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Posts Tagged ‘Valentine day’

Collision of Cultures

By Faris Kasim • Feb 22nd, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Last Saturday, I witnessed the collision of two distinct cultural groups, one increasingly antagonized and violent towards the other, when few religious men threatened a Valentine’s Day event at Nisar Shaheed Park in Karachi. Some claim that it was simply the noise from the event’s loud music which disturbed prayers [...]



Should Pakistanis Celebrate Valentine’s Day? Why Not?

By Amna Gilani • Feb 14th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Valentine’s Day has come and like every year for the past some years, debate is going on in the country whether to celebrate Valentine’s Day or not. With so little to rejoice and with so little to smile about, why not celebrate one more day? All that crap about Valentine being a Muslim’s enemy or [...]



Happy Valentine, said Internet

By Rohail Butt • Feb 14th, 2008 • Category: Entertainment

It’s 14 February again, the much awaited date for the lovers to say each other Happy Valentine and share some nice presents, even on internet we observe many writers and bloggers taking notice about this loved event in their own ways even some social websites and community blogs greet their users with the valentine theme.
This [...]



Fell in Love with Democracy This Valentine Day

By Ghazala Khan • Feb 13th, 2008 • Category: Pakistan Vote'08, Politics, Worth A Second Look

The proud people of Pakistan has a deep affection and regard for democracy. The nexus of Pakistanis with democracy is two-way and recurrent despotic regimes have smeared lots of mud on this pretty nexus.
Sixty years ago, our beloved Quaid-e-Azam freed us from the tentacles of British and saved us from the high-handedness of India, and [...]



My Flirty Soulmate

By Rohail Butt • Feb 11th, 2008 • Category: Misc

It’s valentine time again and I haven’t found anyone ready to be my beloved red-red valentine. That’s not fair at all, every boy in universe have someone to designate as valentine although he don’t care about her after the 14th’s evening. It’s really terrible for me to think myself as lonely crow oh [...]