K K Shahid

K K Shahid

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30 takeaways from PSL 3Sports

30 takeaways from PSL 3

With a historic finale at Karachi, the third edition of the Pakistan Super League 3 (PSL) came to an extravagant end.Just like the first two editions, the league has given Pakistani cricket a pool

Mar 26, 2018
Of gaping manholes and dusty, tall buildingsColumns

Of gaping manholes and dusty, tall buildings

Would the people of Karachi want their old city back over the current?The British departure from the subcontinent left behind a clutter of religious groups, ethnicities, and nationalities that

Mar 14, 2018
Pulling the Strings… againFEATURED

Pulling the Strings… again

The Twitter account of Strings the Band had been running on throwbacks until recently a very unexpected development took place. On the morning of March the second, the group dropped a hashtag laden tw

Mar 11, 2018
No ‘Dalits’ or ‘Qadianis’Columns

No ‘Dalits’ or ‘Qadianis’

Such labels should not be used if the communities in question do not endorse them On both local and international media Krishna Kumari Kohli is being lauded as the ‘first Dalit woman’<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/03/07/no-dalits-or-qadianis/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Mar 7, 2018
Exploring new genresFEATURED

Exploring new genres

The latest film wave in Pakistan is off to a disastrous start in the horror genre ‘In their quest to muster all the formulaic ingredients for a typical horror film (of midway through the pr

Mar 3, 2018
More funds for Darul Uloom Haqqania?Columns

More funds for Darul Uloom Haqqania?

Great idea!What do you do when you’re in the middle of a meeting organised by an international watchdog to monitor funding for terror groups, where you might be put on the grey-list for fail

Feb 28, 2018
Saudi enslavement of PakistanColumns

Saudi enslavement of Pakistan

Old habitsPakistan succumbing to Saudi Arabia’s pressure to send in more troops to the kingdom comes as Riyadh continues its onslaught against Yemen’s Houthi rebels. Not only does this con

Feb 21, 2018
PSL 3 preview – 1Sports

PSL 3 preview – 1

DUBAI: The third edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) kicks off on Thursday, with the addition of Multan Sultans making it a six-team tournament.After Islamabad United won the first tournam

Feb 20, 2018
Breaking news: Women menstruateColumns

Breaking news: Women menstruate

Breaking ground in building taboos!Once every month, women menstruate. The act is commonly known as a period, also as monthly. It is this regular discharge of blood and mucosal tissue from the

Feb 14, 2018