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The funny side of being a politician
Campaigning for election Seasoned politicians have it hard because in Pakistan, it means being up against a tabloid styled national media, confused and emotionally charged constituents, and ruthless...
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Saeed ur Rehman writes how the official narrative of seriousness is driving out humour from literature.…
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The funny side of travelling through China
Largest sitting Buddha in the world in Leshan, China The first thing that strikes you about China is its size. For a country that is huge, expansive and wide-skied, its people are quite petite. Women...
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Let me begin with a disclaimer. I, chairman of CNG (Chaudhry Nisar Group) do categorically demand that I am not to be confused with the CNG wallahs my dear friend Khwaja Asif went after until he ran...
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June 1, Saturday I’m back in the province while Nawaz bhai takes the capital; even as kids he never let me play with his toys. I recited a poem by Mir to calm myself down. July 1, Monday He leads...
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Monday Dear diary, I’m going to be writing in you twice a day, once to express my thoughts and feelings and once to make sure all the thoughts and feelings are accounted for. This is called the double...
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Monday Today, I had to take oath as the State Minister for Water and Power in Islamabad. Khawaja Asif came to me with a book of statutes and told me to swear on it, so I held it and shouted @#$%! Many...
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Diary of Aamir Liaquat
Illustration by Fahad Naveed Monday Hello dear diary, my name is Dr Aamir Liaquat Hussain, but you can call me, Dr Aamir Liaquat Hussain. What am I a doctor of? The soul, I heal the human spirit. The...
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Diary of General Raheel Sharif
Chief of Pakistan Army, General Raheel Sharif Monday Mere aziz hamwatno, this is the diary of General Raheel Sharif. I’m often told that a lot of the commissioned officers never liked Kayani. He was...
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Diary of Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari
Monday Dear diary, a lot of people criticise me just for being Benazir’s son. They say I shouldn’t be in politics, that it’s wrong. I don’t understand what they want me to do, join the army? People...
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The funny side of…driving
Illustration by Fahad Naveed Most semi-educated blockheads believe Darwin said we have evolved from monkeys. He didn’t. What he said was that we evolved from a lower form of life and going by the...
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Diary of Altaf Hussain
Monday Dear diary, dear Rabita Committee, and all the intelligence personnel having to read this: from Edgware Sharif in Londonpur, tum sab ko Altaf Hussain ka, Salam. Salam. Salam. This country is...
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