Category: Opinion
Saadat Hassan Manto is a prominent name in the archives of Urdu literature and considered one of the greatest contemporary Urdu short story writers of the 20th century. Manto is a name unknown to little ...
Pakistan is one of the country’s that has taken the phrase ‘breakfast like a king’ to heart. From urban centres to rural outskirts, low calorie meals to binge indulgence, Pakistani breakfasts are wide-variety feasts enjoyed ...
Have you ever wondered what it feels like to be constantly called haram? Swineryy’s foul-mouthed bubblegum pink coloured pig, who doesn’t really have a name, sheds ample light on how difficult it is to cope ...
When it comes to Pakistani cuisine and in particular, Pakistani beverages, we are definitely spoiled for choice. Kashmiri chai, Rooh Afza, Lassi and Tang have become staples for the Pakistani palette. In the midst of ...
In recent years, Pakistani cinema has been undergoing an important revival. What exactly is happening in the world of Pakistani cinema and why are locally produced films able to resonate more with Pakistani audiences now? ...
For years, the vast majority of Pakistani parents have only viewed two career options as the pinnacle of success for their child; medicine and engineering. Today, however, that trend is undergoing a major shift with ...
It’s a new decade, a new year but Oscars are just as disappointing as ever. But hey, we’ve got to give it to them. They’re consistent at least. If you’re confused as to why I’m ...
Chai is undoubtably the most popular drink in Pakistan. Whether it’s being served in a professional setting or from a roadside dhabba, there is a strong cultural association when it comes to tea in our ...
For years, Aitchison College has been the most sought out boys school for most middle/middle-upper class families. Speaking from anecdotal experience, I would say that the decline of Aitchison started from 2015/2016 onwards. Today, when ...
An interesting phenomenon of the Pakistani middle/upper-middle class is the fear of being labelled a ‘paindoo’. The term is a slur that roughly translated means ‘villager’ but is typically used within elitist circles in a ...
In the Western world, Dunkin Donuts is one of the most profitable and beloved food chains to exist. Synonymous with breakfast, the doughnut and coffee specialising franchise has more than 12,600 restaurants in over 46 ...
WhatsApp has become the world’s most popular social media messaging app with over one billion users worldwide. Like most applications, WhatsApp goes through routine changes and updates to it’s features which can make it difficult ...
Plan 9, located in the Arfa Software Technology Park, is Pakistan’s largest and first ever technology start-up incubation program. Run by the Punjab Information Technology Board, Plan 9 provides space, mentorship, facilities, legal and even ...
Wildfires are ravaging Australia and it seems as though the worst is still yet to come. The total area currently burned is larger than Switzerland and the sky has adopted a flaming red colour all ...
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The following is an anonymous submission. The views and opinions expressed in the article belong to the viewer alone and do not reflect the views and opinions of ProperGaanda. To submit your articles, write to ...
World War 3 starting trending on Twitter after US air strikes killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. The trend became so viral that it even led to the advent of hilarious and dark World War 3 ...
The list of taboos in Pakistan are far-reaching and problematic with each one perpetuating misogynistic and oftentimes fundamentalist ideals. Perhaps one of the most damaging and dangerous taboos to exist is the one surrounding divorce ...
The annual Aitchison College Artfest will be taking place this year from January 10th-12th. Here’s everything you need to know about Lahore’s oldest intra-school art festival. This art festival, which was first introduced in the ...
This weekend, Golden Globes host Ricky Garvias implored celebrities attending the event to not make the award show political. In todays day and age, it seems as though politics and entertainment are more intertwined than ...
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The following is an anonymous submission. The views and opinions expressed in the article belong to the viewer alone and do not reflect the views and opinions of ProperGaanda. To submit your articles, write to ...
The following is an anonymous submission. The views and opinions expressed in the article belong to the viewer alone and do not reflect the views and opinions of ProperGaanda. To submit your articles, write to ...
The following is an anonymous submission. The views and opinions expressed in the article belong to the viewer alone and do not reflect the views and opinions of ProperGaanda. To submit your articles, write to ...
Yesterday, US air strikes killed top Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani sparking intense outrage and debate and worsening tensions between the United States and Iran. With the Twitter trend #WorldWar3 going viral, it’s worth delving ...
