Haya Fatima Sehgal

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 […]

As the neighbor’s help threw a bucket of garbage water out of the window, it added to the misery amidst the chaos of living in a community that happens sometimes. The admin, once told, simply looked way and ignored my request to stop it. Not a single person dared to do anything about it as […]

The PR business being the most happening and lucrative business these days especially in the age of social media. A wondrous world made up of brands, influencers, bloggers and all things seemingly happy and shiny. However, a dark side emerges as always as competitive streaks run a bit amuck in the game. Something once held […]

This past week in the city of Karachi has been extremely hellish. Karachi received more rain this year than ever recorded in its history. At first the usual places flooded (as it does each year) and of course came the slew of pics with people playing the usual political blame game. But as the thunderstorms […]