement was issued on Saturday, the Sindh Health department said the case was confirmed at 5 ...
There is no parallel to Paratha Rolls when it comes low budget munchings. Whether its an after school lunch or a midnight craving whilst binging a Netflix series, Paratha Rolls are your best bargain when ...
It all started over a glass of water, said Aasia Noreen, a Christian woman who spent years on death row after being accused of blasphemy. She was cleared of the charge on October 31, 2018. ...
A man accused of raping a 10-year-old girl was arrested in Khairpur, on friday. According to the family, the girl was suffering from a mental illness. “The man lured her in and then raped her,” ...
The Swiss government decided to ban large events expected to draw more than 1,000 people in a drive to curb the new coronavirus epidemic. It did not — at least for now — apply to ...
China finds a breakthrough as they discharge 36,117 patients on friday. Criteria for deciding if a patient has recovered varies between provinces, but in general, Chinese hospitals require people to test negative twice in a ...
Bangladesh senior batsman Mushfiqur Rahim is adamant on his stance of not touring Pakistan for the one-off one-day International (ODI) and Test match, scheduled to take place in Karachi next month. After the rehab of ...
Rob Osman from Bristol in the United Kingdom has dealt with depression and anxiety for a really long time. But throughout the difficult times, there was always one thing that helped – walking his dog. ...
Indian police have arrested 514 people for deadly Hindu-Muslim violence that broke out in the capital. Police said the toll from days of blood-letting stood at 35, but local media, citing unnamed sources, said it ...
As the count down to the season finale of Ehd-e-wafa begins the trailer hit social media yesterday and everyone was shocked. Humayun Saeed was found in the opening scene as Major Humayun and as the ...
The committee, headed by Senate Deputy Chairman Saleem Mandviwalla, gave the directions after Senator Kulsoom Parveen said that despite clear directions from the convener of the committee to consult her and Samina Saeed for the allocation of ...
President Dr Arif Avi after consulting ulema said people suffering from flu should offer prayers at home, and avoid Jumma congregations for community’s wellbeing. Two patients were diagnosed with novel coronavirus in Pakistan, and a ...
Facebook has warned any coronavirus product to stop making false claims and using facebook as a shoulder to shoot the bullet. Facebook that it is banning ads that make false claims about products tied to ...
The person is a student of MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) who had recently flown back from China, where he was enrolled. This is one suspected case of coronavirus infection in Punjab, confirms ...
The Scottish parliament approved plans on Tuesday to make sanitary products freely available to all women, the first nation in the world to do so. How much would it cost to the country? The legislation ...
An army of ducks has been deployed to fight the locust crisis for Pakistan. Pakistan was invaded by the locust swarm last year, which proceeded to lay waste to the country’s cotton crop and is ...
Pakistan decided to suspend all flight operations to Iran from midnight after the first two coronavirus cases were confirmed in the country a day earlier. Pakistan had closed borders with Iran following a spike in ...
So after the heroic arrest of Indian Wing Commander Abhinandan, the armed forces made a video of him drinking Pakistani chai and which soon went viral. Today, the Pakistani twitter community remembers how the armed ...
On April 11, London will be hosting the first Muslim LGBTQI+ festival which will be the first Muslim Pride Fest in the world. The event is named “ImaanFest” and the tickets have already started being ...
Price of surgical masks skyrocketed in Karachi after two cases of coronavirus were confirmed in the country and the panic amongst civilians increased. A medical store owner confirmed that a box of ordinary surgical masks ...
Yes, you read it right the renowned Stanford University is finally coming to Pakistan through their annual Spirit of Math contest that is focused on enhancing the mathematical skills of the students along with challenging ...
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