That sudden, overwhelming urge for something sweet after dinner, or the way the smell of fresh samosas from a Lahore…
Badam has been part of the Pakistani morning routine for generations. Grandmothers across Lahore and Karachi have been placing a…
Late dinners are a way of life in Pakistan. Most families sit down to eat at 9 or 10 pm,…
Most Pakistani families talk about everything at a dawat — the food, the relatives, the latest news. What rarely comes…
Waking up to a pale or white coating on your tongue is one of those things that feels alarming but…
Most people in Pakistan know they should drink more water. What fewer people realise is that how and when you…
Most Pakistani families have at least one condition that seems to repeat across generations. A grandfather with heart disease, an…
A burning feeling behind the breastbone after a plate of biryani or a late-night paratha is something most Pakistanis have…
Every year on 28 July, the world marks World Hepatitis Day. For most countries it is a reminder. For Pakistan,…
Every Pakistani household has heard it. Your mother, your nani, your khala — someone has told you: “Baal geele hain,…