NON-FICTION : The examined life

A book by a philosopher advances neo-Socratic ethics as a guide for navigating life’s complexities, arguing that constant

Updated 21 Dec, 2025 07:22am

IN MEMORIAM : Curtain call for Stoppard

‘It’s wanting to know that makes us matter’ — iconic playwright Tom Stoppard, who passed away November 29, made us all philosopher

Updated 15 Dec, 2025 03:35pm

NON-FICTION : Secret notes from Sindh

A compilation of declassified reports by three British governors of Sindh between 1937 and 1947 offers a treasure trove

Updated 15 Dec, 2025 03:40pm

COLUMN: THE WONDER OF WAZIRABAD

Most poets tend to repeat what has been felt and said in terms of content, be it experience or habitat. It takes immense confidenc

Updated 07 Dec, 2025 07:44am

FICTION : RETURNING TO THE PROMISE

Ghazi sahib’s fictional prose is remarkably creative, engaging and captivating, allowing it to still resonate with readers.

Updated 25 Nov, 2025 05:30pm

NON-FICTION : AN EPISTOLARY EXCHANGE

Writers Fatima Ijaz and Taha Kehar’s email correspondence with each other about a range of topics evokes a time long before email

Published 23 Nov, 2025 05:54am

NON-FICTION: MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS

Celebrated author and activist Arundhati Roy attempts to come to grips with her complex relationship with her mother after her...

Published 16 Nov, 2025 07:41am

FICTION: BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY

A sophomore novel about an ambitious and ruthless young woman trying to rise above poverty and confusing values captures womanhood

Published 16 Nov, 2025 07:38am

FICTION: THE TRANSLATED CLASSIC

A masterful translation of French novelist Honore de Balzac’s 1831 novel A Woman of Thirty opens up a new world of literature for

Published 09 Nov, 2025 08:29am

ESSAY: WHEN WAS ALLAMA IQBAL ACTUALLY BORN?

November 9 is Iqbal Day every year. But there is still debate about Allama Iqbal’s actual date and year of birth.

Updated 09 Nov, 2025 10:37am