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WHO WAS MAJOR ISHAQ?

Today is the 100th birth anniversary of Major Ishaq Muhammad, who fought for the British in Burma and for Pakistan in Kashmir...

Raza Naeem Updated 05 Apr, 2021 03:30pm

ESSAY: THE HIERARCHY OF TEARS

The sharing of an article laying out a Pakistani perspective on the US elections leads to accusations of insensitivity by a white

Ifra Asad Updated 05 Apr, 2021 03:30am

TENNIS: PAKISTAN’S GREAT NEW HOPE

Asad Zaman has been a club waiter and a ball-picker on tennis courts. But by virtue of a consuming passion for tennis, hard work

Ijaz Chaudhry Published 04 Apr, 2021 06:29am

SOCIETY: A WOMAN FOOTLOOSE IN THE WORLD

Women travelling without male companions in Pakistan obviously have to consider the issue of safety. But how much of the wariness

Hannia Zia Published 04 Apr, 2021 06:29am

ARTBEAT: WHEN THE SHEEP RETURN HOME

A fierce battle over a famed Pissarro painting inflames the art world

Zafar Masud Published 04 Apr, 2021 06:29am

ARTSPEAK: PATTERNS OF INFINITY

If we probe deeper into any phenomena — astronomy, the cycle of life, mathematics — we arrive at the concept of...

Durriya Kazi Published 04 Apr, 2021 06:29am

SMOKERS’ CORNER: THE BIG TENT OF PAKISTAN PEOPLES PARTY

Pragmatic centrism and the need to remain a bridge between Sindh’s electorate and the economic and political fruits of federalism

Nadeem F. Paracha Published 04 Apr, 2021 06:29am

EPICURIOUS: THE MAGIC OF AFRICAN PEANUT SOUP

Each morsel of this delicious soup will make you go nuts over it!

Jessica Dias Published 04 Apr, 2021 06:29am

ADVICE: AUNTIE AGNI

‘How Do I Tell My Father I Want To Get Married?’

From InpaperMagazine Published 04 Apr, 2021 06:29am

GARDENING: BRINGING NATURE INTO YOUR HOME

Beautifying your home with plants has been scientifically proven to relieve stress, ease tension, help banish depression

Zahrah Nasir Published 04 Apr, 2021 06:29am

CELEBRATIONS AND QUESTIONS: 100 YEARS OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN SINDH

As the NED Engineering University in Karachi turns 100, an academic fondly looks back at the history of engineering

Shehnila Zardari Updated 28 Mar, 2021 01:31pm

GENDER: WOMEN WITH OPINIONS… ONLINE

Thousands of ordinary Pakistani women are breaking traditional beliefs about what women should be like by openly sharing their

Sahar Habib Ghazi Published 28 Mar, 2021 06:28am

CRICKET: SELECTIONS AND THE SAFARI

The national cricket team is touring South Africa for three ODIs and four T20 matches followed by another three T20s and two tests

Khalid H. Khan Published 28 Mar, 2021 06:28am

TECHNOLOGY: ELECTRONIC VOTING IS NO SILVER BULLET

Electronic voting machines can have numerous benefits but are no panacea for electoral fraud. In fact, they may be more vulnerable

Taha Ali Updated 28 Mar, 2021 01:54pm

EXHIBITION: THE ART OF WAR

Adeela Suleman’s show references historic Turkish mercenaries to reaffirm the artist’s stance on war, terror and uncontrolled

Salwat Ali Published 28 Mar, 2021 06:28am

EXHIBITION: LOOK AT THE CITY FROM HERE…

Four artists present metaphorical portraits of their native homelands

Numair A. Abbasi Published 28 Mar, 2021 06:28am

SMOKERS’ CORNER: THE GENDERS OF NATIONALISM

Why do some nations refer to their countries as their fatherland and some as their motherland?

Nadeem F. Paracha Updated 28 Mar, 2021 08:42am

FESTIVAL: VIRTUAL FOOD FOR THOUGHT

The 12th Karachi Literature Festival was a digital event with audiences forced to take part only from their homes. But it still

Ali Bhutto Published 04 Apr, 2021 06:57am

LITBUZZ: CALLING ALL WRITERS!

The Zeenat Haroon Rashid (ZHR) Writing Prize for Women, now in its third year, is accepting submissions for the 2021...

From InpaperMagazine Published 04 Apr, 2021 06:45am

COLUMN: THE FABULIST OF LAHORE

Often, when I’m bored with the books I’ve been reading or with the enforced solitude of lockdown, I return to my...

Aamer Hussein Published 04 Apr, 2021 06:45am

ESSAY: SAVING THE GHAZAL

Shamsur Rahman Faruqi recovered the poetic Urdu genre from colonial dismissal, and for that we are ever grateful

Shariq Khan Updated 04 Apr, 2021 04:36pm

FESTIVAL: CHANGING DYNAMICS

Nuanced discussions about the changing landscapes of global politics and domestic social dynamics marked many of the sessions at

Haneen Rafi Published 04 Apr, 2021 06:45am

BOOKS IN BRIEF

In her collection of poetry, reflections and prose, the writer — an advocate for women’s empowerment, children’s rights and peace

From InpaperMagazine Published 28 Mar, 2021 06:28am

COLUMN: LOCKDOWNS AND CURFEWS

The world has been struggling under travel bans, lockdowns and limits on freedom for the last year because of the...

