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The Tale of Two Men
There was a man who was born in a middle class family. He rose to excellence and became world famous. Human race owes him much due to his contributions. One of the brilliant minds of twentieth century, he brought to us not only national prides and honors but also made possible for thousands of other…
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In the defense of Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy
Recent Capital Talk show has spread serious discomfort among few people about Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy, as evident by their comments on the videos. I just want to clear few points. I agree with what Dr. Sb said to that quack in the show. Before starting abusing Dr. PH because of his behaviour in the show,…
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The Profound Misogyny
Today we have with us a much-esteemed guest, Dr. Naseem Khan Qureshi. Dr. Qureshi is a regional coordinator of an iNGO, Protection of Women Rights and Feminine Empowerment (PWRFE). He has completed his Doctorate in Biology from ABC University of UK. He has been associated with the iNGO since last 15 years and has worked…
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Ramzan: Month of Compassion or Aggression?
Every culture has its own specific ways to greet and celebrate a particular event. Pakistanis have their own ways to do this. And this greeting has also become a certain type of culture. All over the world Muslims observe holy month of Ramzan with religious devotion. This religious devotion again varies with culture but sometimes…
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My Ugly Children
The misery of our understanding and the passion of our self supposed beliefs haunt us like a permanently residing spirit within us. Often, tending to believe in our conclusions in firmness, we completely ignore the facts of life and the limitations of our environment. We turn blind to the fact that the biases we harbor…
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Of Reason and Heresy!
This article was published in the June, 2012 issue of The Rationale, Monthly. * Immanuel Kant once said, “A categorical imperative would be one which represented an action as objectively necessary in itself, without reference to any other purpose.” For a person who believes in reason, this objectivity is mostly based on his analytical mindset,…
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US-Pak Duo: The right to beg
This article was published in Express Tribune Blogs and can be seen here. http://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/11691/us-pak-ghairatmand-pakistans-right-to-beg/ Sixty years have been passed, since U.S. and Pakistan are in liaison. These six decades have seen many ups and downs in this association. History witnessed pompous public welcomes of leaders of both countries at each other’s places and also watched hatred-filled…
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The Midnight Crisis – (An excerpt) Page ***
CHAPTER XI (FALLING FOR LOVE, WAITING FOR HONESTY) “I feel like a baby who longed for Moon, and when he got there, he couldn’t breathe, he was alone and scared. And everyone on earth was laughing on the silly choice he had made.” I exclaimed. “You had the option Raphael, you got selfish, you thought…
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Munni badnaam hoi (And the Munni gets accursed)
Today I was reminded of a story written by a female university colleague of ours, back in university time. The story’s title was “Munni badnam hoi” and it was a narration of a mother who enjoys her 3 years old son Abdullah singing this particular song and she does not stop her from doing this…
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If not Imran Khan, then who else?
I follow no aim in this case, so there is no question of any effort to sabotage any political campaign of Khan. To me he is a great cricketer of his times and a nice philanthropist. The dare he took in establishing first cancer hospital in Pakistan and an educational institution is worth-praising. But, there…