2019 was a busy year for space travel and 2020 is set to be busier. With over 10 different space missions set to take place, Mars may just become the next popular travel destination spot ...
Declassified documents released in 2017 is an eye opener on the Central Intelligence Agency’s central role in the 1953 coup that brought down Iranian Prime Minister Muhammad Mossadegh, fueling a surge of nationalism and ending democracy in ...
My phone rings, I franticly reach into my purse and grab it, pressing it to my ear. It’s my childhood friend who is about to get married in two months. I feel a surge of ...
An article originally published by an Indian journalist named Jyoti Malhotra for an Indian news publication called ThePrint questions whether Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “obsessed” with Pakistan, given flagrant actions made by him ...
Before the Student Solidarity March was set to take place in Pakistan on the 29th of November, the video of a female supporter of the movement went viral on social media-spreading misinformation and propaganda. More ...
Women in Pakistani entertainment are often depicted as one-dimensional, helpless victims with no arc of self-discovery or character development. This is worsened by the fact that images of women being beaten and abused (typically by ...
Coworking spaces are currently on an unprecedented rise in Pakistan. They aim to bring together small businesses, young entrepreneurs, independent professionals and freelancers together under one fully-equiptted space. With so many people working from home ...
The Gas Infrastructure Development Cess was created in 2011 and imposed as a levy by the Pakistan People’s Party government on gas consumers from the industrial sector. It was initially set up to aid collection ...
Being a woman in a conservative, misogynistic society I have learnt that I have two options when it comes to seemingly impossible task of avoiding scandal; I either live a double life, strictly restricting my ...
Growing up, I soon realised I was born with the ultimate privilege, one I wasn’t cognisant of as a child: I had fair skin. My sister, on the other hand, suffered from one of the ...
Rubab Amir is a 25 year old engineer and mastermind behind “The Hoop Studio”, which specialises in handmade embroidery hoops that can be used as wall hangings, gifts and even invites. Team ProperGaanda sat down ...
Over the past couple of years, the Pakistani upper middle class has regarded the Michael Kors bag as a status symbol. A symbol of increasing wealth, prosperity and more importantly, a symbol that says: we’ve ...
With two major issues dominating South Asia and looking to worsen in the upcoming year, relations between Pakistan and India are not looking good. The South Asian region is one that has never really been ...
According to the Gallup International Global Hope Index, 2020 will show a drop in hope in Pakistani’s across the nation due to various economic and political woes. According to an end of year study from ...
The “ketogenic diet” popularly known as the “keto diet” has become mainstream and widespread across the country with hoards of keto food services and courses opening up in various cities. But how did such an ...
As I entered the Sadler’s Well venue for Flamenco Festival 2018, I saw huge posters outside of beautiful and sensually pictured women, in long and blowy skirts in the wind, with the men dressed ...
I’m sure everyone has been through the process of getting excited towards the end of the year and making list of resolutions. It could be goals or dreams we hope to achieve or habits we ...
The ongoing issue of establishing student committees on campus at public universities has surely come under a lot of scrutiny and surveillance. Speaking to one of the final year MPhil students at Pakistan City Centre ...
Following Jami’s disclosure of the actual name of his perpetrator on twitter, it should have been making headlines, unfortunately, it has been the opposite. There is a lurking silence over all media houses and the ...
The 2010s have been quite the decade in the realm of fashion, with entire infrastructures of how people sell, shop and market products completely changed. With internet shopping becoming the norm, the more traditional retail ...
I feel like you’ve already judged me from reading the title, but that’s alright. This article isn’t just about me, it’s about naps. I’m a good sleeper, I sleep through my alarm, my cat scratching ...
The #MeToo movement that began two years ago has progressed beyond accusations and resulted in arrests, resignations and serious questions about past and future behaviour. However, is #MeToo really effective in Pakistan? The taboo surrounding ...
This decade has been a whirlwind. Today we can’t even think of a time when we weren’t chilling at home with Netflix and didn’t have a spotify list. It must come as a shock that ...
Last night, as I attended my cousin’s dholak-an intimate gathering of dance and song-in Lahore, I couldn’t help but notice how much the shaadi culture of Pakistan has changed in the past decade. From Shendis ...
