Rawal TV presents Rubina Faisal ' s Talk Show "Dastak", meaning a ‘knock’, every Saturday. True to the meaning of the word ‘Dastak’, the show tries to probe its guest’s thoughts in order to reflect on the current affairs, both local and international, as well as other burning issues of the day such as exploring the state of affairs around the questions on the socio-economics, politics and religion.

In this show, Rubina provides a Dastak, (a knock) on people ' s minds, thoughts, ideologies and their value systems, attempts to analyze the issues to explore a better and deeper understanding of the questions at hand. Rubina attempts to relate the present to the past in order to create an appropriate perspective for the future, considering various points of view.

The purpose of the show Dastak, is not a mere discussion but an attempt is always made to identify and summarize the conclusions and solutions where applicable and when possible.

 

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Rubina Faisal is an illustrious, Canadian based Pakistani young writer. She has already been recognized for her candid, straightforward and unrestrained writing style as she uses her pen to investigate the subjects of widespread interests which belong to our daily lives. She has demonstrated her unique style with a great deal of enthusiasm in her columns, short stories, drama and poetry.

During the last eight years, Rubina has been writing her weekly columns regularly which are published not only in North America but also in Europe, the Middle East, Pakistan and India . She does not only write on political issues but on a wide range of subjects important to most of her readers. Typically, in her columns, Rubina starts with a discussion related to the current issues, provides various points of view, including her own and let’s her readers to make up their own mind to make the final judgment. This aspect of her column writing technique is a feature that provides fair latitude to her readers to conclude their own verdict. This attribute is a special asset to Rubina’s progressive writing style.

In 2011, Rubina launched her first book, Roti Khati Moortian, a selective collection of her published columns. Currently, she is working on her second book of her Short Stories.