Falling in Love with Urdu Poetry

In school, my Urdu was a widespread joke among my friends. My pronunciations aside, I was hopeless…

The Invisible War in Balochistan

Despite grave human rights violations the plight of the Baloch people…

Tea at the Frontier

At the northwest edge of Peshawar is the Khyber gate and Jamrud Fort that marks the beginning of what we in Pakistan know as…

Civis Romanus sum

The responsibility and rewards of citizenship

So great is the power of Rome that any citizen harmed, or judged by anyone other than Caesar, would face the full strength of the Roman Empire. Granted, those who witnessed this power are no…

The Peshawar Cliché

Cities, along with religions, races and peoples, are burdened with stereotypes…

The Machines Stop

Are we becoming increasingly isolated because of technology?

The Karachi I Know

It’s Not All Terrorists and Gangs

Where Do Ideas Come From?

Pakistan’s film industry may be languishing in a pit of despair, but our TV industry is flourishing, despite all…

Emotional Abuse

Nip it in the bud!!

“You can heal the broken bones but you cant heal the broken mind”. Physical abuse no doubt is a very strong basis of separation among the couples as the law even take body bruises and broken bones very seriously. Undoubtedly it deserves…