These last ten years saw the rise of multiple social and political movements that completely changed the shaped society and politics on a national and global scale. On one of the last days on 2019, ...
In the last decade, Pakistani politics has undergone a major shift with various key, historic events taking place. Given the impending end of the decade, we thought it would be interesting to take a look ...
The on going debate on students solidarity march expresses the crucial need for students to have some form of student representation on campuses-a need that cannot be ignored any longer. Pakistani students maintain that restoration ...
As I lie in bed, still awake at 4 am, pulling the bobby pins out of my previously perfect Deepkia Padukone-esque hair bun, I mull over what the Lahori shaadi season has evolved into: never ...
27- December, marks the death anniversary of our former Prime minister and Pakistan’s first lady PM , Benazir Bhutto. It is unfortunate enough to say that it has been twelve years and we still have ...
The “Ring of Fire” solar eclipse will be returning to Asia today for the first time in 20 years. The eclipse is expected to darken the Pakistan sky and people have been advised not to ...
Christmas is by far the most internationally recognised religious holiday in the world. Countries across the globe celebrate with universally known Christmas songs, brightly lit trees and green and red embellished outfits. In Pakistan, however, ...
The conversation surrounding mental health has evolved greatly in the last decade with the rise of youth-based social movements and the advent of social media. However, in Pakistan, there continues to remain a deep and ...
These days, an increasing number of individuals are becoming health conscious in Pakistan. With the advent of new gyms and healthy food chains popping up across various cities in the country, it is interesting to ...
Parties in Lahore are an enigma. Sometimes you get a formal invite, sometimes your invite is passed onto you through the grapevine. Some will be at someone’s house, some will be a farmhouse so far ...
The wedding season has officially begun in Pakistan. Starting around November, it goes straight into the new year, breathlessly pausing for one night on New Years, dancing in Valentine’s Day red in February, and gracefully ...
Growing up, I never properly learnt how to speak Urdu. For a plethora of reasons, the main one being my upbringing in a foreign country, it wasn’t something I ever caught onto even after I ...
The following is a personal account about an employee at a corporate law firm in London who uses cocaine to get through the work day. 1:30pm is lunch break. For Ali*, that meant rushing out ...
December 16th marks the day that Pakistani troops laid down their arms and surrendered East Pakistan to India. In remembrance of the historic separation which took place 48 years ago, we take a look at ...
Today, Pakistan will be paying tribute to the 147 martyred children on the fifth year anniversary of the Army Public School attack in Peshawar. Today brings back fresh wounds for grieving parents of the harrowing ...
Pakistan finally has it’s own version of Avengers ready to take on evil- the Paak Legion. A visual artist from Karachi called Umair Najeeb Khan has created a Pakistani superhero force to rival the American ...
For the past few years, polls in the UK have been eerily accurate about the election day result. In 2017, the prediction of a hung parliament was bound to cause disarray in the legislature, but ...
Team ProperGaanda took to Instagram today to ask our audience what issues they’ve faced while travelling in Pakistani airports. Today, we’re going to talk about some of the most common problems seemingly everyone is facing ...
In other countries, HIV/AIDS cases are reducing, however, according to a recent report from UNAIDS Pakistan is still one of the top countries with the highest rate of HIV/AIDS. This Sunday marked World AIDS Day. ...
Pakistan is seeing it’s second Student Solidarity March on Friday November 29t. Students from across the nation will be partaking on various campuses in an effort to improve education and academic environments. Since it’s inception ...
Pakistan is seeing it’s second Student Solidarity March on Friday November 29t. Students from across the nation will be partaking on various campuses in an effort to improve education and academic environments. Since it’s inception ...
Although our constitution states everyone is equal under the law, widening wealth disparity has exposed Pakistan to extremism, social inequality and a growth in ‘VIP culture’. This week, Pakistani Twitter saw a plethora of backlash ...
The following statements were made by representatives of the PTI government in the span of two weeks: Zatraj Gul, PTI Climate Minister: “Lahore doesn’t have a smog problem” Hafeez Shaikh, prime minister’s financial adviser: “Tomatoes ...
