Author Archives | Alliya Iftikhar

Pakistani cricketers that need to be BEATEN!

We Pakistanis are a fickle nation. As fickle as fickle can be. And proudly so, may I add. Now take cricket, for example. Our most beloved sport. We’re ape over it. We’d happily commit murder over it. We’d sell our souls to the devil for it. When the boys win a match, a fawning nation […]

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How to look and act young – 101

I hate birthdays. My own mostly. Now that I’m in my…ahem…. 30s, I’ve reached that dreaded point in my life where I’ve started lying about my age. It’s pathetic, I admit, but what is one to do? The older one gets, the shallower one gets. Now there’s no need to shake your head piously and […]

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Christmas on a budget

Christmas is a time of love. Of peace on earth and goodwill toward men. Of family and friends.  Tis the season to be jolly….and all that. In good ol’ Pakistan, however, we read about it, we watch the festivities on TV but rarely do we experience it. For us it’s just a much needed day […]

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5 reasons to frequent the local gym

The gym, or as the more ingenious put it ‘game’, is someplace where everyone at some point has wanted to be in. Because if there’s one thing that beauty magazines and pop culture have taught us it’s this: looking good is by far the most cherished human characteristic. But getting in, and staying in are […]

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