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RECLAIMING THE GREEN

Spurred by activist citizens, a number of recent court rulings have ordered the demolition of illegal structures encroaching on...

Hawwa Fazal Updated 23 Jan, 2022 01:56pm

AGRICULTURE: RUNNING OUT OF JUICE

Sargodha is sometimes called the California of Pakistan for its production of oranges. But kinnow farmers there are hard-hit by...

Umar Bacha Published 23 Jan, 2022 07:06am

URBANSCAPE: THE NEW CITIES

The pandemic is transforming cities around the world. And it may be a good thing...

Michele Acuto | Dan Hill Published 23 Jan, 2022 07:06am

SOCIETY: THE HOMELESS WOMAN WHO BECAME A SHELTER

Learning from her experience of working the streets as a sex-worker, one woman decided to set up a shelter for homeless women...

Muhammad Abbas Khaskheli Published 23 Jan, 2022 07:06am

EXHIBITION: FABRIC OF SOCIETY

Ayaz Jhokio breathes new life and meaning into the seemingly simple and mundane curtain...

Jovita Alvares Published 23 Jan, 2022 07:06am

ARTSPEAK: CREATIVE HOUSEWIVES

How often do we hear a mother or a spouse described as “just a housewife”, implying an inconsequential...

Durriya Kazi Published 23 Jan, 2022 07:06am

SMOKERS’ CORNER: FROG IN THE WELL

The absorption of Islamist sentiments has made the state increasingly theocratic and thus continue to entrap itself.

Nadeem F. Paracha Updated 23 Jan, 2022 08:54am

CLIFTONIA: WARRIOR PRICKS… AND OTHER NUCLEAR OPTIONS

As the new year commences, the premier of the Republic of Cliftonia unveils his mind-blowing National Security Policy...

Farid Alvie Published 23 Jan, 2022 07:06am

ADVICE: AUNTIE AGNI

‘My prospective son-in-law’s class difference is bothering me’...

From InpaperMagazine Published 23 Jan, 2022 07:06am

GARDENING: ‘I’VE GOT ANTS IN MY PLANTS!’

All your gardening queries answered here...

Zahrah Nasir Published 23 Jan, 2022 07:06am

FIGHTING FOR A DREAM

A group of Mixed Martial Arts fighters train resiliently on the streets and at a club in Karachi, with dreams of making it big on

Fawad Hasan Updated 16 Jan, 2022 02:25pm

ENVIRONMENT: THE GREAT CLIMATE COP-OUT

A Pakistani trade unionist who took part in the recently held global climate change conference in Scotland shares his takeaway...

Nasir Mansoor Published 16 Jan, 2022 07:25am

LAW: DJOKOVIC AND THE COLLAPSE OF LAW

Covid restrictions are already being questioned, and Djokovic’s situation deteriorates them further.

Sally Christine Reynolds Updated 16 Jan, 2022 11:37am

CUISINE: THE THREE CHEFS OF GULMIT

Tucked away in an unassuming part of Hunza is a traditional but extraordinary restaurant run by three women who are proud...

Faisal Quraishi Published 16 Jan, 2022 07:25am

SOCIETY: BRICKS, MORTAR AND PASSION

One man in Quetta has taken it upon himself to construct a mountain dam to address the shortage of drinking water and environ…

Mujtaba Javaid Published 16 Jan, 2022 07:25am

EXHIBITION: ODE TO THE DISAPPEARING CITY

Noor Ali Chagani captures the transforming architectural landscape of Lahore...

Numair A. Abbasi Published 16 Jan, 2022 07:25am

KALEIDOSCOPE: CHILDS' PLAY

A new discovery on the Tibetan plateau adds to the research that identifies children as some of the earliest artists...

Sally Christine Reynolds | Matthew Robert Bennett Published 16 Jan, 2022 07:25am

COLUMN: REREADING BASHEER

After a sunny Christmas day in Karachi, I left the following dawn for London, aware of the cold, the miniscule days...

Aamer Hussein Published 23 Jan, 2022 07:06am

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...

Javed Jabbar Published 23 Jan, 2022 07:06am

NON-FICTION: IN SEARCH OF A 'BABA'

A writer’s confessional memoir about the search for a guru is filled with portraits of several writers, professors, docto...

Muhammad Sheeraz Dasti Published 23 Jan, 2022 07:06am

NON-FICTION: PROCESSES OF URBAN CHANGE

A collection of essays argues that Pakistan and India’s urbanisation is leading to dispossession, marginalisation and displac...

Foqia Sadiq Khan Published 23 Jan, 2022 07:06am

BOOKS IN BRIEF

A work of fiction woven over a framework of facts, this is the story of a man who escaped death in the...

From InpaperMagazine Published 16 Jan, 2022 06:59am

COLUMN: VIRAL IMPERIALISM

In a thoughtful article in The Guardian about burnout amid Covid-19, Christine Berry wrote: “The pandemic isn’t...

Claire Chambers Published 16 Jan, 2022 06:59am

FICTION/NON-FICTION: BASED ON TRUE EVENTS

A collection of semi-fictional pieces based on real events and people interrogates American imperialism...

