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WHY THE STUDENT PROTESTS MATTER

Do these protests across US and Europe signal a change in Western grassroots sentiment about Palestine and can they make a difference?

Kamran Asdar Ali | Shafaq Sohail Updated 19 May, 2024 12:01pm

ECHOES OF ANOTHER STUDENT MOVEMENT

When the protests against Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza broke out across US campuses, a friend suggested that ...

Hasan Zaidi Published 19 May, 2024 07:38am

CLIMATE CHANGE: THE CLIMATE MIGRANTS

While the 2022 floods caused mayhem nationwide, such climate-induced calamities are happening more frequently in Pakistan’s

Umar Bacha Published 19 May, 2024 07:38am

BADMINTON: SHUTTLER WITH THE GOLDEN TOUCH

Pakistan’s badminton legend Tariq Wadood reminisces about his glory days in the late 1970s and 1980s…

Ijaz Chaudhry Published 19 May, 2024 07:38am

SOCIETY: MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD

For the residents of villages of the Kaachho region in Sindh’s Dadu district, the search for water remains the biggest of the

Furqan Hyder Shaikh Published 19 May, 2024 07:38am

EXHIBITION: THE ART OF OCCUPATION

An exhibition at the Venice Biennale explores how Palestinians have become ‘foreigners everywhere’ — even at home

Clare Carolin Published 19 May, 2024 07:38am

WORLD: BRITAIN’S FALSE DAWN

Why Rishi Sunak, the great hope of multicultural Britain, fell flat and is about to fizzle out

Poonam Joshi Published 19 May, 2024 07:38am

SMOKERS’ CORNER: PAKISTAN'S POPULIST JUDGES

Recent judicial activism maintains precedents set by now-retired populist judges, whose verdicts badly disturbed country’s politics, economics and judicial system.

Nadeem F. Paracha Updated 19 May, 2024 11:40am

CLIFTONIA: AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER

Eos presents excerpts from Rebecca de Chandio’s latest New York Times’ best-seller...

Farid Alvie Published 19 May, 2024 07:38am

ADVICE: AUNTIE AGNI

‘I Can’t Find the Right Match’

From InpaperMagazine Published 19 May, 2024 07:38am

GARDENING: HOLDING BOLTING AT BAY

Early bolting in plants can impact the quality and quantity of the fruit it produces, inhibiting the growth, size, taste and textu

Dr Khwaja Ali Shahid Published 19 May, 2024 07:38am

FIFA’S FOUL ON PAKISTAN FOOTBALL

Is a franchise system like cricket’s PSL the best way forward? And why is an interim football administration pushing for it?

Umaid Wasim Updated 12 May, 2024 07:14pm

ESSAY: WE’RE READY FOR YOUR CLOSE-UP NOW

Diary entries from a former actor reflect on how the desire to conform to the norms of the entertainment industry allowed her to

Neha Maqsood Published 12 May, 2024 07:38am

FOOTBALL: GIRLS KICKING MOUNTAINS

Zahra Afzal runs the Women’s Football Academy in Hazara Town, Quetta. What made her get into such an apparently thankless job?

Somaiyah Hafeez Published 12 May, 2024 07:38am

ENVIRONMENT: THE HEAT IS ON

Climate change helps explain why ocean temperatures keep rising, but it doesn’t paint the full picture. And the effects of warme

EXHIBITION: BODY AND SOUL

Poetry, calligraphy and spirituality intertwine in Fazil Hussain Mousavi’s artwork

Amra Ali Published 12 May, 2024 07:38am

ARTSPEAK: A SENSE OF BELONGING

A collective identity makes us feel as if we are a part of something bigger and more important than just our own lives

Durriya Kazi Published 12 May, 2024 07:38am

BOOKS IN BRIEF

he book addresses underdeveloped countries of the world. The author feels that the world at the moment

Munir Hussain Published 19 May, 2024 07:38am

COLUMN: ART AND SUFFERING

I wish to begin this piece with the lines that Hasan Zaidi quoted to end his essay on Paul Auster in Books and...

