Pakistani singer Ali Zafar, who has been making waves in showbiz with his charismatic voice and impeccable acting, is also known for being vocal against stereotypes prevailing in society. Recently, he shared a slew of photos on Instagram under his “Breaking Stereotypes” campaign, showing his painted nails. Wearing a black dress, the Teefa in Trouble […]
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Video: Ex-Deputy commissioner’s son guns down cop in DHA Karachi
KARACHI – A policeman was shot dead while busting a ‘kidnapping attempt’ in the wee hours of Tuesday in Defence Phase-V. DIG South told media that the martyred constable, identified as Abdur Rehman from Shaheen Force, was gunned down in the district south in an attempt to foil a kidnapping bid. The police party was […]
Twitter to hold off relaunching blue check verification, says Musk
Twitter’s new CEO Elon Musk has said that the social media company is holding off the relaunch of its blue check subscription service, a delay from his initial tentative timeline to bring back the service on the platform. “Holding off relaunch of Blue Verified until there is high confidence of stopping impersonation,” Musk said in […]
PTI withdraws plea for rally, sit-in in Islamabad
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) withdrew its request for a non-objection certificate (NOC) to hold a rally and sit-in in Islamabad on Tuesday. The PTI’s lawyer asked the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to accept the party’s request to withdraw its request for an Islamabad rally. IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq granted the PTI’s request to withdraw […]
Virginia Woolf: What if Shakespeare had a sister?
“A work of greatness is usually always extraordinarily difficult to write. Everything works against the likelihood that it originated entirely in the writer’s imagination.” Another woman of amazing intellectual acuity and deep language turned the issue over in the wash of her own lovely mind half a century before Ursula K. Le Guin’s brilliant meditation […]
Does God Exist? Stephen Hawking’s response to ultimate question
“The ultimate free lunch is the universe.” In the second part of the nineteenth century, pioneering astronomer and a key figure in the Figuring movement Maria Mitchell remarked, “Every formula which defines a law of nature is a song of praise to God.” She was thinking about science, spirituality, and the desire for truth in […]
Why we read: Emily Dickinson on magic of old books
An ode to the rifts in spacetime that transport us to the period “when Sappho was a living girl.” You read every book with your world, not your eyes. Your eyes are lensed with a lifetime’s worth of impressions, relationships, and experiences that only you have had. Nobody ever reads the same book twice. We […]
John Steinbeck’s essay “The Art of Receiving”: A true meaning of gratitude
“Giving is so simple and so incredibly fulfilling. Receiving, on the other hand, calls for a delicate balancing act of self-awareness and kindness if it is to be successful.” Henry Miller considered the delicate balance of giving and receiving and concluded, “It’s only when we demand that we get hurt.” Demands are the metastases of […]