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4th March, 2013
Prescribing creativity for Pakistan
What am I doing? Why am I doing it? What are my talents? Why didn’t I ever discover them?
What am I doing? Why am I doing it? What are my talents? Why didn’t I ever discover them?
21st January, 2013
Pakistan’s moving art
Many trucks, buses and vans in Pakistan are highly customized and decorated by their owners. These adorned vehicles are considered as moving art, or 'jingle' art.
Many trucks, buses and vans in Pakistan are highly customized and decorated by their owners. These adorned vehicles are considered as moving art, or 'jingle' art.
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22nd November, 2012
Also Pakistan: The final cut
In the final installment of this series, NFP shares with us the political and cultural zeitgeist of what Pakistan was like between 1947 and 1977.
In the final installment of this series, NFP shares with us the political and cultural zeitgeist of what Pakistan was like between 1947 and 1977.
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14th November, 2012
Two Pakistans
Pakistanis who were born before the 70s saw a different Pakistan – a place unimaginable for our younger generation.
Pakistanis who were born before the 70s saw a different Pakistan – a place unimaginable for our younger generation.
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19th October, 2012
The conflict between Pakistan’s lived and imagined culture
Here is the dilemma: Pakistan’s material culture is modernising and non-material culture is Islamising.
Here is the dilemma: Pakistan’s material culture is modernising and non-material culture is Islamising.
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27th September, 2012
Also Pakistan – V
Nadeem F. Paracha takes us down memory lane with yet another memorable collection of photographs of the Pakistan that was.
Nadeem F. Paracha takes us down memory lane with yet another memorable collection of photographs of the Pakistan that was.
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27th August, 2012
The US experiences three seasons of Pakistani culture
Caravanserai presented Americans the opportunity to experience Pakistani arts in the hope to build bridges.
Caravanserai presented Americans the opportunity to experience Pakistani arts in the hope to build bridges.
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9th August, 2012
Also Pakistan – IV
Nadeem F. Paracha takes us down memory lane with yet another memorable collection of photographs of the Pakistan that was.
Nadeem F. Paracha takes us down memory lane with yet another memorable collection of photographs of the Pakistan that was.
2nd August, 2012
Poet Shehzad Ahmed passes away
Shehzad Ahmed, who wrote books on poetry and psychology and was the director of Majlis-i-Taraqqi-i-Adab passed away at the age of 80 in Lahore.
Shehzad Ahmed, who wrote books on poetry and psychology and was the director of Majlis-i-Taraqqi-i-Adab passed away at the age of 80 in Lahore.
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26th July, 2012
Also Pakistan – III
Nadeem Farooq Paracha reminds the Pakistani youth how they were born at the wrong time.
Nadeem Farooq Paracha reminds the Pakistani youth how they were born at the wrong time.
3rd July, 2012
The perceived criminality of obesity
A generally accepted view is that fat people deserve humiliation because motapa is what one brings upon oneself.
A generally accepted view is that fat people deserve humiliation because motapa is what one brings upon oneself.
24th April, 2012
“An Epicurean Voyage through Pakistan”
The book, written by Shanaz Ramzi attempts to trace the course of Pakistan cuisine and it's origins through all four provinces of Pakistan.
The book, written by Shanaz Ramzi attempts to trace the course of Pakistan cuisine and it's origins through all four provinces of Pakistan.
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19th April, 2012
Dragged down by the stone
It was a startling irony in which one of the fiercest opponents of Jinnah and the Pakistan Movement actually coined the term ‘Pakistan Ideology,’ writes NFP.
It was a startling irony in which one of the fiercest opponents of Jinnah and the Pakistan Movement actually coined the term ‘Pakistan Ideology,’ writes NFP.
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15th February, 2012
A literary affair
Valentine’s Day is almost over as I write this, the Google page still had that little cartoon that brings up a sentimental animation with Tony…
Valentine’s Day is almost over as I write this, the Google page still had that little cartoon that brings up a sentimental animation with Tony…
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9th February, 2012
Also Pakistan
Over the years many Dawn readers from within and outside Pakistan have been emailing me complaining that whenever they tried to look for pictures of…
Over the years many Dawn readers from within and outside Pakistan have been emailing me complaining that whenever they tried to look for pictures of…
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9th February, 2012
Also Pakistan
Over the years many Dawn readers from within and outside Pakistan have been emailing me complaining that whenever they tried to look for pictures of…
Over the years many Dawn readers from within and outside Pakistan have been emailing me complaining that whenever they tried to look for pictures of…
11th August, 2011
Poetry soothes the pains in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The outrage was swift after Pakistani security forces shot dead an unarmed young man in the southern city of Karachi, an incident caught on…
ISLAMABAD: The outrage was swift after Pakistani security forces shot dead an unarmed young man in the southern city of Karachi, an incident caught on…
25th June, 2011
The arid beauty of Tharparkar
Tharparkar is an arid area of the Sindh Province. It comprises four administrative units: Deplo, Chahro, Mithi and Nagarparkar. Tharparkar is a historic place with…
Tharparkar is an arid area of the Sindh Province. It comprises four administrative units: Deplo, Chahro, Mithi and Nagarparkar. Tharparkar is a historic place with…
14th March, 2011
In the quest to break stereotypes
Sadaf Syed is known for breaking down stereotypes as she educates and inspires her audience through the eyes of photography and the perspectives of her…
Sadaf Syed is known for breaking down stereotypes as she educates and inspires her audience through the eyes of photography and the perspectives of her…
