Dialect of death
Dr Farrukhi’s presence at any literary festival was a lesson in modesty.
F.S. Aijazuddin
Is it time for moon sighting to evolve?
Stronger ministers than Chaudhry — once, even the NA — have tried to dislodge Mufti Muneebur Rehman, without success.
My moon or yours?
The chairman stood his ground, waiting for his own moon to appear.
Here to stay
Covid-19 could not have found a country more vulnerable than Afghanistan.
Undue reparations
The US has not lost its appetite for demanding reparations.
Addictive charity
Better minds have cautioned against such coercive largesse.
Growing disbelief
An incomplete lockdown by whatever name is un-smart.
Suicidal choices
The government’s Janus-headed approach to the virus is unhelpful.
The time bomb
Pakistanis may be forced to return in planeloads.
Virtual communities
The affluence we took for granted is as irrelevant as Versailles.
Sounds of spring
One casualty in a post-Covid-19 world should be the UN.
Numbering death
How many Pakistanis are expected to die?
Whispered warnings
Dr Mubashir was too significant to be evicted.
His name is red
Pamuk has never lost his instinct as an artist.
The fires next door
Australia had bushfires, India the incendiary Citizenship Amendment Act 2019.
Heights of intellect
The LLF offers all things to all men and women.
Restoring heritage
Over the years, these paintings have languished through neglect.
Burden of state
Adaptation of Shakespeare’s plays is no longer a heresy.
A reattachment
Authors will understand the effusion of love a parent feels for a brainchild.
Cricket vs culture
This Lahore Biennale could be described as a carefully assembled feast.