Admiration of humane handling of the terrorist attack in New Zealand while inhumanely handling of a terrorist attack against Hazara Community within your own country, Mr. Prime Minister. Ironical! Isn’t it?? Imran Khan needs to learn from the very prime minister of New Zealand he was all praise for a few days ago. The attack […]
Culture
Lyari Girls Cafe making dreams come true
Lyari has been notorious because of the fights between different ethnic groups. With very less check and balance by the law enforcing agencies, the crime rate in this area was at the peak. Lyari is an area where even men were terrified to move from one place to another but these girls came out as […]
A cry for more safety for our children
In this age of technology and fast access to every kind of information it is impossible to strain out things that we do not wish to see. An abrupt, unannounced and a graphic video on the newsfeed can leave us disturbed for days. We are left speechless and in tears over videos of violence and […]
The Colours of Holi with the Hindus of Cholistan
The Hindus of Pakistan celebrate the colorful festival of Holi with the same enthusiasm as Indians, spreading the message of peace, love and happiness through vibrant and colourful celebration. In the days leading up to the festival, the Hindu tribes of Cholistan play a game called “Khido” in the open desert. It is believed that […]
An open letter to Imran Khan
While the Pulwama attack and its aftermath have had a grave impact on the state of relations between India and Pakistan, it is heartening to note that progress has been made to open Katarpur Corridor. A meeting will be held to discuss the progress of the draft agreement on the corridor on March 14 in […]
I did it for my daughter, says woman arrested for headscarf protest in Iran
Azam Jangravi’s heart was pounding when she climbed atop an electricity transformer box on Tehran’s busy Revolution Street a year ago. She raised her headscarf in the air and waved it above her head. A crowd formed. People shouted at her to come down. She knew all along she was going to be arrested. But […]
Our blindfolded youth
Imagine a young boy, in his early teens, who lives in a ghetto of a big city. Every day he goes to a run-down government school where he is asked, often by an uninspiring underpaid teacher, to learn everything by rote. On exam day, this poor soul is expected to reproduce, verbatim, all the Urdu […]
I am not myself either!
I had heard as a child lot that chameleons always sit on a branch of a tree and start counting the days of the week. It wonders, “When the ninth day of the week comes, I will eat the entire humanity and finish it off.” It wanted to be the sole king of the entire […]
A good deed always pays
Once there lived a man named Khalid with his wife Gulatoon and their two children Munib and Fatima. Khalid was an engineer and one of the richest persons in the society. Mahwish was Khalid’s neighbour who was working in Khalid’s home. She used to cook for the small family. She also had a son named […]
Ajoka Theatre pays tribute to Saadat Hasan Manto
Ajoka Theatre presented a befitting tribute to legend of Urdu short stories Saadat Hasan Manto with the performance of the classic Toba Tek Singh based on a famous short story written by him at Alhamra Arts Council on Tuesday. This was the inaugural performance of Day 2 of the Manto Drama Festival arranged by Lahore […]