independence day

I will always be an ‘aadha’ Pakistani

Non-Muslims may be sons and daughters of the soil but our parent has a favourite child

6 years ago

Is our patriotism ‘Made in China’?

Chinese products flood Paper Market in Karachi ahead of Independence Day

6 years ago

Opinion: When hyper-masculinity and hyper-nationalism meet

Mostly those who identify as male who end up in positions to articulate and celebrate that very subjective and relative…

6 years ago

What does Pakistan mean to expats?

This Independence Day, we are thinking about the ones away from home

4 years ago

The minorities who made Pakistan

KARACHI: With Zia's Pakistan in the eighties, the secular side of Pakistan had to take a backseat. Several names of various…

4 years ago

Spotify Pakistan is all about ‘Pak Sar Zameen’ this Independence Day

For the country's 74th anniversary, Spotify Pakistan had launched a new playlist with Pakistan's national songs

3 years ago

Independence Day for a woman in Pakistan

..because, are we truly as independent as our Sunni, male, cishet counterparts?

3 years ago

Independence Day celebrations: Selling freedom at 14% off

Each year, 14th August translates into azaadi sales, irrelevant anthems (mostly), and meaningless campaigns

3 years ago

The Bus That Didn’t Stop presents a vital view of partition

Having spoken to the actual victims of a major exodus in history, one comes to realize how different oral history…

3 years ago

Junction, where lovers unite

As simple as the short film seems to be, there is a lot to unpack and will leave you feeling…

2 years ago