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Shehzad Ghias Shaikh
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A Pakistani comedian on Munawar Faruqui: ‘At some point, your art is simply not worth your life’
‘An artist is the moral conscience of the society. Once you lose that, there’s nobody left to tell the Emperor that he has no clothes.’
Shehzad Ghias Shaikh
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For Pakistan to save itself, it has to let go of the Idea of Pakistan
'If we do not forego our fascination with our past, we will lose our future.'
Shehzad Ghias Shaikh
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The seven stages of grief of a Pakistani cricket fan
A loss to India at the World Cup invariably triggers shock, denial, reflection. But in the end there’s always optimism.
Shehzad Ghias Shaikh
Trending
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Journalist Sreenivasan Jain quits NDTV
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Evolution doesn’t need millions of years. Tiger snakes on an island have evolved over just a century
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Why you can’t keep Anurag Kashyap down
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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The big news: Odisha Health Minister Naba Das dies of bullet injury, and nine other top stories
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How many Pakistani players would get into a Pakistan-India combined eleven?
Rohit Sharma vs Nasir Jamshed. Virat Kohli vs Younis Khan. Suresh Raina vs Misbah ul Haq. And much more.
Shehzad Ghias Shaikh
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The excruciating experience of watching Pakistan bowl
The current state of Pakistan's fast-bowling makes the heart grow even fonder of Mohammad Sami.
Shehzad Ghias Shaikh
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Finally! A Muslim apologises for everything
'Nothing could make all the victims of terrorist attacks all over the world happier than watching every single Muslim in the world say sorry.'
Shehzad Ghias Shaikh
Video
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Watch: Three snow leopard cubs on a mountain road at night flee as car drives behind them
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Watch: Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav sings Hindi film hit with singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya
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Watch: Former Pakistan cricket captain Sarfaraz Ahmed sings for cricketer Shan Masood at his wedding
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‘Space travel will let us live forever’: Video of writer Ray Bradbury’s 1974 interview resurfaces
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‘Let’s make bubble tea’: Interactive Google Doodle marks third anniversary of boba tea emoji launch
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Subramanian Swamy, I guarantee you that the ISI did not fund PK
I know the abbreviation ‘PK’ might have thrown you off, since it could also stand for Pakistan, but do you really think we are that obvious?
Shehzad Ghias Shaikh
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Do away with the liberals!
'My mother's generation did not have this fad of liberalism. Everyone accepted that they had no rights, and as a result, they all led happy lives.'
Shehzad Ghias Shaikh
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November 30: The revolution in Pakistan will be televised
Pakistani opposition politician Imran Khan has been given permission to hold a rally in Islamabad on Sunday. Everyone's watching.
Shehzad Ghias Shaikh
The Reel
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Why you can’t keep Anurag Kashyap down
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Start the week with a film: ‘Force Majeure’ is a chilly satire about modern marriage
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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‘Gandhi Godse – Ek Yudh’ review: Sincere, plodding effort to debunk WhatsApp myths about the Mahatma
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‘Pathaan’ review: Shah Rukh Khan lights up an entertaining spy thriller