Manik Aftab
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Legend has it…
The sun has set on Stan Lee . The creative genius, who together with Jack Kirby took Marvel out of their financial mist in the ‘60s, died at the age of → Read More
Our own superhero
An avowed anarchist revealed decades ago that even superheroes struggle when it comes to choosing between right and wrong. Even the mightiest of the mighty → Read More
Okada v Omega IV receives a blistering 7 stars from Meltzer
Yep! You heard it right. The fourth bout between Kazuchika Okada and Kenny Omega have destroyed the ratings system, again. The two pro wrestlers collided at → Read More
Here's the final match card for NJPW's Dominion event
New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) have announced the final match card for their upcoming Dominion event at Osaka-jō Hall in Japan on June 9. The main event will → Read More
New Japan Pro Wrestling announces Okada versus Omega 4
New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) have announced the fourth bout between reigning IWGP heavyweight champion Kazuchika Okada and former United States champion Kenny Omega → Read More
Snap.... and Marvel wins everything with Infinity War
Snap!!! Spoilers ahead. And there goes half of the sentient life forms in the universe. We knew it folks. We knew it since the mad titan first appeared with a grim on → Read More
What does Pakistan mean to today's youth?
Apart from being a shelter, Pakistan is what I believe will represent me wherever i go, whatever i become in the future. If I, with the help of Almighty Allah, achieve → Read More
Memeing out 2017!
Social media is one thing that most of us can’t get enough of. I, for one, have found it to be the most genius (sometimes bizarre) invention of human mind. If → Read More
Fifteen minutes of eternity
It must have been difficult for him. It must have been difficult for them as well. After all, it is never easy to say goodbye to your loved ones, and that too when the → Read More
NA-120 by-poll: A tough contest than expected
LAHORE - By-election in NA-120 (Lahore-III) constituency proved a tough contest as compared to earlier claims made by different quarters that it could be a → Read More
NA-120 in brief
Thousands on Sunday lined outside polling stations to determine the winner of NA-120, the constituency of ousted prime minister NawazSharif, which lies in the → Read More
Satire: Diary of Mamnoon Hussain
Dear Diary, It has been decades, isnt it? The last time I checked it was Dharna-I and God knows I was scared. The atmosphere was tense. The capital had been a → Read More
Pashtoon students demand protection against 'ethnic prejudice' in PU
The Pashtoon Council of Punjab University has demanded the provincial government to provide protection to Pashtoons studying in the universityagainst what it → Read More
The Undertaker takes ‘Last Ride’ as wrestling world says goodbye to a legend
They say all good things must really come to an end. And on Sunday night the inevitable happened. After a 27-year illustrious career in the squared circle, the → Read More
Lahore: The lost memories
Call it a palette full of colours, both fresh and dry, or call it a book on partition, for that is what my area in Lahore seems like. Sant Nagar, as the name → Read More
Colours in the sky as Lahoris celebrate Holi
Colours were all over the sky as Lahori folks celebrated Holi with full zeal and fervour. People of all ages and from all walks of life embraced each other to → Read More
For us fans, Zalmi vs KKR is more than ‘just speculations’
They say that happiness is short lived. I dont know who they are but happiness is indeed short lived. The second edition of Pakistan Super League ended with a → Read More
The murder of Salmaan Taseer screams of societal ignorance
The brutal murder of Salmaan Taseer, a former governor of the Punjab who was gunned down by his own bodyguard at the Kohsar Market in Islamabad six years ago, → Read More
Heart of Asia: A glimpse of diplomatic shift
The declaration issued at the end of the sixth Heart of Asia ministerial conference, hosted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Amritsar, stresses → Read More
Hamara Internet: Helpline launched to curb online harassment
Pakistan of 2016 is quite different from what it was several years ago. More and more people have access to information, thanks to the availability of → Read More