Moniza Inam, who looked after the Gallery and Lifestyle sections of Eos magazine, passed away after a brief illness this month.

The Kirthar National Park, easily accessible from Karachi, offers the beauty of unspoilt landscapes and a wide diversity...

A disillusioned kickboxer from Balochistan. A dangerous sea voyage. Seven harsh years in an Australian detention centre...

Without a socially acceptable reason to step out in lockdowns, restricted movement and isolation has deepened social stresses...

Ten artists come together at the Koel Gallery to display what ‘Flight’ means to them...

Contrary to common belief, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s government did not criminalise the Ahmadiyya from calling themselves Muslims.

Café Clifton in Karachi offers scrumptious barbeque fare without frills, a variety of tea and lots of sea breeze...

‘I can’t get over a guy I met in 2006’...

Saving and growing heirloom seeds is not only important for preserving plant varieties best adapted to local growing conditions...

Who does the much-hyped Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project serve?

The Manzilgah communal riots of 1939 began with a dispute over a long-abandoned mosque in Sukkur. But they ended...

Munir Dar, who passed away 10 years ago, was not just one of Pakistan’s most legendary hockey players. His legacy to the...

Uninterrupted effluent and agricultural saline run-off from upper Sindh and Balochistan have turned Asia’s largest freshwater...

Krishen Khanna’s most recent paintings are an extension of his ‘bandwalla’ series, but on a smaller scale and reflect the...

Conservatism has become an easy excuse in countries like Pakistan for not doing what is required for a modern nation-state.

After 11 days of heartbreaking images of destruction and death in Gaza, there was some respite as a ceasefire was...

A soft creamy filling with hints of oranges and dried fruit, that are reminiscent of the festive holiday season, is hidden...

‘I don’t want to marry right after my A-levels’...

All your gardening queries answered here...

Against all odds, Pakistan’s economy is growing, but not everyone is seeing it. Are only the rich benefitting?

A welcome and accessible new book seeks to understand a fast-ascendant China, and how global China is transforming the...

A 2020 Booker Prize-shortlisted debut juxtaposes dystopian fiction about climate change with contemporary relationships, but...

World War I, Palestine, Ottomans, Mongols and Arabs — a history buff cannot get enough...

Was Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib’s young poetic voice different from his mature one? Ghalib himself gave credence ...

Malika Pukhraj’s autobiography was first published in translation in India. It has now finally been published in its original...

A topical anthology by Pakistani writers illustrates experiences of life upended by the pandemic...

The Bodleian Libraries director writes a work of magisterial sweep to trace the history and motivations behind book-burning...

What is to become of literature, one wonders, seeing everywhere one goes, whether taking a walk in a park or a seat...

French-Senegalese writer and academic David Diop’s sophomore novel At Night All Blood is Black, originally...

A well-respected and experienced oncologist argues in a revolutionary and very readable book that Big Pharma, hospitals,...

The 2020 Booker Prize-winner is a superb piece of world-building that exposes the devastations caused to working class...

A recent translation shines a light on a significant addition to the body of Urdu travel narratives about Europe from the...

In Urdu, the genre of khaaka nigari [sketch writing] has evolved its own distinct style when we compare it to what ...

An eye-opening book, currently the best study on Putinism and the politics of the Russian industrial oligarchy, offers a warn...

Former The Guardian correspondent Samira Shackle presents a compelling story about Karachi through the eyes of five extraor...

A semi-autobiographical debut novel explores the psychology of the survivor of an abusive relationship and the process of...

Classical textual sources report an intriguing anecdote in the generally adventurous life of the philosophical giant...

Tanveer Anjum’s latest collection — compiling selected poems from seven previous collections — showcases the poet’s journey...

An unusual debut novel weaves together fantasy and harsh reality in the service of a vision of a more humane world...

Former top bureaucrat Shahid Hamid’s memoirs are packed with anecdotes about the workings of the inner corridors of power...