Author Archives | Ali Raza

The Big Picture – Homies in the hood!

Every week we’ll be stalking the web and bringing you funny photos and artwork by Pakistani photographers and artists. You can mail us any submissions you have at bigpen.pakistan@gmail.com. ____________________________________________________________________________________________  The creator of this photo, Madiha “King Julien” Tallat, lives in a secret compound in Abbotabad with her three wives and numerous children.  Her hobbies include […]

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New Year’s resolutions of the Paki stars

With New Year just around the corner, we thought we’d get in touch with some of the movers and shakers in Pakistan and see what resolutions they’d come up with for the coming 12 months. After having gone through them, all I can say is we’re in for a helluva year. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Rehman Malik 1 […]

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An interview with Quaid-e-Azam – BigPen Exclusive!

Quaid-e-Azam gave us a new homeland and for that we should forever be grateful, he was one of those rare men who left an indelible legacy in his wake. Now, most of you might not know this but I’m a level 72 Mage in WoW – and inexplicably those powers have translated to what the […]

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5 interview gaffes that guarantee you’ll never land the job

At the company I work for, interviewing candidates against vacancies is part of my job. It makes for interesting work, but over the years I’ve come to realise that most people are completely clueless as to general interview etiquette. And these are all business graduates and engineers we’re talking about. The supposedly educated strata of […]

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