Three Federal Constabulary men were martyred in a terrorist attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Karak district on Monday, according to officials. In a statement, Karak police spokesperson Shaukat Khan said terrorists initially carried out a quadcopter attack on the Federal Constabulary fort in the Dargah Shaheedan area. The spokesperson said that during the initial attack, the […]
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Do men age faster than women?
Do men age faster than women? A recent study by Finnish academics has revealed that men age faster than women. Men are biologically four years older than women by the time they’re 50. A doctoral researcher and lead author of the study Anna Kankaanpää said that they have found men to be biologically older than […]
I’m terrified of men, patriarchy sucks: Queen in tears
Queen had to fight her battles with patriarchy when she acceded the throne. I’m terrified of men, patriarchy sucks: Queen in tears The 96-year-old, who became the monarch of England at the age of 25, has ‘always been a feminist,’ says expert Ingrid Seward. The mother-of-four took authority in the fifties in the “terrifying” world […]
Champions Brazil held as Gignac rescues France in Olympic football
Reigning champions Brazil were held to a goalless draw by the Ivory Coast in the men’s Olympic football competition on Sunday, while Andre-Pierre Gignac’s hat-trick in a 4-3 win over South Africa kept France’s hopes alive. Brazil, who won gold for the first time five years ago on home soil in Rio, could have moved […]
Why MEN need gender equality?
Generally, the call for gender equality is made by women, for women. The crux of the feminist struggle is raising women’s status to that of men’s, demanding the same rights and privileges that men enjoy so that women’s plight can be improved. But here is the corollary: gender equality will not improve women’s condition alone; […]
Dear society, men can cry too
We live in a society where men are pictured as strong and powerful. We are living in the age of feminism, yet as soon as a man breaks down, we don’t spare a second before catcalling him womanish or unmanly. Living in a patriarchal society, our upbringing has taught us that since men have to protect their […]
Opposite genders and the case of the ‘condescending’ opinions
Walter Bradford Cannon penned the first stage of the general adaptation syndrome that regulates stress responses among animals and other organised forms of entities: the “fight-or-flight” response, he called it. This psychological reaction occurs in response to a perceived harmful event or threat to survival. For the purposes of my fairly rational evaluation, let’s take on […]
How to win the tricky mind games that men like to play
Ever since the dawn of time, humans have been bent on playing with each other, either, to win wars or bring peace between nations. The way to go about doing this has been fought through tactics of ‘maneuver warfare’. Today, people have transgressed this command structure for their own personal gains: they use it to make […]
Pakistani men, please go buy a deodorant!
If there is one thing common in Pakistan, it is catching the beautiful scents of men scurrying around grocery stores and well, pretty much everywhere. Every individual has a duty to keep her/himself clean and fragrant. If we do not stay hygienic from the inside, how does one suppose we can keep cleanliness in other […]