Why I am breaking up with designer lawn this summer
Back are the days when gloomy husbands become gloomier, toiling day and night to be able to afford the latest designer lawn brands…
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Watch the cricket, block the critic
The last few days have been very kind to the Indian cricket team and its fans, after a disastrous 10-week tour of Australia. So fa…
If Karachi were a person, who would it be?
I am sitting in the departure lounge of Karachi airport, waiting for boarding to begin my first leg: Karachi-Dubai. There are a nu…
Hope and a game plan can still rescue Pakistan
While commenting during today's match, Ramiz Raja mentioned that batsman Umer Akmal had shared with him his intense disappointment…
Sectarian terror and soft targets = frustrated terrorists
When they want to add to the number and impact of terrorist attacks, terrorists start hitting soft targets. Attacks on hard or rel…
Why blasphemy remains unpardonable in Pakistan
This is the third article in a five-part series on the untold story of Pakistans blasphemy law. Readers are recommended to read pa…
Mohammad Yousuf, you are so wrong
It has almost become a ritual now. Every other night as I am lying on the couch in front of the television after a long day, chips…
A plea from Fata...
There has been much ado about the problems faced by the people of Fata. Some of the problems have now grown so complex (thanks to …
What Modi asked for, what Kejriwal got
India continues to be in transition, and politics is the cornerstone of this evolution. Narendra Modi's victory of May 2014 made e…
6 things Pakistani fans are looking forward to this World Cup
In devising the fixtures for the World Cup 2015, the ICC knew that if there was one match that could rattle television viewership …
