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In Pakistan we start putting barriers between gender at an early age. Kids are told that there are certain things boys can do and certain things girls can. How can I say this? Well its because I have a daughter and a son who go to two different highly acclaimed schools in Karachi and come back to
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The new year is going to be here in 3.5 hours. Karachi is going to welcome it like it does every year. Sporadic gun fire, car horns, people doing crazy stunts on motorcycles, the have’s partying either at friends places or at various “charity” balls. The have nots gathering at sea view or trying to
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Sanghar Hamper distribution The sanghar area in sindh has been very badly hit in the last few days. As per local contacts the main city has been completely engulfed by water and is not accesible by car anymore. We are planning to distribute food rations of 8 days to 500 families in this area through
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A few days ago, I was running for my life; something so many of us take in our stride now in the city of Karachi. The lanes behind my office at M.A. Jinnah road had exploded with violence and there was gun fire from building corners and roof tops as all of us closed down
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By – Zohaib muzaffar @zohaibmuzaffar The Sand of times, a short story by Faisal Kapadia, a blogger and a social media activist. Although I am not an avid reader of fiction but this short story had all the ingredients to cast an impression on your mind of all the characters of this novella. First astounding
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Twitveys are random surveys carried out by me on twitter. They often yield pretty interesting results Question : What is your favourite thing to eat in Karachi? Answers mosharrafzaidi @faisalkapadia Burns Road. Bhunay huay seekh kabab. Aaa Lahore! Kithhayy?? DanQayyum @faisalkapadia Delhi Javed Niharihttp://www.facebook.com/JavedNihari ahsanshafik @faisalkapadia kata kat & mutton karhai – cafe laziz –
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The last few days have been hot and dreary, spent at work, awaiting a storm that never arrived, yet added more stress to one’s daily routine. Friday (June 4) was different; Cyclone Phet did not arrive, but Cyclone TEDx (x= independently organised) did. And am I bowled over or what? On Friday, I was exposed
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By Ali K.Chishti Recently, the Karachi Police had found an organization named, “Jandullah” for the terror attack cum bombing on the Moharram Ashura procession killing more than forty-five people in Karachi. The name Jandullah was previously linked to a similar organization based in Baluchistan who had carried out attacks in Iranian Baluchistan and another organization
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A week back I was sitting in the waiting area of a popular pediatrician’s clinic with my 3 year old niece. This clinic is located in a very popular hospital in the Clifton vicinity and is always crowded. I was waiting and trying to entertain my niece who was very upset at being taken to
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Five score and thirty years ago a boy was born to a middle class family who had just moved from their first lodging in a new Pakistan (kharadar) to a more leafier suburb of Karachi. It had taken this family about 27 years to get into the position of owning the house they were moving
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