Mahira Khan’s health declared a national issue By: Anees Hanif on April 5, 2018GILGIT TO KARACHI: Pakistan’s social media warriors led by ‘Smart Boy’ and ‘Innoxent Princess’ this week declared actress/public property Mahira Khan’s health a national issue. “This is a bigger issue than terrorism, of more importance than the Facebook data leak and the government must take action,” Smart Boy who also goes by the name of […]
The simplest of questions By: Babar Mirza on March 1, 2018Pakistan is a country infested with vested interests and manipulative masters. So much so that it is usually impossible to get an unbiased and untwisted view from any of the mainstream players on even the most obvious problems. To illustrate this pervasive malaise, we present below the answers of major institutions and political parties to […]
Malayalam film’s cast, crew sentenced to death under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws By: Farhan Janjua on February 27, 2018LAHORE: In a shocking development, the entire cast including the ‘wink girl’ Priya Prakash Varrier and Muslim co-stars like Roshan Abdul Rahoof as well as the production team headed by Muslim director Omar Lulu have been sentenced to death under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws. In proceedings held here in an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Lahore, everyone […]
DT Memes: Meet the Haya Walkers By: Farhan Janjua on February 14, 2018Pakistani students belonging to religious political parties called to boycott Valentine’s Day and to observe Haya Walk, literally, the ‘walk of shame’ instead. Each year, the Jamaat Islami’s student wing Islami Jamiat Talba organises Haya Day as an anti-thesis to the Valentine’s Day.