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ISLAMABAD: “Thank God no one has yet invented a condom for the pen.” Quoting Khushwant Singh in response to a question, Shobhaa De laid down the first rule for good writing — a writer writes whatever he wishes to. A ...

ISLAMABAD: The Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) aired ‘Poles Apart’, a documentary based on the menace of forced marriages, on Wednesday. Directed by Samar Minallah, the short documentary focuses on individuals who managed to escape forced marriages amongst Pakistani families across ...

By: Hifza Jillani At a fairly packed coffee shop, between sipping hazelnut cappuccino and glancing at your watch, you are chattering about a potential feature on midwife myths in rural areas, explaining how you would love a trip down to ...

By Riaz Ahmad SWABI/PESHAWAR: A 45-year-old lady health worker (LHW) associated with polio campaigns was kidnapped and then shot dead in the early hours of Monday. Salma Karim was asleep at home with her family when around 2am eight men ...

By: Shagufta Alizai When I shifted to Islamabad with my husband and two boys in the winter of 1979, I never did fathom, that my time, my house and my life in general would be overtaken by what became ‘the ...