Claire Chambers Published 28 Mar, 2021 06:28am

NON-FICTION: SNOOPZ IN DA HOUSE

A work of creative non-fiction presents a gritty and frank portrayal of criminal life in the suburbs, written by a talented writer

Nadya Chishty-Mujahid Published 28 Mar, 2021 06:28am

SPOTLIGHT: WHY NETFLIX CANNOT AFFORD TO CHILL

The streaming game resembles a knife fight in terms of competition. It’s a race to the bottom when it comes to price, even when

Muhammad Raheel Published 04 Apr, 2021 07:55am

SOUNDCHECK: SELF AWARENESS

Jaubi’s instrumental track Satanic Nafs is a heartbreakingly beautiful amalgam of South Asian classical with Western jazz

Band Baji Published 04 Apr, 2021 07:43am

THE GRAPEVINE

This is quite interesting. The lovely and talented Saba Qamar has, reportedly, nodded in the affirmative to a marriage proposal.

PYT Published 04 Apr, 2021 07:24am

STREAMING: TAKING CARE OF FATHER

The Father is a dark, unsettling experience. It is not a thriller or a horror film, yet is scarier and more heart-pounding than

Mohammad Kamran Jawaid Published 04 Apr, 2021 07:24am

THE TUBE

The much-maligned (for belonging to the red-light area) stepmother Nargis (Rabia Butt) finally wins over Rakhshi’s (Maya Ali)

Fouzia Nasir Ahmad Published 04 Apr, 2021 07:13am

IN MEMORIAM: THE END OF AN ERA

In a world of male writers who were either good at serious writing or comedy plays, Haseena Moin — who passed away March 26 —

Omair Alavi Published 04 Apr, 2021 07:13am

STYLE: LAWN IN THE TIME OF PANDEMIC

The flimsy summer fabric was, until about two decades ago, considered pedestrian. But lawn has evolved manifold since then

Maliha Rehman Published 28 Mar, 2021 06:39am

SOUNDCHECK: ODE TO LOVE

Banur’s Band is committed to showcasing indigenous music from Balochistan and its latest release Laili, does so with ecstatic

Band Baji Published 28 Mar, 2021 06:29am

Catch 22 situation

Will the increase in the base wheat price from Rs1,400 to Rs1,800 de-incentivise greed or work the other way round?

Ahmad Fraz Khan Published 05 Apr, 2021 06:29am

Uncertainties of political economy

Conflicting signals from different power centres make investors jittery

Khaleeq Kiani Published 05 Apr, 2021 06:29am

Harnessing the world’s local talent

A sizable share of the development work being outsourced here is outdated.

Mutaher Khan Updated 05 Apr, 2021 09:09am

The rupee’s ‘cheerful’ rise

The decline in the current account deficit is the biggest reason for the rupee’s gains.

Mohiuddin Aazim Updated 05 Apr, 2021 09:13am

KSE 100-share index fluctuations

Published in Dawn, The Business and Finance Weekly, April 5th, 2021

From the Newspaper Published 05 Apr, 2021 06:29am

Weekly rupee-dollar parity

Published in Dawn, The Business and Finance Weekly, April 5th, 2021

From the Newspaper Published 05 Apr, 2021 06:29am

Sanghar’s white lint losing its stronghold

While the freedom struggle of Sanghar is rich, the story of the agriculture economy and declining cotton acreage is disturbing.

Mohammad Hussain Khan Updated 05 Apr, 2021 09:15am

Mired in indecisiveness

Effective governments deal with difficult issues in difficult situations and then stick to their decisions

Nasir Jamal Published 05 Apr, 2021 06:29am

Keep your cool in the heat

Adome of heat is again upon us, as it is every summer.

Naveed Fayyaz Published 10 Apr, 2021 06:19am

Mailbox

Reading dispels mental barrier

From InpaperMagazine Published 10 Apr, 2021 06:19am

Poet's Corner

Published in Dawn, Young World, April 10th, 2021

From InpaperMagazine Published 10 Apr, 2021 06:19am

Book review: Captain America: The Ultimate Guide To The First Avenger

Marvel’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is currently ‘ruling the air’ as a TV show where the two ...

Omair Alavi Published 10 Apr, 2021 06:19am

Cook-it-yourself: Strawberry lime mocktail

With summer here in all its glory, and Ramazan just around the corner, cooking, especially baking, isn’t the...

Aamnah Arshad Published 10 Apr, 2021 06:19am

Viewpoint: Online learning: a disaster or a saviour?

Would you want to miss the equivalent of 180 days of teacher instruction in Math?

Shahryar Asif Published 10 Apr, 2021 06:19am

Website review: Videos’ galore

Encyclopaedias are a treasure trove for any student as they are full of information on almost everything, but often...

Asif Ali Published 10 Apr, 2021 06:19am

Insight: Dictionaries are essential

Undoubtedly, words have been of paramount importance since time immemorial.

Ahmad Hassan Nadeem Published 10 Apr, 2021 06:19am