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11.12.2024 20

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Buckle up, Trump show to begin

07.12.2024 20

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Aliens are here

Someone once asked Neil DeGrasse Tyson to explain his view about UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects). His response was a classic one. He said "we must...

30.11.2024 20

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Death by citizenship

Pakistani movie Waar is not one of my most favourite ones but in its teaser one line narrated by the actor Shaan has stuck with me. He says that...

27.11.2024 20

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Certificate of war

The US media is almost all going bonkers ever since Trump has won the 2024 election. In the days leading up to the election, the liberal media in the...

20.11.2024 20

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Where are Trump's fact checkers?

13.11.2024 20

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I voted in US elections, but…

When I was born in Pakistan, there was a dictator ruling over that country. He had promised to rule for only 90 days but then ended up ruling for...

07.11.2024 70

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Four filthy years of Biden

02.11.2024 20

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Once upon a time in Palestine

Scientists say that time travel is not possible. One cannot go back in time. Even if it was possible to travel back in time, scientists argue that one...

31.10.2024 100

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Man vs Office

I was once sitting inside a classroom with many other students at the University of Houston. The teacher at the time, who happened to be a lawyer as...

23.10.2024 20

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EVs are the Netflix of carbon emissions

There were movies before Netflix but there have been a lot more movies and shows after Netflix came along. There are more actors, directors and other...

19.10.2024 20

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Undemocratic peace

Proponents of the democratic peace theory argue that democracies never or almost never go to war with one another. This theory has not been one...

16.10.2024 60

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Pakistanis might have more freedom than Americans

Einstein once said that imagination was more important than knowledge. He was absolutely right about that. Knowledge can have limits in being confined...

09.10.2024 50

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Winter is always coming

Someone once said that today is a gift that's why it is called 'present'. When we look at the gruesome situation of our planet unfolding in front of...

26.09.2024 100

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National anthem controversy

Afghan diplomats sparked a controversy inside Pakistan by not standing up during Pakistan's national anthem. The Government in Pakistan, which owes...

19.09.2024 100

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American presidential debate

If I write the phrase "politicians are..", the most obvious next word would be "liars" to finish the sentence. Yet, the American people listen to them...

12.09.2024 100

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The murder of hope

During much of my childhood and adult life spent in Pakistan, I watched banners, signs and billboards around Peshawar, Charsadda and other cities...

05.09.2024 70

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Patrons, not allies

I remember a TV commercial ad for a cigarette brand called Cash King Size Filter. It had this young guy come across Aladdin's Wonderful Lamp. He rubs...

29.08.2024 20

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Climateflation

Rising prices of pretty much everything as a result of climate change is what the meaning of that word above is. It is no secret by now that climate...

24.08.2024 30

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The saviour, the murderer & the system

I am a 90s kid. I grew up watching Indian movies. Amitabh was the biggest movie star I knew and liked. When he fought with his hands and fists against...

22.08.2024 100

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Human evolution

I was listening to a scientist on a radio show. One of the things he said that got me thinking was that human bodies are still going through the...

15.08.2024 50

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Science and greed

We live in a world dominated by climate change, even though we have a tendency to ignore it. The hurricanes, the cyclones, the wildfires, the extreme...

10.08.2024 20

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Selective solidarity

Ted Kaczynski, also known as the Unabomber, was an interesting character. One of the ways he was identified as the man behind the bombings was how he...

08.08.2024 40

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Elon Musk and Israel

Any American president is the most powerful man on earth. Yet, at home in America, he is not as powerful as he is globally. He can invade nations,...

01.08.2024 100

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Why is the sky black?

Much of the knowledge and understanding about the cosmos prove time and again that humanity’s cognitive capabilities are extremely limited. Some of...

28.07.2024 50

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Software and hardware of Pakistani politics

Many have seen the famous interview where Steve Jobs and Bill Gates sat down together for a lengthy discussion about their parallel journeys in the...

25.07.2024 100

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Hurricane Beryl — a sneak peek into the future

Hurricane Beryl hit Texas this week. Heavy rain and superstrong winds battered many towns across Texas. I am in Houston and I couldn’t sleep the...

