Huma Yusuf
KARACHI At the best of times, pulling off an Anton Chekov play is an arduous undertaking. His work is subtle; it...
Published 26 Sep, 2009 12:00am
NAPAs Repertory Company stages Chekovs The Seagull in Karachi.-(Photographs by Tahir Jamal/ White Star) KARACHI At...
Published 26 Sep, 2009 12:00am
US PRESIDENT Barack Obama dominated headlines last week for tossing out George W. Bush`s plans for a missile defence...
Published 21 Sep, 2009 12:00am
Eight years ago, two planes flew into two towers and the world changed. The United States initiated a ‘war against...
Published 11 Sep, 2009 03:56pm
THIS week will mark the eighth anniversary of 9/11. Almost a decade into the global war against terror, only one...
Published 07 Sep, 2009 12:00am
THIS week will mark the eighth anniversary of 9/11. Almost a decade into the global war against terror, only one...
Published 07 Sep, 2009 12:00am
The attack on Minister Kazmi suggests that religious parties are being warned off supporting further action against...
Published 02 Sep, 2009 06:52pm
THROUGH the summer, we`ve been hearing that the battle for the soul of Pakistan is being played out against ...
Published 31 Aug, 2009 12:00am
IT is unfortunate that Pakistan has never been able to learn from past mistakes. Before cracking down on militancy,...
Published 24 Aug, 2009 12:00am
IT is unfortunate that Pakistan has never been able to learn from past mistakes. Before cracking down on militancy,...
Published 24 Aug, 2009 12:00am
BETWEEN the unconfirmed killing of Baitullah Mehsud, the Gojra attacks and attempts to prosecute Pervez Musharraf,...
Published 16 Aug, 2009 12:00am
BAITULLAH Mehsud is dead — now what? The killing of the leader of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), though ...
Published 09 Aug, 2009 12:00am
Earlier this week, I attended a talk about Islam and homosexuality at a medical school in Karachi. The very fact ...
Published 07 Aug, 2009 04:39pm
Kanjoos, an adaptation of Molière`s The Miser, is being staged at the Karachi Arts Council between Aug 7 and 14. —...
Published 07 Aug, 2009 12:00am
KARACHI In our society, which is plagued by the legacy of dictatorial rule and obsessed with male dominance, there ...
Published 07 Aug, 2009 12:00am
FOR the past few days, Pakistan has been so concerned about its neighbour to the east that it hasn`t glanced in the...
Published 03 Aug, 2009 12:00am
A smaller temple within Nani Mandir adorned with statues of Hindu gods. — Photo By Aarij Hashimi The landscape of ...
Published 02 Aug, 2009 12:00am
A few years ago, I found myself seated in front of the Karachi Police Surgeon. Like most government offices, his ...
Published 31 Jul, 2009 11:21am
HOW`S this for a depressing fact? Forty per cent of all post-conflict regions revert to violence within a decade. As...
Published 27 Jul, 2009 12:00am
The following post, I’ll be the first to admit, is the perfect definition of a storm in a teacup, which is rather...
Published 25 Jul, 2009 11:57am
