Karachi
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Open Thread: Israel Strikes Iran
Open Thread on the Israel strike on Iran: Tehran bombed, 12 or more Shia protesters killed at the US consulate in Karachi, and Shia mourning in Kargil and Kashmir after…
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Dhurandhar Review
Omar Ali gives Dhurandhar four stars out of five, reading it as an Inglorious Basterds-style revenge fantasy rather than history, praising Akshaye Khanna’s performance and the music, and noting that…
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Bollywood calling Pakistan. Again.
RecoveringNewsJunkie reacts to a Hindi film trailer set among Karachi’s Lyari gang wars, finding it unoriginal. He doubts the cultural appropriation charge but sees a missed chance for Pakistani actors…
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Ramayan in Karachi ?
Nachiketa shares news that a Pakistani theatre group has staged Ram and Sita, under the line ‘It’s our Ramayana too’, and asks readers for their views.
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💔Sana Yusuf Did Not Have to Die
After the murder of TikTok creator Sana Yusuf in Karachi, X.T.M argues that violence against women in Pakistan is an outcome of a society built on honour and male entitlement,…
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Book Review: Rivals by Dr Saad Shafqat
Omar Ali’s review, first written for India Today, of Saad Shafqat’s novel Rivals, about Karachi doctors competing for a department chairmanship. He finds it a fun read that avoids poverty…
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The bisexual & the Baha’i Twins + why do Pakistanis fake it?
Three items: speculation about the religious ancestry of an Iranian-American actress and her lookalike, a complaint that a Pakistani restaurant gamed TripAdvisor, and a tribute to Karachi, his favourite city,…
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Pakistan – an innovation hub
After a visit from a Hungarian consultant who commutes into Pakistan, X.T.M relays his points: visas are hard for Westerners, Karachi hotels are poor, and global firms see an untapped,…
