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Past present: Born free
Rousseau in The Social Contract says, “Man is born free but everywhere he is in chains”. A thought-provoking and meaningful…
Tales of woe
Haneen Rafi explores why Pakistani writers publish their books across the border
They say that Pakistan is witnessing a literary…
Drama queens
Do TV plays based on novels boost the publishing industry or is it the other way around, asks OA
Urdu…
Cheap thrills
Rumana Husain traces the rise and decline of pulp fiction in Pakistan
Pause at any busy street corner in Karachi,…
The word of God?
Is religious literature good for the bottom line as well as the soul? Sabina Qazi finds out.
A young woman…
In black and white
Many believe that Pakistan’s publishing industry is in the death throes but Sa’adia Reza discovers that the case may not…
Copyrights and wrongs
Imitation is not always the sincerest form of flattery, and when it comes to books, it’s never the case. Piracy…
Breathing life into the game
“Tsa mina mina eh eh…Waka waka eh eh…Tsa mina mina zangalewa…Ana wam ah ah…Zambo eh eh…Zambo eh eh…Tsa mina mina…
Interview: Deciphering the brain
Acquisition of information and intellect has almost become a compulsive need for today’s aspiring individual. Be it a scholar, entrepreneur,…
Health: Cancer-fighters in your kitchen
According to the agriculture census 2010-11, approximately three million tons of vegetables were grown on an area of 252,000 hectares.…
Past present: A culture of corruption
Corruption has many categories and dimensions, and comes in all shapes and sizes. It could be the misuse of power,…
Making a hash
Ashfaq Yusufzai discovers that despite huge funding available in KP, hepatitis patients continue to suffer due to maladministration
Despite the…
Left alone
To suffer from a chronic disease is in itself quite terrible. What makes it worse is the way people react…
Risky shots
Till the use, reuse and misuse of syringes continues, Dr Quaid Saeed, at the World Health Organisation (WHO), does not…
Better safe than sorry
While vaccination is considered the most successful preventive measure against hepatitis A and B, unfortunately, no vaccine is available for…
Deadly vs sexy?
Why do HIV and AIDS still get more attention than hepatitis?
“Not enough attention is paid to hepatitis worldwide, when…
Double trouble
Mariam Naeem Khan explores the risk of co-infection between hepatitis and AIDS
Mortalities due to hepatitis C have surpassed that…
A, B, C, D…
According to the World Health Organisation, there are five types of Hepatitis virus: A, B, C, D and E.
Typically,…
Inside the selection game
Pakistan cricket is probably filled with the most inspired, interesting, frustrating, amusing, baffling incidents of selection than any other country.…
Standing in ‘cue’
Few would refute the fact that the more taxing the circumstances — and if one could withstand that initial encumbering…
