From the ISIS cookbook: Mushy date balls and misogyny
There are the chefs of foreign food channels that shop at picturesque farmers markets for delectable fruits and vegetables; whippi…
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Can the tsunami really shut Lahore down?
Many have dreamt of conquering Lahore, and why wouldnt they? The crown jewel of Punjab; the city of gardens has always fascinated …
News fits
PTI to launch Plan E: After Pakistan it will shut down the US, UK, Russia and Fiji Islamabad: At a press conference in Islamabad l…
I stopped my wife from working, but…
I got married to my colleague in 2007, yes I married a working woman (no millions in guessing I am walking on murky waters). The t…
Nov 30: Game-changer or deadline-changer?
PTI are the Kardashians of Pakistani politics; love them or hate them, they are news makers. You just cant ignore them. No matter …
Phil Hughes: A country boy who chased 'Baggy Green' dreams
For such a young man, Phillip Hughes saw clearly the road he wanted to travel. In cricket terms, it began with the Pacific Highway…
The polio pariahs
There are more cases of polio in Balochistan than there are in Somalia and this is when that country has suffered an outbreak of t…
November 30: The Revolution will be televised
The date is set, the venue is set, you better watch out, you better not pout, the Revolution is coming to town: Imran Khan has ann…
When cricket bat and beard = “anti-Semitic killer”
Even without a concealed cricket bat, he would have stuck out like a sore thumb. Being bearded and brown in Brussels sets you apar…
TV soaps: Is the 'shaadi' plot really that bad?
Television is a force of nature in Pakistan, of a quality that ebbs and flows with the tumultuous times; but unlike our stuttering…
