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The indigenously designed diagnostic kit would cost a fraction of internationally purchased kits...

As Covid-19 spreads globally, a Pakistani-born Chinese woman reflects on the racism she faces in the country she...

The many parallel bodies of the Pakistan Cycling Federation have confused the government and the...

The extraordinary story of Maharaja Duleep Singh, Ranjit Singh’s youngest son and his mother, the spirite...

Afshar Malik merges the sacred and the profane in his new body of work...

The American painter Mary Cassatt moved to Paris in 1874 and, after a visit to her studio by the French...

Almost every regime is struggling to grapple with the spread of this virus.

Drying fruits at home saves you money and preserves your yearly crops. Dried foods are tasty, nutritious, lightweigh...

A rooftop garden can be a place of calm and privacy in a world gone mad as well as a place of beauty and relaxation...

‘Our relationship is hanging by a thread’...

Without aggressive containment measures, over 20 million Pakistanis could be impacted by Covid-19 by June.

A Pakistani expat writes of her personal experience as the coronavirus engulfs life in a small Italian town and its...

Studying at Wuhan University, a Pakistani shares the events that unfolded at the epicentre of the pandemic at the...

In a cricket-crazy country, it’s no mean feat to introduce a sport such as baseball … in the outfields of Khyber...

Interestingly enough, apart from degrees and education, the University of Karachi is also known for its savoury...

Many believers in Muslim, Christian and Hindu societies do not see any dichotomy between faith and science.

A dozen artists come together in a show to interpret the concept of relics...

Abdullah M.I. Syed uses banknotes and flags to comment on the mechanisms of power...

Official estimates say reviving KCR will cost Rs400 billion, but an alternate plan suggests it can be done in Rs30bn.

The tantalising taste and aroma of bulgogi may make it your favourite meal...

Romesh Gunesekera, the celebrated Anglophone writer of Sri Lankan origin, is the recipient of several awards...

A novel that seems like fluffy chick-lit about online dating has multiple layers...

The latest novel by the multiple award-winning Romesh Gunesekra is a haunting and poetic foray into a newly indepe...

An anthology of essays provides insight into the labyrinth of India’s military and civilian nuclear programmes...

A new anthology of essays questions whether communities or individuals historically subject...

Pakistan is in dire need of engaging in a dialogue with the world, but the means to do so is neither supported nor...

A recent action-filled and gripping novel revolving around Iraq’s biological weapons is a stark reminder of the...

Alam’s canvas is both vast and complex. What distinguishes his storytelling is the simultaneity of conscious and...

Karen Armstrong’s latest book is a grand tour of world religions, that develops her thesis that scripture is a way to

A debut novel presenting itself as chick-lit is let down by the author’s inability to find her voice and her desire to

A new book argues that well-designed and implemented public policies can indeed have significant impacts in reducing

Stopping short of being declared a pandemic on a global scale by watchdog bodies, the dreaded coronavirus has...

An exploration of the ancient rock art found in the Kirthar Mountains of Sindh and Balochistan, comprising pictures as

Hit by fears of the coronavirus, the Karachi Literature Festival nevertheless managed to pull off what is still the

Despite some flaws, a debut novel charmingly depicts village life and growing up within it as a free spirit

A travelogue from the Western Sahara, now translated into English, tells of a Taiwanese woman longing to escape her

Two unpublished poems from the writer…

An evaluation of covert deceptions allegedly perpetrated by India from a decidedly Pakistani state perspective. Many of

Dr Pirzada Qasim’s third collection of poetry has arrived after a span of many years. And the wait has been worth...

A superb English translation of Ismat Chughtai’s take on India’s Emergency in 1975, which is as prescient now...