Pakistan will be witnessing its second Student Solidarity March on the 29th of November 2019. Since its inception last year, there has been much controversy shrouding the march, which is odd considering the march is ...
Pakistan’s Minister for Environment drew criticism by blaming India for the hazardous smog levels in Lahore, a city which has now become the number one most air polluted city in the world. Amnesty International has ...
Anaya Sheikh, renowned stand up comedian and vocal trans-activist has performed in venues across Lahore and other cities in Pakistan for more than four years now. She has given over 30 performances that have left ...
To celebrate the start of the weekend, my colleagues and I ordered some sugary treats from Dunkin Donuts. Here’s why I low-key regret that decision. On Friday, my colleagues and I decided to start the ...
The Brown Bag is a common controversial practise every menstruating woman has had to endure when attempting to attend to her sanitary needs. But what does the promotion of this censorship entail and which communities ...
Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh religion, vehemently opposed the oppressive customs placed on women during his time and kept women at the centre of his religious thought. He was known to often be ...
It has been announced that the iconic 90’s sit-com ‘Friends’ will be returning for a reunion with it’s entire original cast. The show, which aired it’s tenth and final season in May 2004 is set ...
In 2018, Juul skyrocketed to fame and today has a monopoly over the e-cigarette market. Due to it’s explosive popularity among the youth, it’s worth analysing the rise of the ‘juuling’ trend. The concept of ...
The Karoonjhar mountains are the only mountainous range of the Thar desert. Full of rich land and historical monuments, the region holds symbolic significance to the locals. Recently, it was revealed that increased mining is ...
Lyari Town is considered to be one of the most dangerous and impoverished areas in Pakistan. Team ProperGaanda went to the slums of Lyari in Karachi to uncover the truth about Pakistan’s oldest locality. Lyari ...
In the past few years, the gaming industry has become a booming business with professional tournaments even taking place in Pakistan. However, in the midst of all this there is a deeper and darker side ...
This week Pakistan saw a lot of ridiculous and hilarious videos go viral. We do a deep dive of the top three ones from the week. During a debate on private news channel, Jamiat-e-Islam Fazl ...
This 19 year old gamer from Pakistan comes from humble beginnings but since he turned his hobby into a profession, his life has changed tremendously. Arrow is a 19 year old gamer from Pakistan and ...
Airlift is a new transport service that allows users to pre-book rides on premium quality, air-conditioned buses and vans that have fixed routes and stops across the city. Airlift was created with benevolent goals; to ...
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was an Islamic reformist, an educationist, a philosopher, and a poet. Above all, he is considered to be one of the founding fathers of Pakistan. On his 202nd birthday, let’s take ...
World Food Day is celebrated internationally on the 16th of October, and is seen as an annual call for awareness and action on behalf of the poor and hungry people around the globe-but how does ...
Today is Mental Health Awareness Day all around the world, but how does it affect people in Pakistan? According a private news source, between 15-35 people end their lives in Pakistan every day- amounting to ...
Salma Zubair from Gulistan-e-Jauhar is a widow who sells food on a street near her house Salma lost her husband to a road accident some time ago, who remained in the ICU for some time ...
These two young transgender women graduated with top marks in M. Phil degrees despite all odds Syed Ali Raza- or rather Alisha- and Aisha Mughal briefly spoke to a private news source about themselves and ...
The Walk will be taking place on Sunday 29th September, 5 pm at Liberty Chowk. The organisers of the Walk are Umang Pakistan, who run a mental health helpline in Pakistan. Umang has organised this ...
In some countries, the march has just begun. In many others, throngs of people have dispersed as their spirit echoed through the streets. Let’s take a look at some of the best slogans and more ...
Hi. I’m the average girl who you’ve probably bumped shoulders with in college corridors. Or who’s car you’ve honked at during rush hour. I’m the girl who sat next to you in biochemistry class and ...
The other day, while brainstorming some topics to cover, we all started to reminisce about our school years. A couple of us were in the English debates circuit, which became the center of our reminiscing ...
Disclaimer: These views belong to our social media audience and do not represent views of ProperGaanda itself. One of Pakistanis favorite cuisines for dining out is undoubtedly Chinese food. It seems like nearly every other ...
