Javed Jabbar

Inner-dependence and Independence

Inner-dependence is distinct from the more external, material aspects of Independence, as also of Inter-dependence. Updated 14 Aug, 2023 10:23am

A malleable charter

The Constitution has shown remarkable capacity for change. Published 15 Apr, 2023 04:57am

Remembrance, Restoration, Renewal: Reflections around a Resolution

To be in Lahore in March evoked ruminations about the related commonalities and contrasts between 1940 and 2023. For instance: Published 27 Mar, 2023 09:24am

Reflections around a Resolution

The concept and edifice of Pakistan deserve — in the tumult and torment of conditions today — reverential respect for each shade of opinion. Published 23 Mar, 2023 02:09pm

Time to revisit Jinnah and the issue of language

FOR a leader who overcame formidable opposition to the creation of Pakistan from several adversaries — the Indian... Updated 16 Feb, 2023 01:32pm

1971: hybrid failure

The events of 1971 merit continuous research. Updated 16 Dec, 2022 07:52am

A Misrepresented Tragedy

Five decades on, Javed Jabbar highlights reasons why the loss of East Pakistan in 1971 is still a subject of considerable debate. Published 14 Aug, 2022 07:24am

A ROBUST CULTURAL MOSAIC

An assortment of cultural interventions by the state, the flag-bearers of religion, and modernist forces have enabled Pakistani... Published 14 Aug, 2022 07:12am

Eighty seconds

Over 600 individuals toiled in myriad ways... Updated 06 Aug, 2022 09:24am

1940 had a global context

Cataclysmic events as well as multiple and diverse factors on a global scale shaped the world in which the struggle for Pakistan. Published 23 Mar, 2022 10:43pm

NON-FICTION: A MUSICAL TREASURE

Compendium, catalogue, personal narrative and panoramic survey, a new book is a feast of facts about film music from Pakista... Published 23 Jan, 2022 07:06am

An ‘extremist’ par excellence

Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah had a progressive, visionary streak of extremism rooted in non-violence, civility and respect... Published 26 Dec, 2021 04:26am

“BUT, PRIME MINISTER...”

Excerpts from Javed Jabbar's recently published book Updated 17 Oct, 2021 04:58pm

Truths and dialogue

Rigid limits coexist with information in the mediascape. Published 16 Sep, 2021 08:44am

Independence and Inter-Dependence

Instead of focussing disproportionately on the bad, there is a need to use Independence Day as illumination for the good Published 15 Aug, 2021 02:16am

Arabic Pakistan?

Every Muslim here is immersed in religious expressions. Published 18 May, 2021 05:52am

Qudsia Azmat Nisar — Pakistan's foremost watercolour painter and an educator to thousands of artists

She passed away in April after being ill for several months. Published 12 May, 2021 10:53am

IN MEMORIAM: REQUIEM FOR QUDSIA AZMAT NISAR

The artist was not only Pakistan’s foremost watercolour painter, introducing the medium to non-figurative modern... Published 09 May, 2021 07:04am

The Reality versus Theory

In practical terms, reality comes before theory, for a theory seeks to ‘explain’ what already exists. Like gravity which existed Published 26 Mar, 2021 12:28pm

The Two-Nation Reality versus Theory

The two-nation status in pre-partition India was a fact of life long before it underwent theorisation. Published 23 Mar, 2021 07:41pm