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President Arif Alvi has said we have nothing to do with Indian constitution but the word Kashmir mentioned therein is neither acceptable to us nor do we like word of Kashmir in Indian constitution. “ Pakistan stands firmly by its…

The National Commission on Human Rights (NCHR) intends to file a suit against the government to remove discriminatory language used in the advertisements for employment of sanitary workers, said NCHR Chairperson Rabiya Javeri Agha. “Such…

An unfortunate incident happened on September 11, 2001, when some 19 terrorists committed suicide by flying aircrafts into the World Trade Centre in New York and the Pentagon building in Washington DC, taking over 300 innocent lives with…

AS I watch a bishop being set scot-free by a court which found too little evidence given by the prosecution to convict him, I would like to repeat an old fairy tale, giving it a modern twist, in a twisted world: There once lived a little…

Shazia Mehboob Mansehra: Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, a famous German lawyer once said, “The discovery of a new dish does more for the happiness of mankind than the discovery of a star.” In Qalandarabad, this phrase is turning out to be…

If you are a lover of savoury snacks, the delicious and refreshing dahi bhallas at Basho Chaat located in Afshan Colony, Rawalpindi is the place to be. Dahi Bhallay is a popular South Asian spiced yogurt snack, and the eatery owned by…

Bollywood starlet Sara Ali Khan recently irked many after a 'prank' went viral. The actor shared a video in which she can be seen pushing her spot girl into the swimming pool under the guise of taking a picture. As two pose for the camera,…

Nabeel Zafar, who launched Bulbulay 12 years ago, is now a household name on TV and is surrounded by fans wherever he goes. The sitcom that is inching towards record breaking 600 episodes, has fans from all age groups, but To Be Honest host…

A couple of months ago a school down the road asked me if I would address parents on how to bring up children! For a moment I asked myself as to how I’d been selected for the job, and wondered whether it had anything to do with bringing up…

MANY friends send me pictures of them floating on the Dead Sea! But the Dead Sea is dying! The Dead Sea’s water level is declining by more than a metre a year, and its surface area has shrunk by around a third since the 1960s. The Dead Sea…