Professor is about to return with his off-spins on July 12, 2016LAHORE: The nightmare of left-armed batsmen is about to return. Yes! I’m talking about right arm off-spin bowler Mohammad Hafeez. ICC put a ban on Mohammad Hafeez on July 17, 2015, for 12 months when his action was found to be illegal for a second time since November 2014. He will be able to have […]
All your posts can become public tomorrow? on July 2, 2016Yes, it is about Facebook and the very social media is telling us so. Oh my god! What will happen then? A post where you might have a good bitching about some friends, and then hide it from the public view, if goes public, is the last thing you want. Why not delete the posts? […]
When brands get cheaper on June 29, 2016Maida loves brand replicas, which are just another form of copy-and-paste type work. When she wears a replica dress of, for instance Maria B, she feels like walking on the ramp. She has now a good collection of replica dresses which, if bought from brands’ flagship stores, would have cost her a couple of hundred […]
Another girl killed in the name of honour on June 17, 2016GUJRANWALA: Another incident of ‘honour’ killing took place in the populated area of Gujranwala on Thursday. A girl was killed by her mother for marrying the man she loved. Local police said that the 20-year-old Muqaddas got married with Tauseef in court about three years ago. Mother of Muqaddas Amna Bibi was not happy with […]
Two Pakistanis’ work recognised by Queen Elizabeth on June 16, 2016LAHORE: Two young Pakistanis Usman and Zainab have been selected for Queen’s young Leaders Award. The award is going to be presented by Queen Elizabeth during a marvellous ceremony at Buckingham Palace next week, coinciding with the Queen’s 90th birthday. 28-year-old Muhammad Usman from Punjab is selected in acknowledgement of his keenness to bring education […]
Florida shooting and gay realities in Pakistan on June 14, 2016LAHORE: Gay relationships are a reality in Pakistan but a taboo to discuss. The recent shooting at a Florida gay club could not evoke public condemnation for the victims were associated with gay. Do we have no gays at all? The answer is a flat ‘no’. In 2013, a BBC feature discussed in detail about […]
Punjab govt vows to eradicate child labour on June 13, 2016LAHORE: Beware of hiring underage domestic help or as helping hand at your businesses as the Punjab government is going to declared it non bailable offence to hire young kids. Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has warned that serious action will be taken if they find any child working at hotel, workshop, petrol pump or […]