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The truth (and the Pashtun) is the first casualty of war.The propping up of young men from the Pashtun belt by the deep state to further whatever it defines as national interests has been, since

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Yes, we know that the bar for an interior minister’s threat of resignation has been set very low by Chaudhry Nisar but Ahsan Iqbal isn’t given to dramatics like his predecessor. His resignation th

As the country’s electronic media’s regulatory watchdog, Pemra has its hands full. After all, there are a host of channels that are beamed across the airwaves these days, a far cry from the early

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What’s the difference between a degree in the humanities and a large pizza?Only one of them can feed a family of four.That’s desi parent humour for you. When they are asking their kids (

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Waqt News’ Matiullah Jan doesn’t pull any punches. His program, Apna Gareban, had originally started on another channel, and was meant to take on the media itself. Prior to the program, there<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/09/15/court-side-seats/" title="Read more" >...</a>

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Nisar can fit the proverbial kooza in a darya. And spill it out all wrong as well. Yes, the man likes to talk. This Chakri alum of the Class of ‘85 can<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/07/31/most-difficult-talk-most-difficult-to-understand/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Ah, the quiet life of the seismologist. His is a specialisation within geology, which is the study of, well, rocks. A quiet, academic life, or perhaps one of routine, working alongside civil engin

Media coverage of all issues in this neck of the woods is less cerebral more circus. The intricacies of an issue at hand are rarely, if ever, delved into. What is picked<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/07/09/salutegate/" title="Read more" >...</a>

The Pakistani electronic media’s watchdog has banned a commercial of the ice cream brand Igloo. The wording of the ban order: the ad was na shaista, qaabil-e-ieteraz and – the final tongue<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/07/09/seductive-ice-cream/" title="Read more" >...</a>

You might have seen the cartoon of a mother comforting a sick child. You have fever, she says to him, I will make you chicken soup. Hearing this, a chicken who happened to be sitting on the windowsill

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“Are you, sir, aware of the story of the boy who cried wolf?” “Yes, I did experience a childhood on this planet.” -Kings of Summer (2013) The Panama Joint Investigation team has<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/06/16/jit-cries-media-wolf/" title="Read more" >...</a>

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The biggest crime of passion in a shouting match is, in a furious fit, going to a no-go area when it comes to your opponent. It can sometimes register higher on the<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/06/16/this-week-in-douchebaggery/" title="Read more" >...</a>