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GREEN SPACES AND GOVERNANCE
The city is often a jungle of concrete and the metropolis of Karachi is no exception to the rule. What is the link
HERITAGE: SAYING IT WITH FLOWERS
A Karachi-based group promoting ‘truck-art’ is taking the art form around the world
EXHIBITION: A CONTEMPORARY AWAKENING
An exhibition places the margins of miniature at the centre to give the genre an impetus to grow in India
EXHIBITION: QUESTIONING THE STATUS QUO
Muzzumil Ruheel’s calligraphy-inspired art points to the reawakening of another indigenous art — the Arabic script
EXHIBITION: THE ART OF STORYTELLING
Syed Ali Wasif draws on the concept of Kathak dance to produce stylised works of spritual thought
EDUCATION: MY STATELY ALMA MATER
On the occasion of the institution’s centenary, a former student remembers the glorious times spent at Mama Parsi School
NOTES FROM THE OVERGROUND: DRIVEN UP THE BEND
Hired drivers — can’t live with them; can’t live without them
EPICURIOUS: A SHOT OF CAFFIENE
You don’t just drink coffee, you can eat it too
GARDENING: MAGIC BEANS, ALL YEAR ROUND
Contrary to general belief, beans can be sown throughout the year
NUTRITION: A GRAIN OF TRUTH
Does increasing our intake of grains build a healthy diet or not?
ADVICE: AUNTIE AGNI
‘Should I continue the course I am enrolled in or switch?’
SMOKERS’ CORNER: THE EYE OF THE NEEDLE
Nationalisms based on ethnicity, race or religion begin to erode in pluralistic nations
SOCIETY: WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT APU? ACTUALLY, A LOT.
The stereotypical Indian immigrant character Apu from the animated comic series The Simpsons was the centre
X-SQUARE: THE CURIOUS CASE OF FAWAD
The selection for Pakistan’s tour of Ireland and England is bereft of any consistent logic.
CRICKET: THE COMEBACK GIRL
From family issues to debilitating injuries, Maham Tariq has had to go through a great deal to get into the national
THE FALL AND RISE OF A SOCIAL MOVEMENT
After almost a decade of slumber, voices of resistance are emerging from landless peasants in Punjab once again.
HERITAGE: THE CITY JOHN MARSHALL WROTE ABOUT
Buddhist relics in Taxila are a potential goldmine of tourism for the country
NON-FICTION: COERCION FROM ABOVE, CONSENT FROM BELOW
A valuable addition to understanding the political economy of Pakistan, a new book takes a dialectical approach
COLUMN: LOSING IQBAL
Yesterday, April 21, marked exactly 80 years since the death of Allama Muhammad Iqbal. Who is Iqbal? So many lofty...
NON-FICTION: STAMPING POSTERITY
A sumptuous volume is not only a tribute to a legendary stamp designer, but also a visual chronicle
NON-FICTION: THE CALL OF THE SUFI
True stories of people across the religious divide, who all found solace in Nizamuddin Auliya
NON-FICTION: IN SEARCH OF PARADISE
A profound comment on identity and belonging in today’s troubled multicultural world
COMMENT: A PULITZER-WINNING COMEDY
It’s about time something genuinely comic came out on top
NARRATIVE ARC: BEWARE OF ART
In Pakistan today, we face a renewed challenge to both freedom of inquiry and freedom of expression, coupled with a...
NON-FICTION: REVISITING THE INDUS WATERS TREATY
The first runner-up in the Karachi Literature Festival-German Peace Prize is a critical and timely contribution
STYLE: IN WITH A BANG, OUT WITH A WHIMPER
While this year’s spring/summer Fashion Pakistan Week (FPW) got off to a rollicking start, it didn’t manage to carry
SOUNDSCAPE: PUNK IN THE HEAD
Ivanka Trump is featured on the cover of a punk band’s new Complicit album
THE GRAPEVINE
FUZON JAANE
While it’s praiseworthy to see that established Pakistani pop bands (some like to use the word...
CINEMASCOPE: MONSTERS’ BALL
Rampage is the kind of film that benefits from the energy of an audience
CINEMASCOPE: A STORY ABOUT LOVE
Director Shoojit Sircar’s October is a minor classic, teeming with details. And there is art in it
THE TUBE
THE WEEK THAT WAS
Dar Si Jaati Hai Sila | Hum TV, Wednesdays 8.00pm
The cat is out of the bag and everyone knows...
IN MEMORIAM: SPIRIT OF THE REBEL
Milos Forman, Oscar-winning Czech director of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Amadeus, died on April 14. His films
THE ICON INTERVIEW: ABSOLUTE ATIF
Singer Atif Aslam has a huge fan following on both sides of the Wagah border. He is just as sought-after a vocalist
CINEMASCOPE: TEXTS AND THE CITY
Blockers is smart film with a message that should enlighten its target audience
THE GRAPEVINE
STRINGS’ 30
Congratulations to pop band Strings for coming out with a new set of songs celebrating their three...
FLASHBACK: REVISITING RUSHDI
Icon remembers Ahmed Rushdi, the renowned playback singer of Pakistan, on his 35th death anniversary
CINEMASCOPE: TWIST IN THE TALE
Bollywood’s latest offerings have twists and turns galore. But while Blackmail is a wicked and funny applause-worthy
THE TUBE
THE WEEK THAT WAS
Saaya | Geo TV, Wednesdays 8.00pm
Although her husband Rashid (Sohail Sameer) loves her,...
SPOTLIGHT: THE DEER HUNTER
Bollywood star Salman Khan spent two days in jail after he was sentenced to five years in prison for killing
SOUNDSCAPE: BROWN TO BOSTON: KEEP IT REAL
MLK was dead. Cities were burning. Could James Brown keep Boston from erupting, too?
SPOTLIGHT: THE NEW FESTIVAL IN TOWN
The first Pakistan International Film Festival (PIFF) took place this past weekend. Irrespective of its administrative
Earth Day
We, the residents of Lahore, are hit by smog in early winters.
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This is with reference to the article “Last-minute exam tips” by Kamal Ahmed Qureshi (YW, March 10).
Poet's Corner
Published in Dawn, Young World, April 21st, 2018
Opinion: All that glitters is not gold
Fashion in clothing, shoes and whatever one wears has become very important nowadays.
Cook-it-yourself: Nutella puff pastry Danish
A lot of shops sell good quality frozen puff pastry and it is a very useful and convenient ingredient to make...
Advice: Learning to accept it
Since childhood, I prayed that I would never have to wear eye-glasses because I believed that they did not suit me...
Story Time: I want to be a princess!
“Dear children, what do you wish to be?” asked Granny.
Nature: Spring in Kashmir
The mountains look clear now. A thin blanket of snow is still trapped on their top. When the rays of the sun touch...