Paying Shah Rukh Khan to upstage the bride
Let’s face it. Asian weddings aren’t particularly known for being understated. But the news that some wealthy Indian families are now paying Bollywood stars to pretend to be relatives and appear at...
View ArticleAhmed Shahzad: Rising in the ranks
Ahead of the cricket World Cup this month, the timely arrival of Ahmad Shahzad into the Pakistan cricket team has made me very hopeful . The teenager's century inspired Pakistan to a 41-run win over...
View ArticleThe anti-Rahat conspiracy: Pakistan’s persecution mania
Pakistanis seem to suffer from persecution mania. We have a tendency of believing in conspiracy theories rather than facts. As a nation we try to find ways to justify our wrongdoings by making us and...
View ArticleAsad Mehmood’s out-of-this world dream
The first time I gazed at the sky in fascination was on a clear night on an off-road trip in Hingol, Balochistan. I had never seen a sky so full of stars and stood awe struck at the beauty and...
View ArticleMeeting the stars and seeing the light
My colleagues envy me, my family wants to know all about them and my best friend urges me to share the juiciest off-the-record bits on celebrities that I interview. Yes, there are perks of being able...
View ArticleThe Australian Open men’s singles: With such big stars, who will walk away...
After the break following a fascinating 2013, tennis resumes in earnest next week in Melbourne at the first of the four Grand Slams. The Australian Open provides the perfect venue for the sport’s big...
View ArticleThe Bucket Challenge is definitely NOT on my bucket list
The first video I saw of the ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ was of Anne Hathaway and her contribution to this social media craze. Since I had no idea what it was about, I saw a few other videos of celebrities...
View ArticleCaptain Shahid Afridi: Out with the new and in with the old?
On September 16, 2014, the stars once again aligned themselves for 34-year-old Shahid Afridi who was appointed as Pakistan’s T20 captain. It is believed that he will retain this position until the T20...
View ArticleThe fault in our (cricket) stars
I walked into the house to the sound of my father yelling and shouting. 99 out of a 100 times, it’s usually because of something my brother had done. But when I entered the house hearing both of them...
View ArticleScience ka Adda Episode 2: Do you know where you live?
The search for our identity starts at home. But how do we define home? In this episode of Science ka Adda, we search for our cosmic address, starting from Karachi and ending with some of the farthest...
View ArticleFrom boys to men: Five potential breakout stars of the PSL
As the cricketing world prepares itself for the upcoming T20 World Cup in March in India, some of the world’s best cricketers are already packed up and ready to head to Dubai and Sharjah in February to...
View ArticleThe only reality in a world of make-believe
They say if you look at a person long enough, they will look back. It was a cold winter night. The kind where frosted beams of moonlight ascend as an enchantress and cast a spell with a mystical silver...
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