When a fictional rape survivor cannot even demand justice from her fictional rapist on film without  fear of censorship, we must ask ourselves what hope of support do real victims have? For example, how does a good husband respond to his wife’s rape in a

Coke Studio 10’s Faasle by Kaavish and QB is an anthem of heartbreak but it isn’t sad. The song looks back on a crashed relationship not with regret, but with the eventual closure that lost love can result in. “The song is like a prayer for the one that f

We caught up with Ahsan Shami of Barely Average Design who creates the creative and often controversial designs for the coffee shop to find out exactly what the thought process was behind the Independence Day post that has sparked online outrage. The post

Two time Academy Award Winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s documentary, A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness has been nominated at the prestigious 38th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards, as announced by in New York yesterday. The documentary has

This morning thousands of Careem customers woke up to a confusing alert: an invitation to no longer be “forever alone” because their #rishtahasarrived. The Pakistani obsession with weddings has now infected your ability to travel safely. Whether or not yo

Thirty two years ago, nineteen-years-old Sabira Rizvi had a difficult choice to make. She could accept admission to medical school or she could see the world by joining the national carrier as an air hostess. She picked PIA. “Today all of my friends are r

It’s not every day that you come across the British-Pakistani Simpsons, but that’s exactly what happened a few days ago on a lazy Saturday when I was scrolling through my Facebook.  I discovered the Butt’s from Hounslow, UK  – an anxiety ridden puppet fam

Pakistan’s premier home couture brand, YOCA – led by architects Sarah Najmi Bilgrami, Zayd Bilgrami and Ahsan Najmi, has won the  “Silver A’ Design Award” at the A’ International Design Award and Competition 2017 making it the first Pakistani brand to win

Saba Qamar is in the news for all the right reasons. Her Bollywood debut Hindi Medium has received rave reviews and her upcoming drama serial Baghi is the talk of the town. The aptly named drama serial will follow the tumultuous life and death of Qandeel

This is the year the transgender community is finally being included in the Pakistani census and counted as citizens. Just last month a draft bill was presented in the Senate Standing Committee to award simple basic human rights to people who have long be