Tahir Shabbir

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Mind over Matter: The Universal Key to Near Absolute Success

Whatever we try to do, each and every one of our aims as well as objectives, either long term or…

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The Tubby Tyrant and His Favourite Toys

As far as tyrants go, North Korea’s Kim Jong Un is as nondescript as they come.  He looks like a…

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The Syrian War and The American Administration Today [Part III)

Once, Donald Trump decided to go after Al Quaida after the destruction of ISIL; he would attack Idlib since it…

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The Syrian War and The American Administration Today

Nevertheless, the Americans have been plying the YPG that America’s NATO ally Turkey sees as an outlawed terror group and…

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The Syrian War and The American Administration Today (Part-I)

The terrible war in Syria has bought arguably more misery than most other conflicts of either this or the last…

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The Eternal Quest for Tranquility

The Parable of The Grief Stricken Japanese Emperor Many many years ago, there lived on the Island of japan an…

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The Champions Trophy: The Ultimate Eid Present!

It was on a warm autumn day a few years back that Pakistan lost to their hosts and the minnows…

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“Maalik”: Reloaded

A sneak peek at one of Pakistan’s most controversial action flick! Few directors have the courage to take on sensitive…

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Sattar Buksh: Thumbing its nose at all and sundry

The brand with an attitude does it again! Once upon a time there was only “Star Bucks.”  The giant coffee…

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Karachi Eat 2016: Karachi eats and sways.. to the beat

I regret that I have but one appetite… to give to my stomach The festival's trademark icon Indeed, that was…

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Conceal carry: The Sheep dog Mindset

As crime rates surge and an increasingly ineffective state looks indifferently on, more and more armed legally armed civilians have…

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An interesting mugging

I decided to go to the friendly neighborhood mosque one fine day last Ramazan. I parked the car a block…

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