Fighting extremism with comics on September 2, 2016Pakistan is facing challenges on all major fronts; be it social, political, economic, or religious. We lag behind on all global socio-economic indicators, add the loss of 50,000 fellow countrymen due to terrorism related violence and irreversible effects on economy – and we can say that not everyone is hopeful about a brighter future. But […]
The long walk to the top on August 22, 2016The long walk to the top is complete. The cornered tigers are officially the number 1 ranked team in the world. Oh between, they have not played a single test in their own backyard since 2009. This is a remarkable and unparalleled achievement as historically teams have risen up to the first spot on the […]
We are losing this war on August 12, 2016This is yet another tragic day in this country. The last one and half decade has killed more than 70,000 of our fellow countrymen, from security forces to students, from academics to artists and its time that we accept the harsh reality: we are losing this war. We are losing this war because we are […]
Ibne Safis utopian world on July 26, 2016One of the fondest memories of my childhood is that of my birthday because it was the day I would usually receive books as present. My mother, along with my maternal uncle, always had the taste for Urdu literature. I guess I am lucky to be part of the small group among my generation who […]
End Selective Justice! on July 16, 2016I still remember I was at home and my cousins were visiting us. It was around noon and we were playing games on an iPad and then drove to nearby market, bought Kurkure, took a happy selfie and came back. It was then when I read tweets about the attack on army school in Peshawar. […]
To Baba, With Love on July 9, 2016Baba, where are you? There are so many people in the centre. Me and my friends are really scared. We are only used to seeing you, Ama and Bajis. I see a lot of people hugging and crying but I don’t know why. Someone said to me that baba is gone but you are never […]