Project Hoshruba has just come out with the first modern volume of the classical Urdu epic Tilism-i-Hoshruba. One of its founders
Published 25 Sep, 2022 09:31am
Can privatisation be the panacea for Pakistan’s foreign investment woes? The case of the privatisation of Pakistan...
Published 25 Sep, 2022 09:36am
Pakistan returned to international women’s football this month after eight years. Here are five takeaways from Pakistan’s 2022...
Published 25 Sep, 2022 09:45am
In deeply patriarchal Sanghar city, a rural woman is running a flourishing business and setting an example for other women...
Published 25 Sep, 2022 09:51am
A recently held exhibition of works commemorated 75 years of art in Pakistan and the evolution of select artists
Published 25 Sep, 2022 09:56am
Two young artists explore womanhood through printmaking
Published 25 Sep, 2022 10:01am
A political system which is neither fully democratic nor fully autocratic is vulnerable to political instability
Updated 25 Sep, 2022 11:09am
A convenient comfort food with a little bit of fancy, the versatile chicken pie is perfect for to make and keep for those days...
Published 25 Sep, 2022 10:16am
‘I want to study and don’t want to get married’
Published 25 Sep, 2022 10:20am
With its sharp flavour and distinct appearance, the karela has several impressive health benefits. But it’s also easy to grow…
Published 25 Sep, 2022 10:26am
The ‘civil-military balance’ is often used as a scale to measure the strength of democracy in Pakistan.
Updated 18 Sep, 2022 10:51am
Grief comes in waves and completely unexpectedly. How does one deal with the loss of a dearly loved one and the finality of an...
Published 18 Sep, 2022 08:27am
The harrowing realities of a son held up by war on an alien land today brings back narrated pre-Partition memories
Published 18 Sep, 2022 08:24am
Nargis Batool Razai is the second-best female wushu practitioner in the world. She explains how, aside from hard work, support
Published 18 Sep, 2022 08:17am
The palla fish occupies an exalted position in Sindhi cuisine and folklore. But inconsistent water flow downstream of Kotri...
Published 18 Sep, 2022 08:13am
A remarkable retrospective hosted by Koel Gallery shines a spotlight on underappreciated master artist Musarrat Mirza
Updated 18 Sep, 2022 06:11pm
Legend has it that, as soon as Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar began his meal, huge quantities of rice were distributed to the poor
Published 18 Sep, 2022 07:52am
Most political commentators are of the view that the decade of populism is coming to an end.
Updated 18 Sep, 2022 10:39am
A round-up of the news from the past week from the favourite haunt of curmudgeonly coffee drinkers
Published 18 Sep, 2022 07:45am
‘How should I tell my wife I want a second wife?’
Published 18 Sep, 2022 07:40am
A scholarly work conveys the poeticism and richness of imagination, thought and emotion constituting the Urdu ghazal, along with a
Published 25 Sep, 2022 12:17pm
A novel about courage, family and the meaning of love in an atmosphere so clogged with misogyny, it’s a wonder that the characters
Published 25 Sep, 2022 12:07pm
An American author provides a simplified introduction to French thinker Rene Girard’s compelling insights into human desire
Published 25 Sep, 2022 12:00pm
What makes Kazmi unique is the dignity and the ever-so-soft aesthetic embodiment he gives to his pain.
Published 25 Sep, 2022 11:53am
Javed Jabbar’s latest memoir is a recounting of a turbulent period in Pakistan’s chequered political history and a now mostly...
Published 18 Sep, 2022 09:16am
A charming debut novel paints a personal investigation of grief, death, relationships and eating disorders with masterful
Published 18 Sep, 2022 09:12am
“In all of the eminent was the quality of a singularly uncritical era. It was a time when a prominent man could form himself on a
Published 18 Sep, 2022 08:56am
In this dictionary of sorts, the author gives simple explanations and meanings of social media terminology and internet-specific
Published 18 Sep, 2022 08:51am
A debut novel is an unfailingly honest coming-of-age story which examines adolescence, family, home and religion, all the while...
Published 11 Sep, 2022 06:12am
A new book reinforces Pakhtuns’ debt to Khushal Khan Khattak’s genius, for his immense literary and social contributions and for
Published 11 Sep, 2022 06:06am
A book is both a study and an analysis of Shaikh Ayaz’s famous Sindhi opera
Published 11 Sep, 2022 05:59am
We warmed up quickly to the charming brother. He mentioned the sama [meditation ceremony] of the whirling dervishes that happened
Published 11 Sep, 2022 05:54am
Building on more than a decade’s worth of experience as a leadership trainer and career coach, the author examines the myriad...
Published 11 Sep, 2022 05:50am
Moneeza Hashmi’s book is a debt of honour to Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s fans, who would have known nothing about the sentiments Faiz the...
Published 04 Sep, 2022 11:10am
Inaam Nadeem’s Urdu translation of an English translation of a Bengali language novel not only reads truer to the original, but
Published 04 Sep, 2022 11:05am
A reprint of a book about Alexander the Great’s campaigns in modern-day Pakistan is often speculative and can exasperate
Published 04 Sep, 2022 10:57am
Among the many curious and fantastic characters encountered in the world of classical Urdu literature, the kutni...
Published 04 Sep, 2022 10:54am
Originally written in Sindhi, this biography of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) has been translated into English by Dr Habibullah Siddiqui
Published 04 Sep, 2022 10:49am
Nadeem Farooq Paracha’s latest book may not tread new ground for those who follow his column, but will provide a different...
Updated 28 Aug, 2022 11:01am
Mohsin Hamid’s new novel is a fantasy and a love story, but also about grief, loss and transformation and a tragic tale of the...
Published 28 Aug, 2022 04:25am
