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WHERE BETRAYAL IS CURRENCY

An exclusive excerpt from Omar Shahid Hamid’s fifth novel, 'Betrayal'

Omar Shahid Hamid Updated 01 Aug, 2021 10:18pm

SOCIETY: FROM IRAN, WITH LOVE

A market in Karachi’s outskirts is host to a whole array of good quality and cheap smuggled Iranian food items, including their

Shazia Hasan Published 01 Aug, 2021 07:05am

ENVIRONMENT: THE WILDERNESS EXPERIMENT

60 years ago, scientists let an abandoned farm field rewild — allowing the land to naturally regenerate. What happened is a

Richard K Broughton Published 01 Aug, 2021 07:05am

OLYMPICS: THE ROCKY ROAD TO TOKYO

The road to any of the Olympic Games is no cakewalk for athletes competing from Pakistan because of the strange ways of working of

Humayoun Ahmed Khan Published 01 Aug, 2021 07:05am

ENVIRONMENT: A CITY YEARNS FOR ITS FLORAL PAST

Peshawar, once known as the City of Flowers, is now among the most polluted cities on Earth. But a 70-year-old horticulturist

Tariq Ullah Published 01 Aug, 2021 07:05am

EXHIBITION: ALL IN THE FAMILY

An exhibition by four emerging artists showcases their distinctive takes on belonging and family

Samar Fatima Published 01 Aug, 2021 07:05am

PROFILE: FIRED UP FOR POTTERY

Nabahat Lotia’s love for pottery drove her to learn how the art is practised in different cultures. Now she is on a mission to

Asif Noorani Published 01 Aug, 2021 07:05am

SMOKERS’ CORNER: THE NATIONS OF AFGHANISTAN

Before the late 19th century, the area which became Afghanistan was populated by various competing tribal and ethnic fiefdoms.

Nadeem F. Paracha Updated 01 Aug, 2021 07:51am

CLIFTONIA: ALMANAC CLIFTONIA 2021

Eos presents excerpts from Almanac Cliftonia 2021, a handbook providing a profound insight into the Republic of Cliftonia

Farid Alvie Published 01 Aug, 2021 07:05am

ADVICE: AUNTIE AGNI

‘I cannot stand my sister’s torment anymore’

From InpaperMagazine Published 01 Aug, 2021 07:05am

GARDENING: ‘HOW DO I CHOOSE THE RIGHT POT FOR ANY PLANT?’

All your gardening queries answered here

Zahrah Nasir Published 01 Aug, 2021 07:05am

CAN ‘DIGITAL PAKISTAN’ BECOME A REALITY?

There has been a lot of talk in the recent past about bringing Pakistan into the future and creating a ‘Digital Pakistan’.

Khurram Zia Khan Updated 25 Jul, 2021 01:29pm

EDUCATION: THE FUTURE OF DIGITAL EDUCATION

Hybrid learning is here to stay. But issues such as the digital divide, the well-being of students and skills development for...

Arshad Saeed Husain Updated 25 Jul, 2021 04:36pm

IN MEMORIAM: MY FRIEND DANISH SIDDIQUI

A friend pays tribute to the Pulitzer Prize-winning Reuters photographer who lost his life in Afghanistan on July 16, while...

Salma Siddique Published 25 Jul, 2021 07:19am

SOCIETY: THE ROWDY IN MARINA

One young woman chased her dream to ride a motorbike. She has now empowered over 250 women to take charge of their lives...

Somaiyah Hafeez Published 25 Jul, 2021 07:19am

FOOTBALL: THE BOSMAN RULING

The surprise packages of Euro 2020 and indeed the global domination of European teams in the last couple of decades can be

Ijaz Chaudhry Published 25 Jul, 2021 07:19am

AUCTION: THE FORGOTTEN IMPRESSIONIST

Frederic Bazille died at the age of 30 but had already created some 68 pieces by then, many of them now considered masterpieces...

Zafar Masud Published 25 Jul, 2021 07:19am

COLUMN: WHAT’S IN A NAME

Among the several new writers to receive prominent notices lately, the names of some of those accorded high acclaim...

Zulfikar Ghose Published 01 Aug, 2021 07:05am

FICTION: FRY DOES THE ILIAD

Retelling the story of the Trojan War would have been challenging for even the most highly trained of classicists, but Stephen Fry

Nadya Chishty-Mujahid Published 01 Aug, 2021 07:05am

NON-FICTION: THE POLITICS OF COVID-19

Maverick philosopher Slavoj Zizek delves into the political, ideological and socio-economic aspects of the coronavirus pandemic

Salman Altaf Published 01 Aug, 2021 07:05am

NON-FICTION: THE INDO-PAK WAR OF NARRATIVES

While a former diplomat’s version cannot be taken entirely at face value, it does lay bare Pakistan’s often ad hoc, secretive

Syed Ali Zia Jaffery Published 01 Aug, 2021 07:05am

COLUMN: UTOPIA IS NEVER LOST

From the late 19th century, humanity began to move faster than it ever had before in history towards specialisation...

Harris Khalique Published 25 Jul, 2021 07:02am

BOOKS IN BRIEF

Straggling Through Fire: An Anthology of Proemistry Ghulam Murtaza Aatir As the author explains, this is not ...