The result for the this year should be coming out in another month or two. Schools teachers, principals and students are waiting for the results anxiously. Every student wants to see his or her name ...
Pakistan has been unable to eradicate Polio within it’s boarders. Only 3 countries in the world, Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan, have not been able to stop the spread of polio. With the suspension of polio ...
Let’s start of with some quick stats: Around 22.8 million children aged 5-16 are not in school in Pakistan. Out of these 22.8 million, more than 12.5 million children are involved in child labor in ...
A fight without glory – and in many cases, a tragic end. The plethora of different approaches taken to alleviate suffering of the LGBTQ+ communities within South Asia has necessitated the need for the community ...
Disclaimer: These views belong to our social media audience and do not represent views of ProperGaanda itself. Even though Pakistanis love their chai, coffee has become more common-especially by the working population. You even have ...
Can a few milestones undo years of discrimination? We have seen firsthand how much discrimination the transgender community has faced in Pakistan over the years. While, recent laws and social campaigns are empowering the trans ...
The progress of the developed world to a large extent depends upon the research culture that is instilled in students in their tertiary education. They are taught to examine, isolate, understand, correlate and solve problems ...
Is startup culture just a buzzword? With the job market changing steadily and the increase in the number of people who prefer to be self-employed, the word start-up has almost become a buzzword. But startups ...
Disclaimer: These views belong to our social media audience and do not represent views of ProperGaanda itself. After the success of our previous articles, we decided to go back to what got us started on ...
The disappearance of Flight 370 has been dubbed one of the greatest and most expensive aviation mysteries of all time. The lack of information surrounding the plane’s disappearance has sparked much curiosity over the years. ...
While going through today’s news, we saw a story about a Lioness who died after going through a stillbirth at a zoo in Dera Ghazi Khan. While going through the report, you see that there ...
These are views of our social media audience and do not represent views of ProperGaanda itself. After our piece on the best desserts to get in Lahore, we decided to go after one of everyone’s ...
These are views of our social media audience and do not represent views of ProperGaanda itself. After yesterday’s piece, we decided to take a different direction. For round 3, we decided to be a little ...
June 21, 1953 is the birthday of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto, the first Prime Minister of any Muslim state. Trained under her Charismatic father Z.A Bhutto, she was on her own after the execution of her ...
The names have been changed to protect the identities of our respondents Most of you have probably heard about Tinder. Heck, most of you have probably used the app at some point in your life. ...
Disclaimer: These are views belong to our social media audience and do not represent views of ProperGaanda itself. After yesterday’s coverage of restaurants in Lahore, we decided to go for round two. But this time ...
We asked our Instagram community what they found were their worst experiences in restaurants in Lahore. Now we’re all used to publications telling us where to eat. And while that is pretty important work, we’ve ...
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has insisted that its players did not stay out of the team hotel beyond the curfew time the night before the World Cup game against India after videos circulated on social media claimed ...
Today morning, our National Assembly broke out into a fish market. Speaker Asad Qaiser faced a hard time in the National Assembly when he was first attacked by the opposition Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) for ...
Anyone who has suffered through sleep paralysis understands how scary of an experience it is- but I honestly owe my life to my sleep paralysis. For those who may not know, sleep paralysis is a ...
Sexual harassment is defined as a breach of a person’s dignity and personal autonomy. Our government has put rules and regulations in place that protect individuals from such an intrusion. Infact, March 2019 marked the ...
For a couple of days now social media has been overflowing with posts about the violence in Sudan and the courage of the pro-democratic protests. While most of us have changed our profile pictures to ...
At my last job, I was working on a couple of projects that we’re pretty time consuming. It was a Saturday, but the work had to be done. So I buckled down and cancelled all ...
Before I get into this, I feel I need to give a disclaimer. I’m not here to talk about which narrative is accurate and who I may personally support, even though that may show. This ...
Trigger warning: The following article contains mention of Suicide and Self Harm The word suicide is only mentioned in hushed whispers behind closed doors in our society. When someone even utters the seven lettered word, ...
Most women are unfortunately aware of the disgusting feeling of getting an unsolicited picture. You know the kind. For some reason, men think what they do online just stays there. But a personal trainer from ...
