Madressahs in Pakistan operate a parallel education system that mostly produces unemployable graduates and has often been linked
Published 22 Dec, 2024 07:08am
Securing the hosting rights to the 2034 FIFA World Cup is the crowning achievement of Saudi Arabia’s sports policy but it has
Published 22 Dec, 2024 07:08am
Until her reunion with her long-separated sisters Malika and Sonia, lonely Madhubala’s best friend at Karachi Zoo had become
Published 22 Dec, 2024 07:08am
Metal, glass and semi-precious stones are fused with calligraphic elements in Shakil Ismail’s singular creations
Published 22 Dec, 2024 07:08am
In a world where amassing more money, power and prestige is seen as a barometer for ‘success’, how can one learn to quell
Published 22 Dec, 2024 07:08am
The notion that the West has tried to impose Westernisation and secularism in Muslim regions in the past few decades is largely
Published 22 Dec, 2024 07:08am
A Mexican twist on the stuffed paratha, filled with beef, chickpeas, potatoes, a medley of vegetables, only cheese or anything
Published 22 Dec, 2024 07:08am
‘I Can’t Control My Emotions or My Porn Addiction’
Published 22 Dec, 2024 07:08am
One common indicator that the beetroot is ready for harvest is when the plant starts popping out of the soil surface
Published 22 Dec, 2024 07:08am
During the Iranian president’s visit to Pakistan in April, it was resolved to raise Pak-Iran trade to an ambitious $10 billion.
Updated 16 Dec, 2024 09:48am
While the challenges facing guards working for private security companies are well documented, very little is known about the
Published 15 Dec, 2024 09:09am
The surprise package of the recently-concluded Men’s Junior Asia Hockey Cup was Pakistan’s up-and-coming goalkeeper Faizan Jan
Published 15 Dec, 2024 09:08am
The ruins of an abandoned Hindu temple in Lahore’s Model Town serve as a reminder of what has been lost as well as possible futur
Published 15 Dec, 2024 09:08am
Turner Prize winner Jasleen Kaur — whose work is deeply rooted in her Sikh heritage and explores themes of cultural identity,
Published 15 Dec, 2024 09:07am
The term "authentic" has evolved from a Romantic ideal into marketing gimmicks and aesthetic trends.
Published 15 Dec, 2024 09:05am
In the middle of internet outages, the collapse of the government in Syria and Maryam Nawaz’s London glow-ups, Butterfly seeks sma
Published 15 Dec, 2024 09:05am
‘Instability at Home is Making Me Depressed’
Published 15 Dec, 2024 09:04am
With shades of maroon, red and pink, the beetroot plant is as beautiful as any vegetable can get. But there are a couple
Published 15 Dec, 2024 09:04am
The brutal machinations of power, corruption allegations and the pawns that can inadvertently turn kingmakers, or king-breakers, lie at the heart of journalist Umber Khairi’s debut novel, Akbar in Wonderland.
Updated 08 Dec, 2024 11:48am
Thar’s groundwater is rapidly depleting and deteriorating due to coal mining, posing a catastrophic threat to the desert’s
Published 08 Dec, 2024 06:55am
Even unfinished and damaged structures at archaeological sites speak loudly to architectural historians. Unfortunately,
Published 08 Dec, 2024 06:55am
The ceramic artworks in an exhibition in Karachi have all been produced by using a rare salt-fired technique, and are a delightful
Published 08 Dec, 2024 06:55am
Amidst the turmoil and polarisation that has defined this year, hope lies in slowing down, introspection and finding new
Published 08 Dec, 2024 06:55am
Across history, political parties have had to learn to balance their incipient ideology with pragmatism in order to ensure mainstream appeal and survival.
Published 08 Dec, 2024 06:55am
Breakfast or brunch with the stuffed parathas at Angeethi and you’ll never look at another breakfast menu the same way again
Published 08 Dec, 2024 06:55am
‘My Focus and Motivation is Inconsistent’
Published 08 Dec, 2024 06:55am
Depending upon conditions and weather, and with high-quality input of seeds and soil, beetroot seedlings are likely to pop out in
Published 08 Dec, 2024 06:55am
But rather than simply sectarian divides, the reasons for the discord are far more complex.
