Reassessing what it means to be a Pakistani Muslim Immigrant in Canada

Originally published on The Express Tribune Blogs While I sip tea and watch my children play around in our almost four-year-old home in Canada, I can’t help but reassess what it means to be me, as 2016 comes to an end – a Pakistani Muslim immigrant in Canada. I can’t help but feel gratitude for … More Reassessing what it means to be a Pakistani Muslim Immigrant in Canada

Take the step

Whatever it takes, Take the step.  Whatever it takes to start fresh, Whether to dig up pieces from ancient ruins, or to bury lost maps. Take the step. Whatever it takes to look in the mirror, Whether to sew yourself back together, or learn to live with a millions pieces. Take the step. Whatever it … More Take the step

A tale of one country and its biggest sin

The epitaph read, “And she died, because they were too pretentious.” ‘She’ is the country we sing false praises of every year on 14th of August. ‘They’ are us. Imagine long forgotten, buried nations with tombstones showing how they died. If Pakistan were ever unfortunate enough to be wiped off, it would hardly be terrorist attacks, … More A tale of one country and its biggest sin