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The Budget, Bijli and other nuances
This isn’t funny anymore. I can’t keep a smiling face and honestly tell people that everything is okay. I can’t keep looking out the window when I drive through Karimabad, Nazimabad and Lyari at the numerous shops that go without electricity every day. I feel guilty when I turn on the air conditioner of my [...]
The Blank Statements
There is no way to censor or control the flow of information. It’s like saying you are going to block roads and not let people move around. There are always alternate channels, nooks, crannies, alleyways and openings. Believe it or not, it’s not a free world, but it has immense flexibility for us to work [...]
Checking in from the US
And so here I was, in the US for what is my first real time with interacting with people (as opposed to Mickey Mouse) and discussing issues that plague so many of our communities, when I got this email with the subject of “Take Back Pakistan” – And though I was eager to plug it [...]
The Identity Crisis
While the bigger questions such as our raison d’etre and existence make thinkers around the planet engage in discussion that brings history and culture to life, there is a more important question that intrigues me. Our identities are our visual and sensory barcode amongst the array of humanity. Traits specific to our upbringing and cultures [...]