Maradona — the man who lived life on his own terms
He's a name that isn't dying anytime soon.
Haseeb Asif
POLITICS: PLAYING WITH FIRE
Why does the state give the impression of entertaining an incendiary extremist party such as the TLP at all?...
SOCIETY: PAKISTAN’S DRIVE AGAINST CREATIVITY
The TikTok ban was only the latest in a line of such bans. What does a state obsessed with censorship and regulation...
NON-FICTION: LIVING LARGE AND DEALING WITH IT
A poignant account of struggling with a life-changing health disorder
THE H-BOMB: DIAL ‘M’ FOR MURDER
With the former PM’s life under threat, politicos express grave concerns
THE H-BOMB: THE DECISION
It took almost 10 years for an ambiguous verdict to come, in Benazir Bhutto’s murder case. Why?
THE H-BOMB: SADIQ AND AMIN
Hafiz Saeed has just launched his own political party. After having launched everything but nuclear missiles in...
THE H-BOMB: OUT OF JOINT
The JIT report is out. It’s got something for everybody.
THE H-BOMB: THE GULF BETWEEN US
There is crisis brewing in the Middle East, what for Pakistan ought to be called the Middle West or That Very Large...
THE H-BOMB: THE DAY OF THE JADHAV
Jadhav’s confession — along with the more recent Ehsanullah Ehsan interview, where he says RAW was supporting militant
THE H-BOMB: AWARDED PUNISHMENT
Isn’t it a bit too early for big-budget, self-congratulatory award shows?
SPOTLIGHT: TRIUMPH OF THE SPECTACLE
LSAs are billed as award shows, but are there any credible awards in Pakistan free of political or commercial biases?
THE H-BOMB: Urban Jungles
Our solution to urbanisation is to pour more concrete into it
THE H-BOMB: The Women of PSL
Forget everything else — PSL’s greatest success was in getting women back into public spaces
The H-bomb: Forward As Received
Some can be remarkably detailed such as the tragic account of the finance secretary of the
Islamabad Gun Club who was
Eating Humble Pie
What is up with food festivals that exclude people?
THE H-BOMB: RED RAGE
Earlier this month a processed food company launched microwaveable haleem in a red carpet gala.
Suicide Squad proves to be a disappointing affair
Marvel's latest feature has fallen victim to dull storytelling, empty theatrics and tedious dialogue.
Women being funny? Someone call the police
The world has known for ages that women have a sense of humour, after all they marry men.
When writing in Urdu
A recent collection of stories highlights the diverse nature of storytelling in Urdu