Nadya Chishty-Mujahid Published 16 Jan, 2022 06:59am

FICTION: METROPOLIS MASH-UP

An anthology accomplishes what it set out to do: unravel and collate hidden, neglected tales from Karachi that dig deeper into ...

Ibrahim Abdul Rehman Published 16 Jan, 2022 06:59am

THE ICON INTERVIEW: GIRL, INTERRUPTED

Alizeh Shah doesn’t like giving interviews. She tells me that it’s because she has social anxiety. “There’s...

Maliha Rehman Published 23 Jan, 2022 07:48am

SOUNDCHECK: CRIES FOR HELP

Both Sun Le Na by Hasan Raheem and Shaam by Talal Qureshi, Maanu, Mujju and Towers are underwhelming and could use a bit more of..

Band Baji Published 23 Jan, 2022 07:40am

THE GRAPEVINE

Pop star Shehzad Roy and his Zindagi Trust have been doing a commendable job in bringing about positive changes in the education

PYT Published 23 Jan, 2022 07:37am

WIDE ANGLE: FROM FAIRYTALE TO GOTHIC GHOST STORY

How 40 years of biopics have shown Princess Diana on screen

Giselle Bastin Published 23 Jan, 2022 07:31am

STREAMING: SPY AND SLASH

Despite a star-studded cast, The 355 is a seen-it-all dud with a facile script and direction. As the fifth film of the franchise..

Mohammad Kamran Jawaid Published 23 Jan, 2022 07:27am

THE TUBE

The villains of Berukhi strike again. In yet another fumbled attempt to murder Sabeen (Hiba Bukhari) and Nawabzada Irtiza (Junaid

Sadaf Haider Published 23 Jan, 2022 07:22am

DOCUMENTARY: THE DYING ART OF BENGAL’S BOHURUPIS

The colourful, polymorphic actors who dress up and perform as mythological characters bring a unique vibrancy to the culture...

Utsa Sarmin Published 23 Jan, 2022 07:16am

SPOTLIGHT: SHOOTING FOR THE MOON

One can see Atif Aslam’s dedication on screen as the presumed antihero Hilmand in his TV acting debut. But newly launched...

Mohammad Kamran Jawaid Published 16 Jan, 2022 08:54am

Need for autonomy

Turnover tax constitutes 4-5pc of the cost of a standalone garment/finished goods producer if they do not have backward linkages.

Nasir Jamal Updated 24 Jan, 2022 08:47am

The National Security Policy has elicited a wide spectrum of responses from the business community

Experts on the two extremes either hail it as a ‘game-changer’ or dismiss it as ‘juvenile and contradictory’.

Afshan Subohi Published 24 Jan, 2022 08:18am

Growing exchange rate challenges

Imports of petroleum products more than doubled and crossed $10bn in July-Dec 2021 from less than $5bn in July-Dec 2020.

Mohiuddin Aazim Updated 24 Jan, 2022 08:41am

Wheat squeezed from all sides

The Indian side is experiencing almost identical problems and may go for imports.

Ahmad Fraz Khan Updated 24 Jan, 2022 08:55am

The decline in the construction sector

The Nasla Tower episode in Karachi and rising costs have slowed down activities all over the country.

From the Newspaper Updated 24 Jan, 2022 09:05am

Human-friendly technological innovations

Pakistan’s technology exports have grown 15pc per year since 2020 and are expected to reach $3.5bn in 2022...

Jawaid Bokhari Published 24 Jan, 2022 08:18am

Alternate means for fertiliser production

Urea worth Rs232bn was used in 2021 in the country and of this 30pc — worth around Rs70bn — evaporated into the air as ammonia

Amjad Mahmood Published 24 Jan, 2022 08:18am

Data pointsCovid tribulations for parents

Covid tribulations for parents Millions of parents of unvaccinated children under 5 are stuck in limbo during a ...

From the Newspaper Published 24 Jan, 2022 08:05am

Rights come with responsibilities

Acouple of months back, on the occasion of Universal Children’s Day, we talked about the...

Rizwana Naqvi Published 22 Jan, 2022 08:01am

Mailbox

Friends brighten our lives

From InpaperMagazine Published 22 Jan, 2022 08:01am

Poet's Corner

Published in Dawn, Young World, January 22th, 2022

From InpaperMagazine Published 22 Jan, 2022 08:01am

Insight: Relationships need nurturing

Relationships are one of the most important things in a person’s life.

Sarwasha Mairaj Published 22 Jan, 2022 08:01am

Wonder Craft: Flying butterfly

We have been introducing you with crafts that are usually meant for the grown up kids...

The Crafter Published 22 Jan, 2022 08:01am

Opinion: Overthinking

Bome people say that nightmares are the worst kind of things that can...

Huda ilyas Published 22 Jan, 2022 08:01am

Story Time: Memories

I am Wajiha. It is the year 2026 and I am 18 years old.

Wajiha Farhan Published 22 Jan, 2022 08:01am

Story Time: When I turned into a pressure cooker!

“You will become a pressure cooker,” mum had said.

Farheen Farwa Published 22 Jan, 2022 08:01am