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HOW PAKISTAN’S HIGHER EDUCATION WENT OFF TRACK

A bold national experiment once promised to transform Pakistan into a ‘knowledge economy.’ But, a little over two decades later...

Taha Ali Published 19 Apr, 2026 09:05am

POLICY: THE CASE FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Pakistan frames its transport crisis as an affordability problem. It is actually an institutional one — and every fuel shock makes

Bakhtiar Iqbal Sheheryar Khan Published 19 Apr, 2026 09:31am

FOOTBALL: FOOTBALL’S WASTED TIME

The ‘beautiful game’ is being spoiled by time-wasting — can anything be done about it ahead of the World Cup?

Carl Singleton David Butler Robert Butler Published 19 Apr, 2026 09:39am

Branded Content

Indus Cloud signs strategic partnership agreement with PTCL to deliver cloud excellence

The partnership marks a significant step in Indus Cloud’s and PTCL’s joint efforts to strengthen Pakistan’s cloud and data centre infrastructure and expand access to enterprise-grade digital services in the country.

K&N's SmartCooking Recipes: Pink Sauce Pasta

A rich and creamy pink sauce pasta topped with crispy chicken fillet strips, combining comforting flavours with a subtle spicy kick.

The Bank of Punjab signs strategic MoU with Stacks to advance digital remittances and financial innovation

As part of this initiative, the two organisations will also undertake a pilot transaction to explore the use of stablecoins for remittances.

ENVIRONMENT: SWALLOWED BY THE SEA

Once a thriving harbour town, Sukhi Bandar now lies beneath the Arabian Sea. Its disappearance tells a larger story — of a delta

Aakash Santorai Published 19 Apr, 2026 09:45am

INTERVIEW: PAKISTAN IN VENICE

As Pakistan gets ready to participate in the Venice Biennale for only the second time, Eos speaks with Faiza Butt, the artist...

Syed Hasnain Nawab Updated 19 Apr, 2026 10:29am

SMOKERS’ CORNER: GEOPOLITICS OF THE PULPIT

As countries such as Pakistan and Saudi Arabia move away from past Islamist frameworks, a new, more pragmatic regional identity is emerging.

Nadeem F. Paracha Updated 19 Apr, 2026 09:54am

CLIFTONIA: FOREST TALES

A very secret fable about a very secret cave, very secret guests and the machinery behind world-changing events…

Farid Alvie Published 19 Apr, 2026 10:15am

ADVICE: AUNTIE AGNI

‘Everyone Doubts Me After My CSS Exam Failure’

From InpaperMagazine Published 19 Apr, 2026 10:18am

GARDENING: BUTTON SHEDDING

From water stress to weak pollination, a number of factors can cause coconut trees to drop underdeveloped nuts — here’s what...

Dr Khwaja Ali Shahid Published 19 Apr, 2026 10:21am

FINDING A FUEL WE CAN AFFORD

The numbers tell us that a cheaper, cleaner future is within reach, if the state chooses to act before the next hit.

Ammar H Khan Updated 16 Apr, 2026 01:13pm

ESSAY: THE WHITE SAVIOUR

The trope is not the result of a personality flaw in individual storytellers. It is a narrative technique. And from Robinson Cruso

Suhaib Ayaz Published 12 Apr, 2026 06:34am

HISTORY: WHEN PERSIA FREED THE JEWS

When Cyrus the Great defeated Babylon, he handed the exiled Jews something they had not had in decades…

Masood Lohar Published 12 Apr, 2026 06:34am

MOTORSPORTS: LEARNING TO DRIFT

Dina Patel grew up watching her parents race across Pakistan’s desert terrain. Now 22, she has become the country’s first female

Ali Akber Published 12 Apr, 2026 06:34am

IN MEMORIAM: LETTING HISTORY JUDGE

Roy Medvedev, who died in February this year, lived through nearly the entire Soviet century — and spent most of it insisting

Dr Naazir Mahmood Published 12 Apr, 2026 06:34am

EXHIBITION: SUSPENDED REALMS

In her latest body of work, Shanzay Subzwari transforms loss into a meditative visual language rendered in luminous colours

Rumana Husain Published 12 Apr, 2026 06:34am

ARTSPEAK: UNRAVELLING THE FAIRY TALE

As faith in global institutions erodes, must a new hegemon rise or is an alternative possible?

Durriya Kazi Published 12 Apr, 2026 06:34am

NON-FICTION: ETHNIC COHESION AND DEVELOPMENT

A brief treatise by a well-known Pakistani economist explores the impact of ethnic friction on the success or failure of nations

Safiya Aftab Published 19 Apr, 2026 11:57am

COLUMN: POETRY OF THE MIND

Between the 16th and 18th centuries, Persian language poets in Iran and India established a parallel universe of...

Musharraf Ali Farooqi Published 19 Apr, 2026 11:54am

FICTION: THE STAR THAT DIMMED

A new Urdu novel imagines the life of Ruttie Jinnah, bringing to life a woman lost in the margins of history and rescuing her from

Sanober Nazir Updated 19 Apr, 2026 12:15pm

FICTION: WRESTING CONTROL OF THE GRANARY

The English translation of late Fahmida Riaz’s novel Qila-i-Faramoshi offers the Anglophone world a window into ancient Persian...

Ayesha Latif Published 19 Apr, 2026 11:49am

NON-FICTION: LOVE, LOSS AND MEMORY

In his latest memoir, British author Ziauddin Sardar reflects on love, loss and language as he remembers three women who

Sadia Zulfiqar Published 12 Apr, 2026 06:08am

NON-FICTION: TRAPPED BY HISTORY?

