PAKISTANI STUDENTS AND THE ‘AMERICAN DREAM’ As US visa restrictions tighten, threats of visa revocations increase, university funding becomes limited and Islamophobia grows. Anmol Irfan Updated 08 Jun, 2025 11:47am
CONFLICT: THE INDIA-PAKISTAN DOOMSDAY MACHINE The latest escalation in the Subcontinent reveals how quickly calculated brinkmanship can become uncontrollable fury. Ilhan Niaz Updated 10 Jun, 2025 02:33pm
SOCIETY: STOLEN CHILDHOODS, SILENT TEARS One in six Pakistani girls is married off before the age of 18, which means almost 19 million child brides. Behind this statist Danish Ahmed Soomro Updated 06 Jun, 2025 08:49pm
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SAILING: SAILORS, TAKE A BOW To commemorate World Ocean Day today, Pakistan’s most decorated sportsperson at the Asian Games recounts the country’s Ijaz Chaudhry Updated 06 Jun, 2025 08:49pm
HEALTH: TOO HOT TO PLAY The onset of summers in Karachi contracts the window for recreational activities, with Karachi residents often indulging in their Saeed Husain Updated 06 Jun, 2025 08:48pm
MONUMENT TO PLURALISM A British-Pakistani artist’s awe-inspiring creation envisions a world of religious and cultural coexistence Aarish Sardar Updated 06 Jun, 2025 08:48pm
ARTSPEAK: TURNING ANGER INTO ART From protest anthems and songs to paintings and inventions, the anger of individuals has often shaped art, justice and technology Durriya Kazi Updated 06 Jun, 2025 08:48pm
SMOKERS’ CORNER: THE LIES WE TELL OURSELVES From Pakistan’s political myth-making to India’s media-fed fantasies of war, the truth is currently struggling against a tide of comforting falsehoods. Nadeem F. Paracha Updated 08 Jun, 2025 11:51am
EPICURIOUS: SAVOUR THE SAMBOUSEK The Lebanese cheese roll isn’t just food — it’s a story of trade, tradition and shared meals Mumtaz Mustafa | Laura Klynstra Updated 06 Jun, 2025 08:48pm
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GARDENING: MATCHMAKING FOR THE KAKRRI When your Armenian cucumber vine is all bachelor flowers and no fruit, it’s time for some tough love Dr Khwaja Ali Shahid Updated 06 Jun, 2025 08:48pm
PAKISTAN AND INDIA: WHERE TO FROM HERE? Pakistan did not operationalise its quid pro quo plus response this time; it must not just retaliate, it should preempt. Ejaz Haider Updated 01 Jun, 2025 09:07pm
ESSAY: THE UNMAKING OF MEN Netflix’s critically acclaimed series Adolescence shows how male rage can pass from fathers to sons, in a cycle where violence Shaharbano Alvi Published 01 Jun, 2025 07:39am
CRICKET: BLAZE OF GLORY PSL 10 wasn’t just a cricket tournament — it was a story of redemption, surprises, heartbreaks and unforgettable highs Muhammad Abu Bakar Farooq Updated 01 Jun, 2025 10:32am
CULTURE: THE FORGOTTEN HEART Before Bapsi Sidhwa’s Ice-Candy Man, there was Mumtaz Shahnawaz’s The Heart Divided — Pakistan’s first English-language Partition Salman Tahir Published 01 Jun, 2025 07:39am
EXHIBITION: ART AS ECOLOGICAL PRACTICE Through an immersive art practice that interweaves sensory experience and environmental knowledge, Sara Aslam maps a path towards Nusrat Khawaja Published 01 Jun, 2025 07:39am
IN MEMORIAM: FIVE THINGS ABOUT NGUGI WA THIONG’O Ngugi wa Thiong’o, who passed away on May 28, was one of Kenya’s and indeed Africa’s greatest writers of all time. A Kenyan... Peter Kimani Published 06 Jun, 2025 07:52pm
FICTION: DRAGONS AND DAGGERS The third book in a five-part fantasy series that is being compared to Harry Potter has recently come out. With magical dragons... T.U. Dawood Published 06 Jun, 2025 07:46pm
POETRY: THE NATURE OF LIFE An unusual collection of verse explores themes of nature and the environment and humanity’s attempts to mould them and co-exist Muneeza Shamsie Published 06 Jun, 2025 07:41pm
COLUMN: AN ANATOMY OF THE QISSA — II In this column, we return to the structure of Qissa Chhabili Bhattiyari [Chhabili the Innkeeper] discussed earlier, to study how Musharraf Ali Farooqi Published 06 Jun, 2025 07:32pm
COLUMN: EVERY CAUSE IS OURS I have long delved into the relationship between art and power. It brings up new questions after every new incident,... Harris Khalique Published 01 Jun, 2025 06:51am
