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THE KISHANGANGA CONUNDRUM
Pakistan won a significant legal victory in its dispute with India over the Kishanganga Project five years ago.
SOCIETY: THE DANCING SHEEDI GIRLS
Singing and dancing for money at festivities was the traditional vocation for some Sheedi women of Sindh. But it is
CRICKET: PREDICTING GLORIOUS UNCERTAINTIES
Researchers at MIT and Columbia are using machine-learning algorithms to predict cricket scores.
One of the lead
PROFILE: A VIRTUAL KEYBOARD FOR KHOWAR
A Chitrali PhD student develops a unique keyboard software for local languages
EXHIBITION: TRANSCENDENT FORMS
Nazia Ejaz’s paintings showcase the distillation of the complexity of traditions and cultural associations that make up
ARTSPEAK: FROM IMAGE TO ICON
Photographer Alberto Korda captured an image of Che Guevara at a funeral of workers in Havana in 1960. Rejected by...
SMOKERS’ CORNER: HOW ZIA SET THE RULES
Much has been written about the damage that Gen Zia’s regime dealt to the country, but few talk about how it co-opted
GARDENING: THE BOLD AND THE BRASSICAS
There is a type of cabbage for every single season of the year
ADVICE: AUNTIE AGNI
‘I want to break off my engagement right away’
EPICURIOUS: POMEGRANATES FOR DESSERT
The berry-like sweetness and tartness of the pomegranate makes it the perfect foil for chocolate and other confections
When the state capitulates
The recent buckling down of the state to mobs of the radical right is not the first time it has done so.
WHAT NOW FOR THE TLP?
For TLP activists, if the party now faces an operation at the hands of the state, it is because of Pir Afzal Qadri.
TRAVEL: ISLANDS OF INCLUSION
Aside from its beautiful beaches, spectacular volcanoes and preserved architecture, Indonesia’s diversity is its
CANVAS: INSECTS AND SPIDERS
Most people try to stay far away from hissing cockroaches, desert hairy scorpions and venomous, six-eyed sand...
MARKET: GOING, GOING, GONE
The swift rise and abrupt fall of the Abraaj Group sees its substantial artworks being auctioned off. It has a relevance
EXHIBITION: VIGNETTES OF VISUAL DIARIES
An exhibition records moments in which photographers transcend the immediacy of the physical reality surrounding them
OBITUARY: A LONELY END FOR A MAN WHO INSPIRED A MOVEMENT
Remembering the hardline cleric who was dubbed ‘Father of the Taliban’ by the Western media
COLUMN: MYTH OF THE WOMAN WRITER
As a writer who happens to be a woman, I’ve often been asked to comment on ‘women’s writing’ in interviews...
NON-FICTION: THE EVOLUTION OF HINDUTVA
The development of the pro-Hindu RSS and its influence on Indian politics
NON-FICTION: THE MYSTERY OF DHONI
An authorised biography that shies away from controversial issues
NON-FICTION: THE MEMSAAB CHRONICLES
Despite her colonial prejudices, Charlotte Canning, wife of the governor-general during the Great ‘Mutiny’ of 1857,
NON-FICTION: GRAPPLING WITH OUR ENERGY CRISES
Despite some shortcomings, a valuable addition to the existing scholarship on the country’s energy scenario
FICTION: THE GIRL WHO KNEW TOO MUCH
Crime fiction writer Megan Abbott’s latest thriller is a novel of astounding economy that is artfully crafted...
FICTION: PRIDE COMES BEFORE A FALL
An adaptation of Jane Austen’s influential novel offers refreshing Muslim representation...
COLUMN: THE TYRANNY OF VOWELS
Let’s pause here and carve it on our cultural consciousness that poetry — especially Urdu...
THE ICON INTERVIEW: ASIM AZHAR’S LIFE LESSONS
He’s barely 22. But going from internet sensation to mainstream pop singer and budding drama artist, ‘Pakistan’s
WIDE ANGLE: IDRIS IS EYE CANDY
Idris Elba named People’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2018
THE GRAPEVINE
After a long, long time a music video has become the talk of the town. Yes, the reference is to the visual
CINEMASCOPE: UNABLE TO BREAK FREE
Bohemian Rhapsody is entertaining thanks mainly to a powerhouse lead performance but is not the quality biopic the
SCREEN: A DAMP SQUIB
Thugs of Hindostan tries to shoehorn the swashbuckling pirate genre of Hollywood into a Bollywood mould with
THE TUBE
After Jan-i-Alam (Danish Taimoor) peaked in his evilness by marrying Maryam (Sanam Chaudhry) only to divorce her at
SOUNDSCAPE: LOUD AND PROUD
Celebrating uniqueness, diversity and the drive to pursue dreams defines City FM89’s ‘Music Out Loud’ movement
SPOTLIGHT: REPORTERS ON THE SCREEN
In times such as these, news media professionals need all the help they can get. Icon provides some stress relief with
THE ICON INTERVIEW: THE BARD OF JAMSHORO
Saif Samejo has made a name for himself not only as a musician but as the force behind the well-respected Lahooti Melo
WIDE ANGLE: HORSING AROUND
Famous actors like Liam Neeson enjoy reminiscing about the quality time spent with their horse co-stars
THE GRAPEVINE
It takes a great deal of courage to tell the world that you’re suffering from a life-threatening disease.
CINEMASCOPE: SMALL STEPS AND GIANT LEAPS
While opinions may remain divided on Ryan Gosling’s portrayal of Neil Armstrong, on a technical level First Man is
THE TUBE
Rana Rizwan, the director of Bulbulay brings to us a sitcom with sharp lines and crisp humour. No torture of daughters
FESTIVAL: THE INDIANS IN LONDON
Three Indian films that premiered at last month’s London Film Festival — Rajma Chawal, Namdev Bhau and Tumbbad —
SPOTLIGHT: RUPERT’S LABOUR OF LOVE
How Rupert Everett, actor, became Rupert Everett, artist
SPOTLIGHT: A HOUSE DIVIDED
With three film certification boards making decisions often at odds with each other, more and more films are being held
Stan Lee Thanks for the marvellous ride
Stan Lee, the maestro who passed away on November 12 was behind the creation ...
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Power of books
Story Time: An encounter with bullies
It was a beautiful day with a light breeze.
Poet Corner
Published in Dawn, Young World, November 17th, 2018
Movie review: The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Sugar ‘n’ spice and everything nice and not-so-nice is what The Nutcracker and the Four Realms is all about.
Wonder Craft: Three-D tulip card
With the boom in technology, many things have taken the backseat, one of which is the exchange of cards on birthdays ...
The weekly weird
England’s frogs are provided ‘frog ladders’
Spotlight
The second Fantastic Beasts movie is here