US President Donald Trump’s Republican Party suffered a landslide defeat in the midterms. What does that mean for the world?
Published 08 Nov, 2026 07:06am
China, the US and Europe all recognise that agriculture needs state support. Pakistan has yet to make the same systemic
Published 08 Nov, 2026 07:06am
A generation of Pakistani cricket enthusiasts has grown up watching cricket at the edge of their seats.
Published 08 Nov, 2026 07:06am
Prof Saba Dashtiari was a Baloch scholar, author, researcher and poet who was brutally gunned down in 2011. But the library he
Published 08 Nov, 2026 07:06am
From climate inaction to the Palestinian genocide, young people are finding common cause in their refusal to accept the world
Published 08 Nov, 2026 07:06am
For Tazeen Qayyum, a collection of childhood dressmaking patterns becomes a portal into family memories, cultural displacement
Published 08 Nov, 2026 07:06am
How do Pakistani audiences reconcile their appetite for Indian cinema with the hostile political narratives increasingly embedded in Bollywood films?
Published 08 Nov, 2026 07:06am
‘My Older Male Peon Refuses To Follow My Orders’
Published 08 Nov, 2026 07:06am
From croissants and bagels to traditional sourdough, Karachi’s cafes are giving the humble grilled cheese sandwich a makeover
Published 08 Nov, 2026 07:06am
Whether in a small pot or a spacious garden bed, spinach is a rewarding vegetable for beginners. Here’s how you can get started…
Published 08 Nov, 2026 07:06am
Here is a look at the good, the bad and the ugly in the wide-ranging landscape of our higher education system today.
Updated 03 Nov, 2026 10:59am
As global power shifts, Pakistan must decide which relationships to prioritise — and which commitments it can no longer afford.
Published 01 Nov, 2026 06:53am
After a year of misdiagnoses in Karachi, a student-athlete turned Crohn’s disease into a research question, and a reason to keep
Published 01 Nov, 2026 06:53am
Mocked in a meme and flooded with misogynistic online comments over an early car drifting video, Laiba Khan Lodhi used that negativity to fuel her drive to become a professional drifter.
Published 01 Nov, 2026 06:53am
In Balochistan, girls and women with cutaneous leishmaniasis face not only the disease but also the prejudice attached to
Published 01 Nov, 2026 06:53am
By bringing together four decades of his work at the Mohatta Palace Museum, Arif Mahmood’s retrospective reveals how photography
Updated 05 Nov, 2026 11:10am
While PTI’s online dominance is often taken as proof of overwhelming public support, digital visibility, electoral success and the ability to mobilise people on the streets are three very different measures of political strength.
Published 01 Nov, 2026 06:30am
The story of how the world’s manliest warriors came to inherit the Republic of Cliftonia, its mountains and its sugar mills
Updated 05 Nov, 2026 11:12am
‘My Elder Brother Is Not Helping Out the Family’
Published 01 Nov, 2026 06:30am
A little space is all you need to grow winter vegetables at home. Just keep in mind some of these tips for success…
Published 01 Nov, 2026 06:30am
The recently published memoirs by Mahnaz Rahman detail her life as a journalist, leftist activist and rights advocate, presenting
Published 25 Oct, 2026 06:51am
Americans are pessimistic about the country’s direction and inflation remains a major concern. The midterm elections on Nov 3 will
Published 25 Oct, 2026 06:51am
From specialised solar markets to farmers abandoning diesel-powered irrigation, an unreliable grid is driving a new economy
Published 25 Oct, 2026 06:51am
An investigating commission has found Manchester City guilty on 114 of the 115 charges of financial irregularities.
Published 25 Oct, 2026 06:51am
From a dish that horrified Ibn Battuta to sanday ka tail, the humble desert lizard has acquired an extraordinary place in South
Published 25 Oct, 2026 06:51am
From the ruins of Mughal Delhi to Karachi’s disappearing heritage, the destruction of the past has long served as a means of power
Published 25 Oct, 2026 06:51am
In his first major European solo exhibition, Salman Toor explores desire, cultural identity and distance
Published 25 Oct, 2026 06:51am
From revolutionary France to contemporary Pakistan, radical movements have repeatedly demonstrated how the pursuit of political absolutism can become an instrument of self-destruction.
