UncategorizedIn the line of duty
Don’t let the Wedding Industrial Complex fool you; even under the best of circumstances, ones wedding day isn’t “the happiest day of your life.” Nerves are at play and everyone is extremely hi
Feb 13, 2018
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FEATUREDThe gravity of a situation
As discussed in an earlier column in this space, the Zainab case wasn’t particularly an outlier. There would have been many instances of exactly the same crime not just in the same week but also on
Jan 24, 2018
FEATUREDOne boy pretending to be a soldier interviews another
Dunya News’s Wajahat S Khan lends himself to easy caricature. Even though, as per the Long Tail principle, one is sure that he, too, would have a fan following yet one can’t help but wonder why
Jan 5, 2018
FEATUREDIt. Wasn’t. Me.
“Who are you going to trust? Me or your lying eyes?” – Groucho Marx If there was any image from the 2014 Model Town carnage that remained stuck in the public’s imagination<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/12/09/it-wasnt-me/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Dec 9, 2017
FEATUREDSwords in Studios
Let’s cut to the chase, specially since we have a sword at hand. By now you would have, even if only cursorily, followed the drama surrounding the release of the Sanjay Leela<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/12/02/swords-in-studios/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Dec 2, 2017
CommentPo-tay-to, Po-tah-to
Falling out of context and into the fireRoland Barthes, the French literary critic, in his landmark 1967 essay, laid out the concept of 'The Death of the Author'. Eschewing the paradigms of tr
Nov 24, 2017
CommentTaking the fight to the enemy
Not so tough now, are you?A gig in the Pakistani commentariat is nice to have. The pay’s good and there is next to nothing by way of accountability.Within this gallery of rogues, whenever a
Nov 24, 2017
CommentThat’s what she said
The Tube’s schooling, barring a year in Class 4, has been in all-boys institutions. As opposed to our brethren who attended co-ed schools, our lot is accused of having dirty minds. And not incorre
Nov 17, 2017
CommentIf a massive tree falls in the Islamabad forest….
Deja vu. The events that this column attempts to handle are eerily similar to a sequence of events two years ago. The same federal capital. A similar siege. By the same gallery of undesirables from wi
Nov 15, 2017
CommentThe “best foot forward” also turns out to be loose in the head
He was, and is, an impressive man. The retired Lt General Tariq is a man whose very voice can inspire those serving under him. And he was no paper tiger. At least no “not paper tiger” by
Nov 11, 2017
Nothing but larrki ke bhai, we are informed
“Let me assure you: this, like any other story worth telling, is all about a girl.”Spiderman (2002)Yes, Jinnah newspaper thinks the attack on The News correspondent Ahmed Noo
Nov 6, 2017
UncategorizedThe Webakoof mainstream media
It’s an interesting word fashioned for the current internet landscape. Webakoof. Noun. Definition: a person who believes anything he/she sees on the internet. Everything on Whatsapp, Facebook, Twitt
Oct 20, 2017