Among Pashtuns, one of the deepest modern tragedies is not only poverty, war, or lack of opportunities. It is musāfari itself. Distance from home. Distance from belonging. A silent emotional exile tha...
A few decades ago, life was small. A person was born in a town. Died there. Movement was rare. You moved only if you were rich. Enslaved. Or tied to religion or power. For everyone else, home wasn’t j...
– Floss. It is essential for good dental hygiene. – Take a long walk now and then. – Eat several servings of fruit a day. – Don’t drink caffeine before bed. – Attem...
Napoleon Bonaparte once said about Prussia: ” The army had a state, not the other way around. The state didn’t own the army. The army owned the state.” In Pakistan, add bureaucracy as well...
The primary purpose of human existence is reproduction. The rest is just a mess. Humans, however, are not satisfied with simple purposes. We invent layers. Religions, nations, tribes, armies, empires,...
Eighteen years is not a small span of time. A person can change habits, identity, and even destiny in that period. I, however, spent those years with a disease. Asthma… a quiet enemy that neither kill...
Here is how and why, speaking from my personal experience and point of view. You grew up in a country where 10 to 18 hours of load shedding is normal. There is no concept of load-shedding abroad. You ...
Read. Read. And then read some more. And when you’re tired of reading, start again. Most people make the same mistake in the beginning. They waste years trying to find the “right” book. The perfect bo...
What is the past? What is present? What is the future? What is pressure? What is patience? What is anxiety? What is happiness? What is parenting? What is the fear of public speaking? What is overthink...
Imagine, (if you can), a final semester blessed with a four-credit-hour course, not on some academic theory, but on the important question of “What Next?” Your esteemed professor stands at...