The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) led government is all set to finally present its first Federal Budget for the fiscal year 2019-20 in the National Assembly tomorrow. The plan for the budget is to prioritise fiscal ...
You might have heard about the 12-year-old Hindu girl Jamna Saami reportedly gang-raped on the third day of Eid in Tando Muhammad Khan, Sindh. You can see pictures of the poor girl splattered all over ...
With the summer holidays upon us, there is no escaping the vacation fever, especially as our social media feeds overflow with pictures from places like Murree to Paris. Of course, there are also those like ...
Growing up in Pakistan, it wasn’t really a surprise to hear something negative about Indians being casually thrown around in conversations. Because after all woh tou hamaray dushman hain. Even though I consider myself to ...
As most of you are aware, we are two matches down the rabbit hole that is the Cricket World Cup 2019. Our boys in green have been surprising us with their unpredictable performances, keeping many ...
Finally, Ramzan is over and we can all go back to eating all the time. The best part about Ramzan being over is Eid. It’s literally 3 days of visiting loved ones and eating a ...
Within an interview to Samaa News, Minister of Science and Technology talked about the internal struggles he and other party members have allegedly been facing. What did Fawad Chaurdhry say? Well, a lot. According to ...
Disclaimer: The following is an anonymous submission. The views and opinions expressed belong to the author alone. To say that the Pakistani Society treats men and women as equals is a blatant lie. Even the ...
For many people, today was the day Pakistan lost pretty badly to the West Indies in the first match of the Cricket World Cup 2019. However, what many people may not know is that it ...
Although bitcoin still sounds like a fantasy, a currency by the internet and for the internet, but its time we learn what it's all about.
Irtiza rubab better known by her stage name Meera, she has been deemed as Pakistans most controversial actress, with a string of scandals. What most people fail to notice is her considerable contribution to the ...
Disclaimer: The following article has been shared anonymously. Like anyone else, I’ve made a lot of mistakes in life. And thats okay, whats not okay is that instead of owning up to how much they ...
So recently the rupee has been falling against the dollar, and this has raised a storm within the economy as the country seems to have divided opinions. As a majority, half of the country is ...
If you hadn’t heard, a video from LUMS has gone viral. The video, which was originally posted to the social media app TikTok, was posted to Twitter by “journalist” Irshad Bhatti. After that, social media ...
Every year, women across the world celebrate International Women’s Day. This year, Pakistan also witnessed the second iteration of the Aurat March that first took place in 2018. And while many enthused individuals rallied for ...
Ever since the #metoo movement started in the United States, it has been exported all over the world. It has given people the courage to speak up and tell their story. But is it all ...
A federal grand jury has announced 17 additional charges under the Espionage Act against WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange, who is currently in a UK jail awaiting an extradition hearing. Assange spent almost seven years in ...
We Pakistanis as a nation live off speculation and gossip. We love to talk behind backs and believe you me there is an aunty (phupho) living in each one of us no matter how much ...
Parhlo, an online news and media publication, has had some pretty problematic news coverage lately. The biggest problem we noticed within parhlo’s coverage is their coverage of women. When looking at Parhlo’s feed, you notice ...
I remember when Patari first hit the scene. Everyone was so excited at the idea of a Pakistani Spotify. The biggest collection of Pakistani music. Patari was hailed as the next big thing in music, ...
If you hadn’t heard, leaders of the opposition parties on Sunday announced their plans to “launch protests inside and outside the parliament after Eidul Fitr” and hold an All Parties Conference (APC) to “chalk out ...
It’s about to be summer, which means a lot of you may be graduating and looking for your first real job. Or maybe you’re still in university and trying to get a head start in ...
If you hadn’t heard the sad news, Qamar Zaman Kaira’s son, Usama, was killed in a road accident in his hometown of Lalamusa. However, how Qamar Zamar found out about his son’s death is what ...
Let’s face it, when GoT fans saw Daenerys for the first time, most of us, including women had an instant crush on her. Those deep blue eyes and that snow like white hair, she was indeed one ...
Faisal Vawda, the man of a million meme and our Minister of Water resources. He is a man of many talents, and I think he’d like us all to forget them. But that isn’t going ...
