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Born in Botswana and having studied International Relations in the UK, Razia joined the ARY London team in January 2002, before moving to ARY Dubai in 2007. Fluent in several languages, well-travelled and having completed a short course in Globalisation at LSE in 2011, she feels her cosmopolitan upbringing has enabled her to be sensitive to the challenges of her job as a news reporter. She tweets at @raziiia

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Magical Misbah does the trick

Razia Desae
Precise, sharp, consolidated. These are not the terms one often uses – all at once - to describe the Pakistani team. Genteel, unflappable, unperturbed. These are the traits often associated with Pakistan’s Test captain Misbahul Haq.…
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The Old & The New

Razia Desae
Thirty-six minutes of a press conference is a pretty long time to be enthralled by not one, but two resolute Pakistani batsmen. Especially since it was a contrast of sorts.
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Haider, upcoming Bollywood film

Razia Desae
Stark, authentic, dark, lunatic - these are some choice words being brandied about by media folk, in response to upcoming Bollywood release, Haider. Attending a press conference in Dubai, the star of the film, Shahid Kapoor was anything,…