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Connecting the Gogi dots
Gogi may have arrived on the scene in 1971 but the character had been inside Nigar Nazar’s head for much…
No reservations
“We have come here from Thatta by bus and are headed to Faisalabad by train,” said Akram Ali, waiting at…
New hope for KCR?
There are few projects which have met such agonising delays and mutilations as the Karachi mass transit. Nearly four decades…
Bad business
If you thought travelling by train in Pakistan is a journey fraught with horror and misery, a trip on the…
The good trains
While things look bleak from every angle, three trains prove to be a tiny ray of hope for Pakistan Railways.…
Beeline for the bus
There was a time when Manzoor Ahmed would take the train from Karachi to visit his hometown in Dera Ghazi…
Rolling stock
Of the 522 locomotives of American, Japanese, German and Chinese origin that Pakistan Railways owns, on an average only some…
Weight of misery
Mohammad Irshad has been working as a porter at Karachi Cantt Station for the last 30 years, carrying the weight…
Khyber Safari — out of steam
Billowing thick black smoke and a whooping whistle, the Khyber Steam Safari, served foreign and local tourists for years, taking…
Earthly matters: Sandy and other freak weather events
Shortly after the disappointment of the Copenhagen Summit, most reporters covering the international climate change negotiations were wondering out aloud…
A leaf from history: Seeking recognition
The ratification of the Simla Accord was to be followed by the recognition of Bangladesh — a very thorny issue…
Step by step: If the shoe fits
They were the very first thing I saw as I walked through the door. They were gorgeous. Artfully placed on…
Parenting: Tailor-made babies?
Old-wives tales would have us believe that we can tailor our babies’ features according to our own preferences, be it…
Baby boom: What they don’t tell you about motherhood
You have probably seen the advertisements for popular baby products on television many times. One such ad shows a fresh,…
In memoriam: The Curie effect
On November 7, more than 600 years ago, the large Ensisheim Meteorite struck a field in France, but it was…
Eating Out: A Grand array
Driving past the US Consulate on Mai Kolachi Road isn’t always the best of experiences. The somewhat dark and truck-heavy…
Advice: Live your life
Hi Auntie,
I had been in a relationship with my ex for seven years. Things were very passionate in the…
Animadversion: Baseball reunion
Trouble with the Curve is a sure-fire slow-paced, minimalist film centering on a father-daughter reconciliatory road trip, and to a…
Gardening: Food for the soil
Q: I planted a fig tree last year in my garden in Defence, Karachi. It has started to fruit but…