A couple of days ago, the Lahore High Court (LHC) Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan chief Khadim Hussain Rizvi and Pir Afzal Qadri were granted bail in a case related to staging countrywide protests and making derogatory remarks ...
It seems like everyone is a Game of Thrones (GoT) fan these days, however if you are still catching up on the final season then I suggest you proceed with caution as there are some ...
Samina Peerzada is one of Pakistan’s most successful actors, being able to have a successful acting career that has spanned over 4 decades. In more recent years, Samina has reinvented herself with her highly popular ...
Pakistan’s off-spinner Sana Mir has become the most successful women’s ODI spinner in the world when she dismissed South Africa’s Sune Luus in the third One-Day International of the ICC Women’s Championship. It was Sana’s ...
When I joined Propergaanda, I knew I’d be working on projects that were going to be exciting. Working at an online news and media company is not your typical 9-5. Hell, it’s not even a ...
Yesterday, we posted an opinion piece about a student at Aga Khan who has allegedly been filming female students in the bathroom. We were asked to take it down. But as you can probably tell ...
Social media has been abuzz with an alleged rape case of a 15 year old girl. The girl’s mother took to social media to appeal to the masses for help, as the police was not ...
There is nothing Pakistanis love more than a good controversy – except probably a conspiracy theory. The Pakistani youtube community has been rife with controversy lately. Popular youtubers, Ducky Bhai and Sham Idrees have been ...
On 6th May, social media sensation Nasir Khan Jan was invited as a guest on SAMAA TV’s show Naya Din to address rumours that he has refused to work with the Pakistani actress Neelam Muneer ...
This is not okay. Last night, Samaa TV aired an interview of Nasir Khan Jan with on their show Naya Din. One of the hosts, Muhammad Shuaeb (how he spelt it on Facebook) thought this ...
So if the title hadn’t given you the hint, MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD FOR GAMES OF THRONES SEASON 8 EPISODE 4, SO TURN AROUND BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE. Okay now that you’ve stayed, let’s talk about ...
Ramazan is such an important part of our culture and religion. The holy month requires us to sustain and purify. It makes us understand the plight of the less fortunate and as a result, we ...
There has been some progress in Qandeel Baloch’s murder case. According to a Facebook post by Activist and Lawyer Nighat Dad, “Qandeel’s brother Arif who was nominated in FIR under 109 PPC & was living ...
US President Donald is confident in the Hermit Kingdom’s ability to keep a promise. On Saturday, he said that North Korea’s Kim Jong Un would not “break his promise,” after South Korea said Pyongyang had ...
Swaying the US Election, the crackdown against Rohingya Muslims, Cambridge Analytica are just a few of the controversies Facebook is embroiled in. Facebook unveiled on Thursday that many of its most popular and controversial accounts, ...
On World Press Freedom Day, ProperGaanda reached out to local and international journalists and asked them what the scope of journalism is in our neck of the woods. Mehreen Zahra-Malik is Senior Editor for Arab ...
ProperGaanda spoke to Rimmel Mohydin, Amnesty Internaitonal’s campaigner for South Asia on World Press Freedom Day. Rimmel Mohydin is a human rights activist and free lance writer. She has campaigned extensively against the death penalty, ...
The importance of a free press is something most states try to aspire to, in name at least. Here at Propergaanda, we have decided to look at how the freedom of the press has been ...
Labour day is more than just a holiday, it is a day marked by street demonstrations which showcase the strength of the labour force that hold up the economy. And while many enjoy the annual ...
I recently came across some extremely uninformed and mind-bogglingly sexist comments passed on national television by an obviously misogynistic man by the name of Aftab Iqbal. His show, Khabarzar, aims to provide some sort of ...
Nusraf Jehan Rafi was doused with kerosine and set on fire at her school in Bangladesh. Why? For filing a sexual harassment case against the school headmaster two weeks ago. 19 year old Nusrat was ...
Jaggi Vasudev, more commonly known as Sadghuru, the founder of the Isha Foundation had to clarify calling a Muslim student a ‘Proper Talibani’ following the student union condemning Islamophobia. The Indian yogi offered an odd ...
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 ...
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 ...
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