Updated 25 Oct, 2026 10:47am
‘My Home Life is a Source of Stress’
Published 25 Oct, 2026 06:51am
Whether green, red or yellow, capsicums are versatile kitchen staples. Try them stuffed with spiced mince and rice, or packed
Published 25 Oct, 2026 06:51am
All your gardening queries answered here…
Published 25 Oct, 2026 06:51am
Pakistan’s Anti-Rape Act, enacted in 2021, promised faster trials and a more effective system of justice. Yet, an examination of provincial and national data reveals a troubling gap between the registration of rape cases and their resolution.
Published 18 Oct, 2026 06:34am
The problem in rural Sindh may not be a lack of capital, but its concentration — and the failure to create the conditions in which small businesses can grow into industries.
Updated 20 Oct, 2026 05:24pm
For agricultural workers in Balochistan, a lifetime of labour may still not be enough to escape poverty.
Updated 19 Oct, 2026 06:29pm
A young girl living at the edge of Japanese society, craving emotional connection, financial security and a familial environment
Updated 08 Nov, 2026 08:01am
Nadeem Farooq Paracha’s engaging new book takes a look at various youth-led political movements in Pakistan and attempts
Updated 08 Nov, 2026 08:01am
Three Urdu books about three Bollywood icons, translated from various sources, connect the golden age of Indian cinem
Updated 08 Nov, 2026 08:01am
US presidents of all persuasions defended libraries as allies of democracy for a century — until Trump
Updated 08 Nov, 2026 08:01am
Reading alone, together, is all the rage at book doofs and reading parties. What makes it social?
Published 01 Nov, 2026 06:29am
From remarkable batting records to memorable encounters with cricketing greats, ‘Asian Bradman’ Zaheer Abbas has plenty
Published 01 Nov, 2026 06:29am
The third part of a trilogy revisits the main protagonist hotel maid and her beloved late grandmother who trained her
Published 01 Nov, 2026 06:29am
The Journey of Ideas: Literary Essays and Columns
Published 01 Nov, 2026 06:29am
Mustansar Hussain Tarar’s new novella builds a mosaic about the Gaza genocide, combining snippets of real news and existing
Published 25 Oct, 2026 06:50am
Pakistan’s political history has long been a topic of interest for historians, political scientists, scholars in...
Published 25 Oct, 2026 06:50am
The official companion to the final film of Downton Abbey celebrates a beloved series — and makes parting with its characters
Published 25 Oct, 2026 06:50am
This column is a continuation of the happy scene when, having published The Adventures of Amir Hamza, a major...
Published 25 Oct, 2026 06:50am
How did a group of notoriously difficult-to-read French philosophers become intellectual rock stars on American campuses? A former
Published 18 Oct, 2026 06:34am
Canadian Anne Carson’s Nobel Prize in Literature celebrates a writer whose work bridges ancient Greek thought and contemporary
Published 18 Oct, 2026 06:34am
A new, skilfully curated anthology by the Pakistan Academy of Letters brings together poetry, fiction and non-fiction to explore
Published 18 Oct, 2026 06:34am
A new biography of Clint Eastwood moves seamlessly between discussions of his filmmaking, celebrity culture and American social
Published 18 Oct, 2026 06:34am
Fandom is increasingly becoming an essential part of how book-to-film adaptations are marketed
Published 11 Oct, 2026 07:38am
A book on the late Dr Haroon Ahmed attempts to connect his wide-ranging work as a psychiatrist, researcher, institution-builder
Published 11 Oct, 2026 07:38am
A sheltered young woman expects a predictable life after marriage but instead finds herself travelling the world, discovering
Published 11 Oct, 2026 07:38am
An important and timely new book details how the Zionist state and its allied American pressure groups have shaped US policy, aid
Published 11 Oct, 2026 07:38am