From InpaperMagazine Published 25 Jul, 2021 07:02am

NON-FICTION: DETECTIVE IN THE DESERT

Salman Rashid looks at Thar beyond man-made borders, connecting the dots between personal observation and historical sources...

Ali Bhutto Updated 25 Jul, 2021 04:39pm

NON-FICTION: THE MODERN-DAY GYPSY

A former Pakistani ambassador’s recollections and reminiscences make for good, often fascinating, reading for bot...

Karamatullah K. Ghori Published 25 Jul, 2021 07:02am

THE ICON INTERVIEW: KUBRA KEEPING IT REAL

Actor Kubra Khan is the kind of person that anyone can relate to: she’s down-to-earth, cracks jokes and is just so naturally

Maliha Rehman Published 01 Aug, 2021 07:04am

SOUNDCHECK: COLLABORATIVE JOY

Khumariyaan and Akbar Khamiso Khan’s Khumariyoon marries Sindhi and Pashtun music and rhythms seamlessly

Band Baji Published 01 Aug, 2021 07:04am

THE GRAPEVINE

The brutal murder in Islamabad of the 27-year-old Noor Mukaddam on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha definitely has shaken all of Pakistan to

PYT Published 01 Aug, 2021 07:04am

SPOTLIGHT: AS CHARMING AS CAN BE

Prince Charming seems to have all the right ingredients for a well-made short: major A-list actors, Sheheryar Munawar debuting as

Mohammad Kamran Jawaid Updated 03 Aug, 2021 12:52pm

STREAMING: ALL JUICED OUT

Space Jam: A New Legacy is a remake that replaces the joy of the original with tedium, while The Forever Purge seems to be a

Mohammad Kamran Jawaid Published 01 Aug, 2021 07:04am

THE TUBE

With a name meaning “of a fairy family” (denoting classical beauty), Parizaad (Ahmad Ali Akbar) is a sensitive, humble soul but

Sadaf Haider Published 01 Aug, 2021 07:04am

FESTIVAL: CYNICISM AND INNOCENCE GO HAND-IN-HAND AT CANNES

The 74th edition of the Cannes Film Festival seemed primarily focused on revitalizing the French film industry after a rough

Marco Grosoli Published 01 Aug, 2021 07:04am

SPOTLIGHT: ALL DRESSED UP WITH NOWHERE TO GO

Dum Mastam, Adnan Siddiqui’s debut as film producer, is ready to release and is apparently a rom-com that’s high on entertainment.

Maliha Rehman Updated 26 Jul, 2021 05:06pm

Focusing on the average dukanwala

It's clear enough that the average dukanwala will be the centre of startups' digitisation efforts.

Mutaher Khan Updated 02 Aug, 2021 09:12pm

Business has its own sword of Damocles

Keeping downside risks in sight some businesses suspect govt’s 4-5pc GDP growth projection for 2021-22 may not be actualised.

Afshan Subohi Updated 02 Aug, 2021 08:56am

A helping hand for the little guy

SIALKOT is a hub for export-based SMEs that have earned international renown through sports and surgical goods. ...

From the Newspaper Published 02 Aug, 2021 06:59am

Left in the cold

While the government directs banks to facilitate SMEs and give cheap loans, the bulk of them land in the accounts of big players.

Fatima S Attarwala Updated 02 Aug, 2021 09:08am

Prioritising growth over inflation-fighting

For the time being, continuing with an accommodative monetary policy seems to be the only choice.

Mohiuddin Aazim Updated 02 Aug, 2021 09:12am

KSE 100-share index fluctuations

Published in Dawn, The Business and Finance Weekly, August 1st, 2021

From the Newspaper Published 02 Aug, 2021 06:59am

Weekly rupee-dollar parity

Published in Dawn, The Business and Finance Weekly, August 1st, 2021

From the Newspaper Published 02 Aug, 2021 06:59am

Gujrat’s agricultural cost of remittances

The social profile of the district hardly leaves any space for innovation and diversification of agriculture.

Ahmad Fraz Khan Updated 02 Aug, 2021 09:21am

The joys of gardening

Playing in dirt without being scolded by parents is the dream of many kids, but no parent will stop their kid if the...

Benazir Raz soomro Published 31 Jul, 2021 07:09am

Poet's Corner

Published in Dawn, Young World, July 31st, 2021

From InpaperMagazine Published 31 Jul, 2021 07:09am

Mailbox

Life lessons in cartoons

From InpaperMagazine Published 31 Jul, 2021 07:09am

Story Time: Lost in Fairyland

Along, long ago there was a land known as “Fairy Land”. There were different magical creatures over there, such...

Syeda Amna Atif Published 31 Jul, 2021 07:09am

Book review: Horribly Huge Book Of Awful Egyptians & Ruthless Romans

Planning a cosy night in, by yourself or with your siblings or cousins or even with your parents? Get ready to be...

Sanna Malik Published 31 Jul, 2021 07:09am

Website review: Animated flicks reloaded

For most kids, there is no match to the animated movies; they are one of their ...

Asif Ali Published 31 Jul, 2021 07:09am

Cook-it-yourself: Cold coffee

I am not a big time coffee drinker. I mean the classic kind that is either black or with just light milk...

Aamnah Arshad Published 31 Jul, 2021 07:09am

Spotlight

Lost Wizard of Oz dress found in DC

From InpaperMagazine Published 31 Jul, 2021 07:09am