Recent freakish weather was no surprise. It hasn’t been for the first time. Freakish weather occurrences have been... Published Apr 22, 2019 06:59am

Sachal Sarmast as we all know is one of the great poets who is equally popular across Sindh and Punjab. He was a... Published Apr 15, 2019 07:02am

Leftists of all hues who uphold the ideal of a transformed society based on equity and equality resemble a bunch of... Published Apr 01, 2019 07:00am

We have millions of expatriates of Pakistani origins settled all over the world. Millions and millions more are ... Published Mar 25, 2019 06:47am

What was so special about recent Aurat March [Women’s march on the occasion of The International Women’s Day]... Published Mar 18, 2019 06:59am

It rarely happens that good poetry is popular. This is especially true of the age we live in because poetry is no... Published Mar 11, 2019 07:05am

Death is absent as well as present, near as well as far, a routine occurrence as well as a rare happening. Published Feb 25, 2019 07:23am

Human kind has never seen happy ages in the past as we generally tend to believe. Each age had its pains born of... Published Feb 11, 2019 07:12am

Can we imagine the world without translation, the world whose one of the defining features is linguistic diversity? Published Jan 28, 2019 07:00am

There are very few persons in Pakistan’s first generation as tough as Dr. Manzur Ejaz. Despite his handicap he is... Published Jan 21, 2019 07:08am

The month of Kattak has cranes, Chait is a forest fire and Saawan carries thunder and lightning / In winter arms... Published Jan 14, 2019 07:18am

Baba Farid, the pioneer of Punjab’s contemporary literary tradition, is one of the most revered and loved figures... Published Dec 31, 2018 07:03am

Basant announces the end of frosty winter that makes blossoming and blooming difficult. It heralds the arrival of... Published Dec 24, 2018 07:04am

Each age has its stories. Most of the stories die out as the age recedes into the past. A few may survive, very few,... Published Dec 17, 2018 07:00am

‘A farmer’s field is ablaze/ let’s see when he comes back to douse the fires,’ says Waris Shah in the... Published Dec 10, 2018 07:16am

Isn’t it strange that every generation that is otherwise ahead of the previous one in most aspects looks back at... Published Dec 03, 2018 06:57am

The morning in Punjab’s village is both similar to and different from the portrait Waris Shah painted in his tale... Published Nov 19, 2018 06:28am

Some days back the 9th two-day International THAAP Conference titled “Art, Tolerance and Democracy” organised by... Published Nov 12, 2018 06:59am

Punjab is a rogues’ gallery when it comes to history. Every Pundit dealing with the subject has his own version,... Published Oct 29, 2018 06:51am

Fakhar Zaman is a well-known literary figure. He is a poet and fiction writer. A selection of his poetry Zawaal di... Published Oct 22, 2018 07:05am