Category Archives: Culture & Tourism

By Raza Rumi

Urdu has been a controversial language in Pakistan despite its official and holy status. Continue reading →

Dr Sania Chaudhry

Tourism is an important source of revenue in both developed and developing countries. Like the other public sector industries such as PIA, Railways, Pakistan Steel Mills, OGDC, NICL etc, tourism in Pakistan has also been the victim of corrupt administrations, poor governance and unfit fake degree politicians. Continue reading →

By Zahrah Nasir

Promoting so-called ecotourism is an increasingly popular pastime here in Pakistan. Yet, the majority of those purportedly involved, be they government or private organisations and individuals, do not appear to have the slightest understanding of what this actually entails.
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By Farooq Sulehria

The way our cultural mujahideen grilled Veena Malik a few weeks ago, one could not help but recall Maupassant’s most famous short story “Boule de Suif.” Set in the period of the Franco-Prussian War. A group of wealthy residents of the French town of Rouen, which has recently been occupied by the Prussians, decide to flee. Joining them was Boule de Suif, the woman whom the self-righteous disdainfully regarded as a prostitute.

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By Dr Manzur Ejaz

I am not sure if Veena Malik was the most articulate person in characterising the mullah and questioning the cliché of Pakistani culture, but I do know that she was brave in speaking the plain truth.

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By Zahrah Nasir

A home of one’s own is, for many people, way beyond their wildest dreams and financial expectations yet, in a country that is upping the volume on how desperately poor we are, a certain segment of the population is increasingly laying claim to not one home, but two or three within the country, plus, in some cases, additional ones overseas.

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By Masood Hasan

We always knew we had a leaky ship. We of course didn’t know that it was leaking so much. There is only so much that any country can take but we seem to seek trouble and locate it for more mud in our faces.

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By Saeed Qureshi
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Living in America can be likened to living in a man-made paradise. However, since where there is paradise, there should be a hell; America should have the other side too.

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