Harris Khalique

Inam Nadeem is among those who embrace different forms of art with equal vivacity. His extraordinary comprehension ... Published 10 Jan, 2021 11:03am

In a country where philosophy is not even taught in most public and private colleges and universities, and where... Published 13 Dec, 2020 08:06am

During his active political career, Saif Khalid was imprisoned multiple times... Published 25 Oct, 2020 07:09am

Everywhere, there are some politicians who take to writing at an opportune time in their careers. They write on... Published 04 Oct, 2020 08:39am

In Pakistan, those citizens who feel concerned about the rapid deterioration happening in almost every walk of life,... Published 06 Sep, 2020 07:02am

The potion people were given to consume over the decades was prepared by evenly mixing the majority faith... Published 16 Aug, 2020 07:02am

It seems that the world has finally begun to follow us. As has happened to Pakistan for decades unending — with a... Published 19 Jul, 2020 06:46am

Prof Navid Shahzad has recently recalled in one of her writings what George Orwell said soon after the Second World... Published 24 May, 2020 05:26am

Everywhere in the world, people with a literary bent of mind sometimes name their children after poets or writers.... Updated 26 Apr, 2020 11:42am

Is the rise of strong populist men in democracies around the world comparable to the rise of Hitler and Mussolini? Updated 12 Apr, 2020 07:07am

Can art be separated from issues of power? How does creative expression in today’s world differ from the eras that have Updated 15 Mar, 2020 01:08pm

I am presently engrossed in William Dalrymple’s dazzling work The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India... Published 23 Feb, 2020 07:06am

All characters are so palpable and identifiable in the context of Pakistan’s political history and sociology, that... Published 19 Jan, 2020 08:35am

For those who have moved across places, there is a town where they dwell and there is a town which dwells inside... Published 15 Dec, 2019 09:09am

Back in the 1970s and ’80s, at a fairly young age, it was in his native Lahore that he joined the political... Published 17 Nov, 2019 07:19am

Dr Rakhshanda Jalil is one of those rare language scholars and literary translators who have an exceptional command... Published 20 Oct, 2019 06:59am

She was born in the same year as Allama Muhammad Iqbal, but outlived him by three decades. A true polymath, a woman... Published 15 Sep, 2019 07:02am

M.D. Taseer, a leading poet and critic in the early and mid-20th century, gained recognition for his writing under... Published 11 Aug, 2019 07:06am

In this age of mindless populism, narrow nationalism, renewed misogyny and personality cults, we stand sharply... Published 14 Jul, 2019 06:55am

I begin with a qualification that Pakistan’s intellectual scene — academic, artistic, literary and social — is... Published 09 Jun, 2019 07:03am