Haya Fatima Sehgal

A friend’s maid remains unidentified in the year 2021.No ID, no means of obtaining one, no access to facilities or future in terms of a better job or even having a bank account. And moreover so, the law states that she must bring a family member to The National Database & Registration Authority (NADRA) office if she […]

The year 2020 is soon coming to an end. One never thought that we would finally say these words. It certainly seems to have felt like the longest year of our lives. It has been the one most people in this world will not want to re-live again even in memory. Death, illness and grief […]

On April 14 th , Pakistani-American Sabila Khan lost her father to Covid-19. In trying to cope with such traumatic events and affected by grief, by April 17 th , she started a Facebook group called Covid-19 Loss Support for Family and Friends. A tribute to the lives lost to this virus as well as […]

This is not a strategist’s perspective neither a politician’s viewpoint. I am neither an economist nor a defense analyst. Nor am I an agent of anything (as will soon be accused of). What I am is an individual who has seen the map of the world change over time through the decades. Recently we were […]

The owners of the Garage Sale Company Zeeshan Karim Rajwani and Agha Zia ul Hassan tell us about thrift store and second-hand store business in Pakistan. How did you guys start this business Our business journey started about 6 years ago. It was while changing some of my household furniture using Olx, I realized that […]

My friend has already refused to take the vaccine. It hasn’t come out andyet she is already adamantly convinced that it will give her “rashes”. All this coming from an “authoritative source” forwarded to her through a reliable uncle who apparently knows better. I was trying to assure her that it was for the benefit […]

Getting a Covid-19 positive result initially astounds you for a few seconds. Even if we know that the entire world that has suffered for months and we read about it daily, it still gives you a jolt. Although we knew people who had passed away of it, until it hits your own home, it is […]

Each year October, or as now called Pinktober, marks the month as Breast Cancer awareness month.The memories of victims as well as survivors and those going through this disease are honored in their battle against the illness. Here, as well as all over the world,pink lights go up decorating buildings as several corporate and private […]

The buzz around town has been on the latest entrant here as IHOP the American Pancake House opens uptheir franchise in Pakistan. Popularly known as an all-day breakfast place; it is the truly authentic American diner experience. A bit of nostalgia for those having lived or studied in the states. As students, we would go […]

If somebody would’ve have told us last year to invest in Zoom shares and stock up at home on pasta, tons of litres of Dettol, and toilet paper, I would’ve laughed it off as a joke. I think many memes were floating similarly on the internet about this. Unfortunately, now, it feels like the joke […]