14.07.2024 70

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A diminished India

There is an interesting scene in one of Quentin Tarantino’s movies titled Django Unchained. DiCaprio is the white slave owner of Black men,...

11.07.2024 100

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Once upon a time today

Quentin Tarantino made a beautiful movie titled Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. The movie may have received its fair share of fanfare and praise since...

04.07.2024 90

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The most unrepresentative PM would be Imran Khan

The most common sentence we have heard and read about democracy is the one that says ‘by the people, for the people, of the people’. In my humble...

27.06.2024 100

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The whining superpowers

An article published in The Diplomat claims that China had been upset with Pakistan and has downgraded Pakistan’s status from “highest priority”...

19.06.2024 40

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What you love is bad for you here but not in another place

Today was Friday again. I listened to the speech given by the Imam during Friday prayers. He once again repeated what we have heard for decades on...

15.06.2024 20

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Running away to other lands

In Islam, Allah Almighty has placed emphasis on the rights our fellow humans have over us. Huqooq-ul-Ibad, the duties we owe to fellow human beings,...

13.06.2024 50

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Indian lobby in America a threat to world peace

The tobacco industry in America used a variety of deceitful methods to convince the American people that smoking was not so much injurious to health...

06.06.2024 60

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An underrated enemy

The one singer that has sung more hit songs than any other top-notch artist in the world has not been able to earn credit for the beauty added to the...

02.06.2024 40

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Now I know what jihad means

Many of you perhaps already know the meaning and significance of it. I heard about it a lot too, more from the western writers than from the local...

30.05.2024 70

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When preconceived notions are shattered

When you grow up in any country reading basic textbooks about history and international relations, you’d most likely learn that the post-World War...

23.05.2024 70

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Humans are wired for ignorance

Curiosity is driven by the sheer human need to know and understand the truth. As we journey into the depth of understanding, we realise that there is...

19.05.2024 60

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The question of PTI talking to the government

Imran Khan does not want to talk to the so-called government that likes to congratulate itself on being the elected regime. The reason that Khan has...

16.05.2024 40

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A trip to the US Embassy Islamabad

This is a story of privilege and critique. I am a US citizen. I happened to visit the US embassy Islamabad for some official work related to my...

09.05.2024 60

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An undemocratic Pakistan

People in America usually argue that the voting citizens must always cast their vote. The argument goes further by saying that those who don’t vote...

02.05.2024 100

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The erosion of democracy

Year 2024 is the year of election not just for Pakistan or the US but some 64 countries in the world plus the EU. Just like a lot of sources of...

25.04.2024 100

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Behind clean energy are dirty sources

I remember a conversation I had with a Saudi man inside a Pizza restaurant that my friend owned. The Saudi not only happened to live in my...

21.04.2024 50

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Loopholes into democracies

In American elections, there is the existence of this unreasonable practice called the electoral college vote. If you really think about it, the...

18.04.2024 100

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Too many doctors, not enough scientists

The push for the education of science comes primarily from parents. They’re the ones who tell us from the outset that we must either become doctors...

07.04.2024 60

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The final gasps of Pakistani patriotism

Shafique-ur-Rehman in his famous book, Hamaqatain, has written a passage titled Neeli Jheel. For those of you who may not have read it yet, I just...

04.04.2024 50

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The world’s strongest men are the biggest cowards

The most successful entrepreneurs in the world such as Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and so forth have some distinct features that are quite...

28.03.2024 50

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Can we stay out of space?

There are those who argue that we have bigger and more serious issues to deal with right here on earth instead of venturing out into space. Former US...

24.03.2024 30

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Star and crescent

The sons of Nawaz Sharif have been acquitted in corruption cases. They would be walking on the soil of Pakistan as free and powerful men. About five...

21.03.2024 20

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Our software is updated

Once upon a time, Pakistan enjoyed its golden age. I don’t mean the 60s or the 70s but rather Pakistan about a decade or so ago. Yes, during the...

14.03.2024 60

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