Javed Jabbar

Inner-dependence and Independence

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

A malleable charter

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

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
A Misrepresented Tragedy

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

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

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

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

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
Truths and dialogue

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?

Arabic Pakistan?

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

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