A recent book attempts to decode the patterns of power and politics in Pakistan by connecting these dynamics with examples from

Imtiaz Piracha Published 12 Apr, 2026 06:08am

FICTION: TALES OF THE CITY

A gripping collection of Urdu short stories feature Karachi as a vibrant metropolis in which individuals from diverse communities

Hajra Rehan Published 12 Apr, 2026 06:08am

COLUMN: BOOKSTORES ARE FOREVER

The Argentinian genius of a writer Jorge Luis Borges once said: “I have always imagined that Paradise will be a...

Harris Khalique Published 12 Apr, 2026 06:08am

SPOTLIGHT: LOVE UNDER CONSTRUCTION

With meticulous world-building, young, new leads and a formidable antagonist, director Aehsun Talish’s Mirza Ki Heer is betting on

Maliha Rehman Published 19 Apr, 2026 11:03am

OVERHEARD

We can be critical of our governments and we should be. But we must also give credit where it’s due. Our government played a major

From InpaperMagazine Published 19 Apr, 2026 11:29am

THE GRAPEVINE

Whatever the reason behind the abrupt halt in the airing of Pakistan Idol Season 2 (which was being watched avidly

PYT Published 19 Apr, 2026 11:40am

STREAMING: PREDICTABLE PREDICAMENTS

Thrash — sharks in a Category 5 hurricane flood — is exactly as ingenious as it sounds and nowhere near as fun as it should be

Mohammad Kamran Jawaid Published 19 Apr, 2026 11:44am

WIDE ANGLE: THE BRILLIANCE OF BAIT

Bait sheds light on British-Pakistani mental health struggles rarely seen on screen

Jolel Miah Published 19 Apr, 2026 10:55am

THE TUBE

Feroze Khan plays an angry, rich man with a gun, opposite the bubbly Sahar Khan as his love interest, and Nawal Saeed in a...

Sadaf Haider Published 19 Apr, 2026 10:53am

IN MEMORIAM: THE ETERNAL ASHA

Asha Bhosle, who passed away on April 12 in Mumbai, wasn’t just the singer of an era. With a career spanning over eight decades...

Muhammad Suhayb Published 19 Apr, 2026 10:41am

TRIBUTE: A THOUSAND MOODS

While many singers can deliver melody, only a precious few could render memory audible. Film critic Naazir Mahmood picks his...

Dr Naazir Mahmood Published 19 Apr, 2026 10:40am

The bike that could save billions

With battery swap stations, every electric bike charged converts an idle capacity payment from a fiscal liability into productive revenue.

Ammar H Khan Updated 20 Apr, 2026 09:58am

Addressing markup consumer prices

Bringing more products under the Third Schedule could strengthen consumer protection by ensuring greater transparency on the shelf.

Nasir Jamal Published 20 Apr, 2026 06:31am

Excitement around Karachi Port

"To fully leverage Pakistan’s coastline, we need deeper drafts, expanded berthing and storage capacity, and sustainable use of marine resources," says PQA chairman.

Afshan Subohi Published 20 Apr, 2026 06:31am

Focus on outflows and inflows

Remittances, for now, are holding the line, enabling reserves to be managed, obligations to be met, and confidence to be maintained.

Mohiuddin Aazim Published 20 Apr, 2026 06:31am

The economy amid the US-Iran war

Geopolitical uncertainty has hastened foreign capital outflows, and portfolio investor risk appetite has fallen across all emerging markets, including Pakistan.

Dr Ateeb Syed Khanzaib Ahmad Updated 20 Apr, 2026 10:23am

Time for private sector leadership

By acting as value chain integrators, private enterprises can enhance coordination, improve efficiency, and facilitate...

Khalid Saeed Wattoo Dr Waqar Ahmad Published 20 Apr, 2026 06:31am

Why SMEs struggle to access capital

At the heart of the challenge lies a banking framework historically anchored in collateral-based lending.

Atif Malik Published 20 Apr, 2026 06:31am

Citizens’ assemblies gain traction

The breadth of the NCMC’s mandate suggests it could evolve into a superstructure for policymaking.

Jawaid Bokhari Published 20 Apr, 2026 06:31am

The cinematic history of Superman

From black-and-white serials to billion-dollar blockbusters, Superman has come a long way. Let’s revisit the films and faces that

Muhammad Umar Shaheen Published 18 Apr, 2026 09:23am

Wonder Craft: No-mess pencil sharpener jar

How many of you get irritated or even scolded when you’re writing and sharpening your pencil, only for the ...

The Crafter Published 11 Apr, 2026 05:41am

Mailbox

This concerns the story “The dog without a leash” by Laleha Fatemah Kharal (YW, February 28). The story was so funny that I...

From InpaperMagazine Published 18 Apr, 2026 09:23am

Poet's Corner

From InpaperMagazine Published 18 Apr, 2026 09:23am

The man behind the cape

Although he was born Kal-El on the planet Krypton, Superman’s time there was short-lived. As the planet faced imminent destruction

Muhammad Umar Shaheen Published 18 Apr, 2026 09:23am

Story time: Hassan’s bicycle

“Mum, do you need any help?” Hassan asked.

Kazim Ali Shah Published 11 Apr, 2026 05:41am

Dirty skies: The invisible cost of conflict

War doesn’t just destroy cities. Some of its worst effects travel quietly, through the air we breathe

Benazir Raz Published 11 Apr, 2026 05:41am

Story time: Hold on to your dream

Jamshed was a 17-year-old and the only son of a horse trainer in the small town of Badin, Sindh. He would go to...

Mahnoor Sohail Published 18 Apr, 2026 09:23am