Zahra speaks

PICTURE COURTESY: SAMAA.TV Pakistan Super League has started off very grandly and with Islamabad United winning the opening match, a very firm ground has been set for some outstanding performances. The quality of performances, organisation and production are getting better every year. Subsequently, many more foreign players are opting to play for PSL. It is very predictable that the quality of games will also be phenomenal this year but there is something that is not getting better rather it's getting worst, the useless bantering. Competitiveness is very important for any sport whether it be football, cricket or any other sport and the fans play a huge part in backing the team. It is absolutely true that the support from fans is very essential for the success of any team but some delusional fans out there think that's supporting their team means ridiculing the other teams. This is absolutely wrong and distasteful. Supporting your team means promoting and highlighting th...

This year, 14th February is not just like another ordinary day for me. It marks the completion of one year of blogging for me. My incredible journey has completed a milestone with the grace of Allah Almighty. It has been an amazing journey and for the past 1 year, I have been following my passion. Honestly, it feels absolutely amazing and empowering. The sense of being content with what I do is the best feeling. I can confidently advise each and everyone who is reading this blog right now that follow your passion, success will automatically follow you. My blog is just one year old and I have been very dedicated to each and every post. There were days that I got very fewer views, even down to 37 but soon I realise that my only focus is to convey a message and even if 37 people read that message, I have succeeded. Before I started blogging, I was aware of Google AdSense and honestly, like everyone else I also wish to have an approved account of Google AdSense one day but everyone w...

Sometimes we get so much caught up in the routine that we unintentionally get tired of our lives. This tiredness is demonstrated in the form of anger or tension and we don't really understand what's going on. We get confused and that confusion leads to anger. Today, many people are facing anger issues and the only reason behind it is the lack of satisfaction and relaxation. It is very essential to understand that we all are humans and we need to relax, to recharge our energies. We excessively drain our energies and feel exhausted both mentally and physically. As a matter of fact, we do sleep at night and recharge our bodies for the next day but mentally we are constantly occupied and that makes our mental health vulnerable to various issues including anxiety and depression. Life goes on and there are going to be problems that need to be resolved but if we don't pay attention to our mental health, there'll be added issues for us to fix. Be very mindful about your menta...

Jok Role.  Jok Role's Parents. Last week, one of my very beloved pet pigeons died. His name was Jok Role. A very interesting story is associated with this name. I was scammed by an online employer, I found him on a freelancing website and he posts to be from the United States of America. He made me write over 10k words and the payment was due after a week. On the day of payment, he stopped replying and on that very day, Jok Role was born hence we named him after the fraudulent employer. Well, it was an accident because we would set our pigeons free and later in the evening get them back into the cage. Now he was roaming around on the floor and somebody left the roof door open. I was away, eating my lunch when a cat came into the room and took him away. When I came into the room, he wasn't there. Everyone looked around and tried to find him but later we only found his feathers on the roof of our neighbours. It was heartbreaking. I really loved him and for the first ti...

Life as a disabled individual in Pakistan has various aspects. There are many things that need consideration and improvement but one of the things that recently got my attention was the media presence and representation of the disabled individuals. Media is undoubtedly a powerful tool and very crucial in any social change, moreover, it has a very high impact among the masses therefore many of the social trends reach the public through the media. Is the media actually portraying every aspect of society? The answer is no, it's not. Have you ever seen a disabled heroine or hero? Can you recall a high budget movie based on disability?  It is very unlikely that any person with a disability would be considered as a hero or heroine but why is that? The movies are supposed to be a reflection of the society, however, there are a few examples where the people with disabilities have managed to gain some media presence but either they are portrayed merely as villains, motivational speakers...

Finally, 2018 is coming to an end. Like every year, this year was also filled with happiness and disappointments, success and failure, new relationships and breakups. It has been another year packed with experiences that help us grow and learn. With every upcoming year, we receive 365 days of opportunities to discover and improve. Life is going to throw you down and you are going to have both positive and negative experiences but everything teaches us something, focus on the thing that you extract out of it. You may have had some unfavourable experiences throughout the year and they are a part of your story, embrace them! We all are living a story, we will have the ups and downs, there will be villains to create difficulties for you but there will also be the heroes who will reach to rescue and if the hero doesn't arrive then be the hero yourself, anyhow always try to make your story worth a while. Again, all of these would just be words if you don't think about it. It...

One of the most important relationships in a human's life is friendship. Friends are considered to be a family that a person chooses for him or her self. The unique love between friends cannot be defined in words, however, recently, I heard a real-life story that illuminated the significance of friendship in a person's life no matter what they are going through themselves, the friends will always want the best for each other. Image Courtesy: VideoBlocks Ashfaq and Altaf were best friends since childhood but as they grew up, the professional priorities tore them apart. Altaf had to go to another city for work purposes and Ashfaq stayed back in the home city. Many years passed by and they were not in contact anymore but they missed each other immensely. Altaf got married and had a family, he would narrate the stories of his friend to the kids. Ashfaq, on the other hand, could not find a stable job but got married and had kids as well. Life went on and the friendship rema...