Lahore: The Winter Fumes of Sulphur
By Aneeq Ejaz The exhale of a smoker, the cough of a wanderer, the soot of a kebab shop, all of it ends up in the air we breathe. A larger share is claimed by construction dust, vehicular exhaust and...
View ArticleAbdus Salam –Pakistan’s first Nobel Laureate
By Fasi Malik Twenty years ago one of the most brilliant minds of the world left us. Demise is perhaps the most certain thing in this world but some people stay always alive in the memories. Dr. Abdus...
View ArticleArdeshir Cowasjee – A man of strength and courage!
By Farah Ehsan It needs lots of courage to be an outspoken and fearless non-Muslim in my increasingly intolerant beloved homeland. Ardeshir Cowasjee – One of the few sane voices of my “Sohni Dharti”…...
View ArticleHAPPY HOUR – Lift Prohibition to End Isolation
By: Rafique Ali I wanted to move on and write something pressing; supposedly, two articles on alcohol should have been enough. It turns out that Alcohol needs an ongoing conversation. Starting...
View ArticleAsexuality is NOT a Disease
By Laiba Zainab In our everyday life we always hear that “sex and sexual appeals are natural”. We are always told that opposites attract each other and by “attraction” it is always considered...
View Articleبندر سے بندوق واپس لو
تحریر:شان تاثیر ہمارے ملک میں بہت سے شریف لوگ احمدیوں پر ظلم کی تو مخالفت کرتے ہیں لیکن ساتھ ہی اس بات کو جائز خیال کرتے ہیں کہ احمدیوں کے لئے مذہبی شناخت وہ ہو جو اکثریتی گروہ ان پر مسلط کرے۔ میری...
View ArticleReading: Some Reflections (and the Books I read in 2016)
Aslam Kakar I grew up in a small village on the periphery of Pakistan. In childhood and till my undergraduate studies in Lahore, I did not read at all. Perhaps, I did not have the opportunity or...
View Articleقائداعظم سے متعلق اوریا مقبول جان کی ایک اور غلط بیانی
اوریا مقبول جان کا تازہ ترین شوشہ ڈیپارٹمنٹ آف اسلامک ریکنسٹرکشن کے حوالے سے ہے جو موصوف فرماتے ہیں کہ واحد ادارہ ہےجو قائداعظم نے بنایا۔ موصوف متعدد ٹی وی شوز میں یہ صاف غلط بیانی ایک پرچہ لہرا لہرا...
View Articleپانامہ کی ریس اور مردہ گھوڑا
تحریر: عماد ظفر پانامہ لیکس کا مردہ ہاتھی جس مضحکہ خیز انداز سے اس قوم کے گوڈوں گٹوں میں بیٹھ گیا ہے اس کو دیکھ کر اکثر اس لال بتی اور ہاتھی کے پیچھے بھاگنے والوں پر ترس آتا ہے۔ عمران خان نے اس ایشو کو...
View ArticlePakistan’s Internal Security Policies Have Failed
I had written this article for HumSub. I am posting a summary of this article for reader at PTH. Pakistan has always been a martial state. The country’s policies, both internal and external, are...
View ArticleAn Ahmadi Black American Wins the Oscar. Imagine if He Was a Pakistani?
By Malik Omaid A Black American, Ahmadi Muslim who acted in a movie showing lives of Black gay men #Moonlight has won the Oscar for best supporting actor. This is the correct statement when you define...
View ArticleNyla Ali Khan debunks concocted story of Lawrence of Arabia’s marriage with...
Dr Nyla Ali Khan The quickest and easiest way, even in the 21st century, to alleviate the angst caused by a politically influential woman is to slander her. One such libelous story was of my maternal...
View Articleپی ایس ایل فائنل –ایک جائزہ
محمد سعد خلیل پی ایس ایل کا فائنل پشاور نے جیت لیا اور پاکستان میں کرکٹ لوٹ آئی ۔ کرکٹ لوٹی یا نہیں- بہت بڑا سوالیہ نشان ہے۔ لیکن فائنل کا پاکستان میں کروانا بہت دلیرانہ فیصلہ تھا اور اس کے لیے پی ایس...
View ArticleMesha Saeed discusses Ahmad Waqass Goraya’s condition after his return
Mesha Saeed, the wife of Ahmad Waqass Goraya who was abducted on 4th January along with 4 other bloggers from different parts of Punjab, discusses the condition of Waqass after his return. Ahmad...
View ArticleWhat did you do America?
Ahmer Muzammil Naahh..this aint America’ fault. This one is on democrat establishment. So before we start the catharsis and how world will end, lets first acknowledge the fact that Majority of...
View ArticleFBR sends notice on extravagant wedding in Multan
Malik Omaid Extravagant wedding have become a norm in Pakistan and an occasion to display wealth. Whatever the elites do becomes a societal trend and unfortunately Pakistan’s rich classes are guilty of...
View ArticleJinnah’s Pakistan: Response to Hussain Nadim in Express Tribune
By Yasser Latif Hamdani Every few months Express Tribune publishes an article with someone or the other complaining about the idea of “Jinnah’s Pakistan”. It is a bit of a tradition it seems. Hussain...
View ArticleEducation and Public Awareness is Needed to Expose Fake & Violent Pirs
A few days ago, a drunk Pir killed 20 followers after intoxicating them. This tragic incident happened near a village in Sargodha. It is reported that the Pir who is responsible for these killings is...
View ArticleSex with strangers, Halala service on the rise in British Muslims – Reports BBC
Pak Tea House is re-posting the report by BBC “The women who sleep with a stranger to save their marriage” highlighting the problems Muslim women face due to twisted interpretations of of faith...
View ArticleProstitution a shift from dodgy brothels to expensive houses
By Tariq Janjua This article was originally posted on PotDrum Prostitution in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is illegal, and consequences are severe. However, posh areas of Karachi are red light...
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