Farhan Janjua
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With rampant misogyny, homophobia, Punjabi-Sunni supremacy, Pakistan wonders why the world isn’t buying its ‘pro-Human Rights’ Kashmir stance
Pakistani leaders have been screaming human rights violations in the Indian-held Kashmir all the while wondering why isn’t the world taking them seriously now that they appear to be championing ‘human rights’. The only explanation they could come up with was — the Prime Minister and other top leaders have said this repeatedly- world’s bias … → Read More
Snapchat now lets you delete a sent message
Snapchat has recently unveiled a new feature this week which most users never thought would happen. Yes, we’re talking about the message delete feature which up until now wasn’t possible. Snapchat now lets you delete messages you have sent to other users. The non-Snap users reading this and going; haha, every other app has a … → Read More
Is ISI behind Quantico’s ‘anti-India’ episode?
Indian social and mainstream media is abuzz with imagery of people protesting in the streets with signs carrying Priyanka Chopra’s crossed-out portraits and claims that American network ABC’s popular spy drama Quantico’s Hindu terror plot episode was a conspiracy by Pakistan’s Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI). Now we know that this was not an innocent mistake or … → Read More
PTI’s pandering to the religious right. We should all be worried
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has entered the battlefield with full force ahead of the general election 2018 and isn’t keeping its ambitions to secure right wing votes a secret. PTI wants to play the holier than thou game even if it has to pander to the murderous narrative of extremist parties such as the Tehreek i … → Read More
PTI’s pandering of Religious Right & Bigotry
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has entered the battlefield with full force ahead of the general election 2018 and isn’t keeping its ambitions to secure right wing votes a secret. PTI wants play the holier than thou game even if it has to pander to the murderous narrative of extremist parties such as the Tehreek i Labbaik … → Read More
Why is ‘Ducky Bhai’ trying to bring down Sham Idrees and ‘Froggy’?
If you’ve been to YouTube in the past couple of days you’re bound to have come across a brewing storm among the Pakistani YouTubers weighing in on clash between social media celebrity Sham Idrees versus newly entering ‘Ducky Bhai’. Over the past 48 hours, Sham Idrees and Froggy released two separate videos reiterating their stance … → Read More
Snapchat capitalising on Star Wars Day
You’re either completely oblivious of the phrase ‘May the fourth be with you’ or you’ve heard it way too many times that this just annoys you now. If former, you truly have to be living under the rock all this time and if latter, bear it one more time please. In any case, May the … → Read More
I screamed when I saw ‘Khichdi’ return after 13 years
I was browsing through some shows on the HotStar app, (how I was using a geo-restricted app in Pakistan is a story for another day) and I stumbled upon the poster of the hit sitcom ‘Khichdi’. There was something different about this poster. The characters looked, well, aged. My immediate instinct proved right and it … → Read More
5 reasons why I support Meera Jee’s Twitter
Pakistani diva Meera has made the buzz again recently with her interview to BBC Asian Network’s Haroon Rashid at the Lux Style Awards red carpet where she was seen asking the reporter to ‘support’ her Twitter account. Just as Haroon reassured her his support, I assure Meera of my support for her Twitter account as … → Read More
Media is no friend to democracy, social media is
It’s not the 80s or the 90s, when one could easily control the flow of information and try to shape narratives. It’s 2018! It’s the age when everyone is equipped with pocket-sized devices with screens, showing crowd sourced information in real time. It seems as if the mainstream media has not understood this yet. Though … → Read More
What to watch on Netflix this weekend
If you’re like me who looks forward to Netflixing over the weekend then read on as together we decide what we’re gonna watch on Netflix this weekend. If you read my previous listing, you’ll know that this list is based on shows that I think might be interesting and not the ones that I have … → Read More
PTI lawmaker’s absurd demand of banning ‘talaq’ in TV dramas
A Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmaker has moved Punjab Assembly to ban the word ‘talaaq’ (meaning ‘divorce’) from TV dramas, because “they affect the society negatively”. It does raise your eyebrows when you hear this news for the first time, and you might wonder, like I did, if this was backed by a research. But no! … → Read More
Pop icon Nazia Hassan would have turned 53 today
LAHORE: Legendary pop diva Nazia Hassan who together with her brother Zoheb Hassan ruled the 80s and 90s is being remembered by fans across the world on what would have been her 53rd birthday. The undisputed queen of pop in India and Pakistan is credited with bringing the disco and indie-pop music to the subcontinent. … → Read More
Prominent YouTubers star in bizarre ‘Juhi Chawla’ song video
I normally wouldn’t even bother reviewing a music video like this one but because it featured all the prominent Pakistani YouTubers in it, it gave me the reason to write about it. If I was to say what I thought about this sorry excuse of a rap song in a few words; I’d say bad … → Read More
Beverages brand’s ‘generations’ ad takes us down the memory lane
A prominent beverages brand has recently unveiled an ad which has everyone feeling nostalgic and missing some of their favourite pop stars – two of whom are now deceased. The brand tried to recreate the moments from the times of previous generations and one has to acknowledge they did a not-so-bad job as is evident … → Read More
$1bn slap for Snapchat as Rihanna urges fans to delete app for domestic violence ‘joke’
Pop star Rihanna has delivered a big blow to famous multimedia messaging app Snapchat for an ad making a joke of domestic violence that she suffered at the hands of her then boyfriend Chris Brown; this caused the stock value to plummet by nearly 5% and the company’s worth to lose $1 billion overnight. Snapchat … → Read More
Big Bang Theory cast, co-creator bid farewell to Stephen Hawking
Not many people know that the renowned physicist Stephen Hawking also had several stints as guest-star in various TV shows including Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Simpsons and the show many would easily recognise; The Big Bang Theory. Upon his passing on Wednesday, the stars of the show bid him farewell by paying rich … → Read More
Amid blasphemy row, Priya Prakash Varrier’s song banned in Pakistan
The Manikya Malaraya Poovi song that was launched as a teaser of the much hyped Malayalam film Oru Adaar Love film starring internet sensation Priya Prakash Varrier has been banned on YouTube in Pakistan via a court order. If you try to access the song from Pakistan you see this message: “This content is not … → Read More
8 memes on Imran Khan's marriage for a guaranteed laugh
Okay, I get it. It’s his personal matter and like the time he married and divorced Reham Khan, I didn’t want to comment on it. But it’s not my fault that Twitter is keeping #MubarakImranKhan a top trend, 2 days on. I had to go and look. And just when I did, I knew I … → Read More
Banned in other countries, Bilal Philips lectures in a Pakistani university
LAHORE: Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips – banned in various countries for ‘hate preaching’ and ‘extremist views’ – is on a Pakistan tour these days and is lecturing university students. He is a Canadian national of Jamaican origin and currently based in Qatar from where he runs his Islamic Online University. Philips has his lectures scheduled … → Read More