Updated 02 Dec, 2024 09:49am
Nigar Nazar shot to fame as Pakistan’s first female cartoonist more than 50 years ago, without any formal schooling in the craft,
Published 01 Dec, 2024 08:00am
One wonders what the future of para-sports will look like in Pakistan after Haider’s career comes to a close.
Updated 01 Dec, 2024 10:27am
With the opening of the lofty Karakoram Highway in the 1970s and its later co-option into the ambitious CPEC project, Pakistan
Published 01 Dec, 2024 08:00am
Some of the most recognisable names in the country’s art scene had their works on show at an all-encompassing exhibition in
Published 01 Dec, 2024 08:00am
Bruno Liljefors’ paintings serve as a tribute to both the allure and mystery of nature and wildlife
Published 01 Dec, 2024 08:00am
Instead of safeguarding nationalism from those operating from outside its paradigm, has religious nationalism become a launching pad for theocrats?
Updated 01 Dec, 2024 10:06am
The true triumph of a debut novel inspired by real life political machinations from early 1990s Pakistan is in putting into
Published 15 Dec, 2024 09:24am
A slim but noteworthy book looks at the decline of Hindustani classical music in Pakistan and posits the reasons behind it
Published 15 Dec, 2024 09:23am
In a ninth installment of ‘Evergreens’ from his bookshelf, Muhammad Ali Siddiqi remembers books about wars that defined the
Published 15 Dec, 2024 09:23am
The novel from Sehbai proves once again that, for him, art is a continuum with no beginning and no end. Art keeps grow
Published 15 Dec, 2024 09:23am
The library spilled over to the adjacent verandah. Father’s most amazing collection, the complete set of 45 volumes
Published 08 Dec, 2024 08:12am
A new book on the life of the late Baloch insurgent Mir Hazar Khan Marri is less about him than about presenting a statist
Updated 08 Dec, 2024 01:02pm
A prize-winning debut novel brings into perspective colour prejudice and the pleasures of the natural world, while being
Published 08 Dec, 2024 08:12am
The Urdu translation of a novel considered a classic of modern Chinese literature is immensely atmospheric and evocative
Published 08 Dec, 2024 08:12am
An Irish author’s novel about two brothers dealing with grief in their own ways and their relationship with each other offers some
Published 01 Dec, 2024 07:07am
A collection of reviews written in contemporaneous publications about Pakistani movies released between 1948 and 1971 fills a...
Published 01 Dec, 2024 07:07am
A republishing of the most comprehensive study of Sindh’s history is a visual treat as well as a book to cherish
Published 01 Dec, 2024 07:07am
Those who use print dictionaries frequently, get so practised in the exercise that they can usually open it on the...
Published 01 Dec, 2024 07:07am
The murders of four women and the arrest of the suspect prompts a young woman to start corresponding with the killer in jail
Published 24 Nov, 2024 10:23am
A witty memoir sheds light on growing up queer in Pakistan, moving to America and struggling to find a place between the two world
Published 24 Nov, 2024 10:23am
Although Noor Zaheer shares the broad outlines of the same political ideology and their progressive literary bent,
Published 24 Nov, 2024 10:23am
The Dhahan Prize for Punjabi fiction announced its 11th annual winner, Jinder (Jalandhar, Punjab, India), of a...
Published 24 Nov, 2024 10:23am
A journalist’s memoirs shed light on a particularly tumultuous phase of Pakistan’s history
Published 24 Nov, 2024 10:23am
On a fine, cold November afternoon, I am sitting at a restaurant with Naila Khan, a friend from Dhaka, who is ...
Updated 17 Nov, 2024 11:23am
A collection of articles focuses on the education crisis in Pakistan
Updated 17 Nov, 2024 11:23am
A darkly humorous essay about medical students wins the non-fiction prize this year
Updated 17 Nov, 2024 11:24am
