ABOUT two decades ago, this writer came across an elderly English couple at a hotel in Swat. We seemed to have... Published Aug 19, 2019 07:02am

KARACHI: Urdu poetry has often been accused of being too limited and narrowly focussed on a few themes such as love... Published Aug 14, 2019 07:04am

THE strange thing about grammar is that the native speakers of a language do not need it, at least while learning it... Published Aug 06, 2019 06:53am

THE word ghazal is derived from an Arabic root and it means ‘to talk amorously to women’. According to some... Published Jul 30, 2019 05:42am

Hamd is a poetic genre that exclusively praises Allah. Published Jul 22, 2019 06:50am

Hamd is a poetic genre that exclusively praises Allah. Published Jul 22, 2019 06:50am

KARACHI: Veteran poet, broadcaster, playwright, prose writer, teacher and journalist Himayat Ali Shaer passed away ... Published Jul 17, 2019 07:01am

AN author dictionary is “a type of reference work which provides information on the vocabulary of a specific... Published Jul 15, 2019 07:01am

SHAMSUR Rehman Farooqi is one of the most respected and most feared critics in today’s world of Urdu literature.... Published Jul 08, 2019 07:04am

DR Muhammad Sadiq was fascinated by Muhammad Hussain Azad, the legendary writer of Urdu. So much so that Dr Sadiq... Published Jul 01, 2019 06:58am

NAJMUL Ghani Rampuri’s Bahr-ul-Fasaahat (1885) is one of the most authentic and most comprehensive books written ... Published Jun 25, 2019 06:55am

WHEN a famous fast food chain advertised its products in China... Published Jun 18, 2019 07:13am

A language purist tries to ‘prescribe’ how to use a language. Updated Jun 10, 2019 08:33am

“A long time ago, the then prime minister of Pakistan was on an official visit to Germany. He was speaking in... Published Jun 03, 2019 07:27am

Her name's hardly mentioned in books that record the biographical data and obituaries of Urdu poets and writers. Published May 28, 2019 09:41am

FATE plays strange games with some writers. Stars of fame shine on them for a while and then they are forgotten as ... Published May 28, 2019 07:00am

NEWSPAPERS do not merely report events. They reflect civilisation and culture. Much of human struggle in modern... Published May 20, 2019 07:11am

THERE is a difference bet­ween a traveller and a tourist. Any ordinary passenger can be a traveller, but a tourist,... Published May 13, 2019 07:04am

CONTRARY to Fort William College, which was established in Calcutta in 1800 to teach local languages and some... Published May 07, 2019 06:57am

NAAT poetry in Urdu has a long history, but, surprisingly, it was not until the latter half of the 20th century that ... Published Apr 30, 2019 06:56am