FICTION: THE SOUL OF PAKISTAN A powerful Urdu novel invites readers to question not only Pakistan’s political journey but also deeper spiritual and moral... Muhammad Suhayb Published 01 Jun, 2025 06:51am
FICTION: A MAD GOTHIC ROMP Despite a few historical flaws, Sana Pirzada’s latest novel, set before the turn of the 20th century, is a roller-coaster ride of Rehana Alam Published 01 Jun, 2025 06:51am
NON-FICTION: CAN THE UNIVERSITY SURVIVE? A former faculty member and administrator of prestigious universities pens a book that is part memoir, part history and part... Faisal Bari Published 01 Jun, 2025 06:51am
WIDE ANGLE: THE BODY CONTROL OF TOM CRUISE The star famously does all of his own stunts in the Mission: Impossible films. A physiology academic considers what kind Dan Baumgardt Updated 06 Jun, 2025 08:55pm
FLASHBACK: MUJEEB AND HIS MELODIES Mujeeb Alam passed away on June 2 over two decades ago but he carved a space in playback singing that is uniquely his, marked Muhammad Suhayb Updated 06 Jun, 2025 08:55pm
PRIME TIME; THE SOUNDTRACKS OF OUR DRAMA LIVES Sometimes, the title song of a hit TV drama becomes just as big a success and an intrinsic part of its story, destined Maliha Rehman Updated 06 Jun, 2025 08:55pm
SOUNDSCAPE: PULP LOOKS BACK FOR OPTIMISM Pulp are back with a new album and more wistfully Britpop than they ever were before Mark RJ Higgins Updated 06 Jun, 2025 08:55pm
CINEMASCOPE ; DEATH COMES CALLING, AGAIN Final Destination Bloodlines is the most original film in the franchise since the first movie came out 25 years ago Mohammad Kamran Jawaid Updated 06 Jun, 2025 08:54pm
ANIMATION: ANIMATED CONFUSIONS Cartoon Network changed animation forever — Warner Bros shouldn’t let it die Jacqueline Ristola Updated 06 Jun, 2025 08:54pm
Budget cuts & developing backwards With significant cuts in the PSDP, major chunks never translate into actual spending as key ministries utilise far less than what is available. Ahmad Junaid | Mutaher Khan Updated 10 Jun, 2025 10:52am
Converting surplus MWs into jobs The kind of industrial growth we want should drive decisions regarding power pricing while also ensuring no cross or direct subsidies are at play. Ammar H Khan Updated 10 Jun, 2025 11:00am
The urgency of tariff reforms Pakistan’s outdated tariff system has dragged the economy down, shielding inefficiency, stifling innovation, and cutting us off from global markets. Dr Manzoor Ahmad Updated 10 Jun, 2025 11:31am
Finance: A test of economic wisdom Standing at the crossroads of demographic pressure and financial opportunity, the country must turn adversity into strength. Mohiuddin Aazim Updated 10 Jun, 2025 11:38am
Climate reforms built to last Actions need to be taken now even where the benefits may not be realised for years to mitigate multidimensional vulnerability. Nasir Ali Panhwar Updated 10 Jun, 2025 11:41am
Agriculture: Burdening the national backbone Experts argue against agriculture taxation measures even as the government is reportedly considering revisions that could further burden farmers. Khalid Saeed Wattoo | Dr Waqar Ahmad Updated 10 Jun, 2025 11:13am
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Faith over filters Every year, as Eidul Azha approaches, we see the same familiar scenes unfold in front of us. Youngsters, and even... Benazir Raz Updated 06 Jun, 2025 08:53pm
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Beat the heat from the inside out With summer comes the brightness, so intense that your eyes start to itch, then ache. The lovely golden sun soon... Marvi Soomro Published 31 May, 2025 07:36am
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Story time: Of sacrifice and joy The Eid that brings the most excitement to children has arrived; yes, I am talking about Eidul Azha -- celebrated on... Sarwasha Mairaj Updated 06 Jun, 2025 08:53pm
Story time: A maa-ningful goodbye I usually liked sleeping, eating grass and watching people pass by. My friend Spotty (a goat with black spots) and ... Azka Yasin Updated 06 Jun, 2025 08:53pm
Story time: Rani, the special cow In a remote village, there was a large enclosure in the middle of the green fields. Many animals lived there and... Hafsa M. Faisal Updated 06 Jun, 2025 08:53pm