Harris Khalique Published 19 May, 2024 07:38am

FICTION: The invisible writer

A rare and long-awaited collection of fiction from a distinguished man of letters leaves the reader thirsting for more

Irfan Aslam Published 19 May, 2024 07:38am

FICTION: Searching for solace in unexpected places

A debut collection of short stories from Bangladesh marks its author as a notable addition to the vibrant storytellers

Sara Danial Published 19 May, 2024 07:38am

NON-FICTION: The crisis of everything

A collection of essays by experts analyses the multiple, simultaneous crises facing Pakistan in the political, economic,

Faisal Bari Published 19 May, 2024 07:38am

OBITUARY: DEFYING GENRE, TRANSCENDING BOUNDARIES

Paul Auster, a great American writer of sophistication, innovation and intellect passed away on April 30

Lucyl Harrison Published 12 May, 2024 10:12am

PAUL AUSTER AND I

I first ran into Paul Auster completely by chance at Liberty Books in Karachi’s Clifton area in 2003. This was...

Hasan Zaidi Published 12 May, 2024 10:04am

NON-FICTION: GENDER IN URDU LITERATURE

An academic book providing a comparative look at pre- and post-Partition era writing in Urdu literature is an extremely useful...

Soonha Abro Published 12 May, 2024 10:01am

LIVE WIRE; A HIT AND MISSES AFFAIR

This year’s Hum Style Awards were indicative of the times that we live in and the fissures that run deep in Pakistani

Maliha Rehman Updated 19 May, 2024 12:08pm

THE GRAPEVINE

Mishi Khan ain’t happy with singer Abrarul Haq for mentioning that, more than a decade ago, he had received

PYT Published 19 May, 2024 07:38am

PRIME TIME: THE DEATH OF REALITY TV?

With reality TV in the UK almost dead, The Traitors offers a last glimmer of hope

Jamie Medhurst Published 19 May, 2024 07:38am

CINEMASCOPE: APES GONE BAD

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes remains engaging and doesn’t betray the overall tone of the film series

Mohammad Kamran Jawaid Published 19 May, 2024 07:38am

THE TUBE

Superstar Humayun Saeed is back with a bang as Iqbal Munna, opposite Yumna Zaidi (Zarnab), in a much

Sadaf Haider Published 19 May, 2024 07:38am

WIDE ANGLE: LESSONS FROM THE SILENT DISCO

Here’s why listening to music and dancing in sync brings us closer together

Joshua S. Bamford Published 19 May, 2024 07:38am

WIDE ANGLE; IS RADICAL OPTIMISM THE ANSWER?

Dua Lipa says her new album title is also her philosophy for dealing with life’s chaos — but is it the best way?

Joshua Forstenzer Published 19 May, 2024 07:38am

THE ICON REVIEW; SCREAMFEST OF AMATEURS

With Poppay Ki Wedding, the filmmakers chose to go with the formula that works best in Pakistan: comic shenanigans

Mohammad Kamran Jawaid Published 19 May, 2024 07:38am

Enhancing wheat storage

Improved crop storage capacities could help prevent market glut, stabilise wheat prices and reduce post-harvest losses

Khalid Saeed Wattoo | Dr Waqar Ahmad Published 20 May, 2024 08:34am

From downloads to dollars

It seems that our infatuation with imported products extends to apps as well.

Mutaher Khan | Natasha Uderani Published 20 May, 2024 08:32am

Trump’s deal — rebirth of the fossil fuel industry

Plans of reversing US net-zero and clean energy policies could have far-reaching effects on global oil production, setting back sustainable energy efforts by a lot.

Syed Rashid Husain Published 20 May, 2024 08:31am

Let’s not veil transparency

Putting the economy back on the growth track is only possible if the state focuses on transparent proceedings and allows the media and judiciary to do their jobs.

Mohiuddin Aazim Updated 20 May, 2024 10:35am