Eunuchs – A neglected chapter of our society
by Talal Raza We live in a country where even men and women have to fight for their rights. Yet it seems a bit ironic to write something on the rights of 100,000 Eunuchs, better known as “Khawaja Sirahs”, who weren’t even recognized as transgender for 65 years. In our society, it has been happening … Read more
Anesthetized, much?
By Anas Shafqat Be it suicide bombings, or brutal massacres, or inhumane acts – almost nothing affects us now. An extremely long needle of indifference has effectively blocked out our sense of sympathy; just alike anesthesia, that numbs senses into submission, indifference has numbed any compassion that might have had the temerity to reside in … Read more
Read, Learn and Educate
Well, hallelujah the crazy whack job is back again to rant his heart out… So dear children, the topics that have aroused my fury is well the morons who waste half their lives getting educated, yet have no real knowledge of what they have learnt. Confused? Well, I am talking about the morons who study … Read more
Marriage – for our ego and society!
By Mahnoor Munaf Marriage is an important part of our society but what I do not understand is that why has it become the only and the most important part of it. I do not understand why people of Pakistan are so psyched about marriage all the time! It’s not like the only thing in … Read more
Into the Life of an Enigma
By Zeeshan Ahmed During a recent visit to a city, which I cannot name, I had the chance of meeting one of the greatest personalities ever to have roamed aimlessly on this planet. Due to some pretty amazing problems, we cannot use his name here. He will referred to as Z.H, throughout the post. As … Read more
Defying Taboos: NO more silence over Child Sex Abuse!
By Muhammad Muneeb It is the first week of December and winter certainly has arrived. The strange lull and calm that prevailed over most of the last month, has been replaced by a changed wind, a hooting, bellowing wind. As I sit in my university library, under the air conditioner working at 16 C, chills … Read more
Once a liar, ONLY a liar!
By Ali Suleman Once upon a time, there lived a poet in Greece. His name was Homer. He used to write epic poems. For those who think that ‘epic’ is an adjective here, Epic Poem is a lengthy narrative poem ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a … Read more
Beyond the Trees
Image captured by: Hira Khalid Description by: Hira Khalid A vast lake formed by accumulated rain water that has existed for God knows how long, was discovered in 2008 in Mangla Cantt. A place where I myself have lived for 2 years and never knew this wondrous vista existed. Mangla came under Army’s control in … Read more
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