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  • November 26, 2023

    People are talking about —

    — the news that Babar Azam has resigned as captain of the cricket team, something no one ever does in Pakistan. People say winning or losing is...

  • October 30, 2023

    People are talking about —

    A representational image shows a motorbike taxi driver preparing drugs during an interview. — AFP/File— the easy availability of narcotics which...

  • July 31, 2023

    People are talking about —

    — how mere enactment of laws by legislature is not the remedy for instances of rape, harassment, child abuse and other brutalities which are on...

  • June 25, 2023

    People are talking about —

    — the letter was written by the HEC -- which has no business issuing edicts on such matters - taking offense at Holi celebrations at a university...

  • April 26, 2023

    People are talking about —

    —- the sad news that the lingering misery of Karachi Zoo elephant, Noor Jehan came to a tragic end as she succumbed to her ailment. People say it...

  • January 01, 2023

    People are talking about —

    —- how, from the parking mafia to the theft of vehicle parts, car-owners in Karachi remain concerned about the vehicle they park - whether in an...

  • December 19, 2022

    People are talking about —

    — the news that the government took notice of the plight of a school located in the most remote area of Balochistan in the rugged mountains of...

  • January 24, 2021

    People are talking about —

    —- the shocking news that the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan as well as the Scribe Hotel in Paris, both iconic landmarks in their respective cities...

  • January 26, 2020

    People are talking about —

    -- the decision by the government to allow PTI MP’s to suggest the names of beneficiaries of the Ehsaas Kifalat programme and how it smacks of...

  • December 29, 2019

    People are talking about —

    -- the fact that many analysts are calling the new accountability law not just an ‘NRO’ but an ‘NRO-Plus’ and how it also appears the same...

  • November 10, 2019

    People are talking about —

    -- a minister of the ruling party who loves to come on television and make political predictions, a case being the sit in that is being staged by...

  • October 13, 2019

    People are talking about —

    -- the fact that traders are threatening to strike because they disagree with measures to document the economy and how the government must stand...

  • September 02, 2019

    People are talking about —

    — the phrase about heavy rain and collected water used by the chairman of a political party when he was trying to defend his party ministers after...

  • June 09, 2019

    People are talking about —

    —- the ban on sale of toy guns during Eid and how it was flouted with impunity by retailers and customers alike. People say because of...

  • April 21, 2019

    People are talking about —

    — the banning of media from examination centres and how this amounts to sweeping the dirt of cheating under the rug instead of finding a solution...

  • January 27, 2019

    People are talking about —

    —- the village in Hyderabad, Sindh known as Tando Soomro which has become a model as the people of the area instead of relying on the government...

  • January 20, 2019

    People are talking about —

    — the news that the under sixteen cricket team won the ‘fifty-over’s-a-side’ series against Australia and how there hasn’t been the same...

  • November 18, 2018

    People are talking about —

    — the initiative taken by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Food Authority to develop an app whereby customers can report unhealthy practices by restaurants...

  • September 17, 2018

    People are talking about —

    — the anti-encroachment drive launched by the civic authorities to clear Kashmir Highway of illegal structures and what a welcome act it is....

  • July 03, 2018

    People are talking about —

    — the tree plantation project initiated by environmentally conscious members of the T2F Karachi, titled ‘Mai Dharti Project,’ which aims to...

  • May 15, 2018

    People are talking about ---

    -- the case of the British QC who recently crossed the border at Wagah from Pakistan into India. The passenger’s luggage was found to contain a...

  • April 22, 2018

    People are talking about —

    — the naming of the new international airport and the unnecessary controversy surrounding it. While there are suggestion coming from different...

  • April 16, 2018

    People are talking about —

    -- the message showcased in the final day of the Fashion Pakistan Week as the highlight of the day was the impressive walk by the unsung, special...

  • March 11, 2018

    People are talking about—

    — The upcoming election for the prestigious position of Chairman of the Senate and the wheeling and dealing that is going on between all the stake...

  • March 04, 2018

    People are talking about —

    — the fact that despite the orders of the supreme court, trees are still being chopped in many parts of Islamabad and no one appears to care,...

  • December 31, 2017

    People are talking about—

    — the disenfranchisement of a significant part of the population, aka ‘women,’ in many areas of the country, especially during the voting...