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Yumna Zahid Ali

Yumna Zahid Ali

The Express Tribune

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Mothers in the workforce deserve daycare

Every company in this country has a room for everything except the one thing that would actually keep women in the workforce. Pakistan loves women, on...

18.06.2026 40

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Yumna Zahid Ali

Oh, this intrusive nuptial query!

Oh, "When are you getting married?" There it is. The question that refuses to die, much like my patience every time you ask it. Honestly,...

11.06.2026 50

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Yumna Zahid Ali

Nice try, critics! Better luck next crisis!

Peace is not just a yoga class word that people throw around in speeches. Real peace is something that actually has to be worked for, quietly, behind...

26.04.2026 50

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Yumna Zahid Ali

Classroom needs a teacher, not a tyrant

Do you want to see the assembly line for trauma? Then look at the classrooms in Pakistan, where the education system does not correct children; it...

02.04.2026 60

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Yumna Zahid Ali

The math trauma

Have you ever wondered what makes math so frightening for students in Pakistan that it leads to panic attacks? Have you ever compared the scared,...

19.03.2026 60

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Yumna Zahid Ali

Bring role-play activities into the education system

Pakistan's education problems are not just about money. A big problem is a bad mindset. Educational institutions ignore a simple,...

24.02.2026 70

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Yumna Zahid Ali

Before October 7

The war did not begin on October 7, 2023, no matter how loudly that date is repeated to erase the long history of occupation and conflict that came...

12.02.2026 30

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Yumna Zahid Ali

Your AI panic is 200 years' old

People love to panic. Every time something new is invented, someone screams, "Oh my God...This will destroy everything!" And now, that loud scream has...

08.01.2026 70

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Yumna Zahid Ali