In the mineral-rich deserts of Balochistan’s Chagai, multibillion-dollar mining projects promise prosperity. But for villages such
Updated 30 Jun, 2025 04:29pm
As Pakistan and China mark a decade of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor, a Pakistani scholars’ visit to China helps its...
Published 29 Jun, 2025 11:01am
This spring climbing season saw Pakistani mountaineers make notable achievements on the world’s highest peaks. Here is a round-up
Published 29 Jun, 2025 10:56am
In an era of rampant public distrust — where governments lie, scientists manipulate and history is rewritten — conspiracy theories
Published 29 Jun, 2025 10:48am
From matchstick tapestries to digital mythologies, textile archives to ecological cartographies — an exhibition in London...
Published 29 Jun, 2025 10:43am
As globalisation frays the fabric of civic nationalism, nation-states from India to Russia are embracing an older identity model — the civilisation-state.
Updated 29 Jun, 2025 11:31am
If I had to denominate anyone for the Noble Peace Prize, I would have denominated myself. I mean, just look how...
Published 29 Jun, 2025 10:01am
‘How Do I Cope with a Life-Changing Health Condition?’
Published 29 Jun, 2025 09:56am
All your gardening queries answered here...
Published 29 Jun, 2025 09:52am
The May 2025 military crisis between Pakistan and India marked a dramatic turning point in South Asia’s strategic landscape.
Updated 22 Jun, 2025 12:43pm
Eminent critic and writer Nasir Abbas Nayyar delivered a lecture at the Arts Council of Pakistan in Karachi on May 30, 2025,
Published 22 Jun, 2025 06:39am
Alishba Mohsin is not resting on her laurels as the first and only Pakistani woman to ride in and win a horse race…
Published 22 Jun, 2025 06:39am
In the conflict between Israel and Iran, the Middle East isn’t just witnessing another war, it’s seeing the collapse of traditio
Published 22 Jun, 2025 06:39am
Pure form and colour turn into a medium for profound contemplation at a recent exhibition in Karachi
Published 22 Jun, 2025 06:39am
Although it seems like we live in increasingly divided times, the field of medicine shows us that a path towards unity, comp
Published 22 Jun, 2025 06:39am
US-Israel relations are a pragmatic, policy-driven marriage that is now straining under growing criticism and domestic misgivings in the US.
Updated 22 Jun, 2025 10:14am
Eidul Azha is not just about karrhais, tikkas and kebabs. There’s more that can be done with the sacrificial meat
Published 22 Jun, 2025 06:39am
‘I Don’t Know How To Tell My Mother I’m Interested In Someone’
Published 22 Jun, 2025 06:39am
Armenian cucumbers require trellising to maintain their ideal straight form, with vines sprawled on the ground often producing
Published 22 Jun, 2025 06:39am
From being mired in the Memogate controversy to staring down threats of coups, Asif Ali Zardari’s first presidency was anything but ordinary.
Updated 15 Jun, 2025 12:58pm
The largest public sector healthcare facility in Pakistan, the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre in Karachi, provides services
Published 15 Jun, 2025 06:05am
AI can now predict most non-contact rugby injuries before they happen, which could transform how athletes train and compete
Published 15 Jun, 2025 06:05am
‘No One Sees My Pain’
Published 15 Jun, 2025 06:05am
Mirroring global movements such as Parkrun, Islamabad’s running groups are proving how the simplest of exercises can be the key to
Published 15 Jun, 2025 06:05am
Rashid Rana’s latest body of work serves as a meditation on war, memory and surveillance, captured through his singular artistic
Updated 16 Jun, 2025 03:28pm
As US visa restrictions tighten, threats of visa revocations increase, university funding becomes limited and Islamophobia grows.
Updated 08 Jun, 2025 11:47am
A retrospective in Paris remembers one of the forgotten pioneers of neo-Impressionism
Published 15 Jun, 2025 06:05am
As societies grow increasingly divided, and as consumer identities rapidly change, brands must evolve or risk irrelevance.
Updated 15 Jun, 2025 12:28pm
An exclusive peek into the private musings of Global Leader Extraordinaire, D. Drumpf…
Published 15 Jun, 2025 06:05am
The Armenian cucumber plant faces many challenges, from fungal infections to yellowing leaves and attracting pollinators and
Published 15 Jun, 2025 06:05am
The latest escalation in the Subcontinent reveals how quickly calculated brinkmanship can become uncontrollable fury.
Updated 10 Jun, 2025 02:33pm
One in six Pakistani girls is married off before the age of 18, which means almost 19 million child brides. Behind this statist
Updated 06 Jun, 2025 08:49pm
To commemorate World Ocean Day today, Pakistan’s most decorated sportsperson at the Asian Games recounts the country’s
Updated 06 Jun, 2025 08:49pm
The onset of summers in Karachi contracts the window for recreational activities, with Karachi residents often indulging in their
Updated 06 Jun, 2025 08:48pm
In a first-of-its-kind compilation of Urdu essays, a fisherman shares his lived memories of traditional fishing practices, the...
Published 29 Jun, 2025 12:04pm
A beautifully presented travelogue of India by a Pakistani explores the commonalities of the histories of the two countries as...
Published 29 Jun, 2025 11:58am
This is a deeply spiritual book, which takes you on an emotional journey of faith, challenges and divine connection.
Published 29 Jun, 2025 11:53am
More than once, and in ways more than one, Ghalib has spoken of what may be called the paradox of manifestation (nazzaara/jalva).
Published 29 Jun, 2025 11:29am
A remarkable limited-edition book casts a long and piercing look at the historical antecedents and contestations of contemporary
Published 22 Jun, 2025 10:30am
Spanning three decades and the world, a debut Senegalese English novel weaves in music, the Black experience, a love story...
Published 22 Jun, 2025 10:24am
Frederick Forsyth, who passed away earlier this month, was one of the few authors whose novels were not only bestsellers but also
Published 22 Jun, 2025 10:17am
Recently, I chanced upon a book review by the British author and literary critic Terry Eagleton, published two years ago in the...
Published 22 Jun, 2025 10:14am
Although I have a large file of Naiyer Masud’s letters addressed to my father, I do not have the letters my father...
Published 15 Jun, 2025 06:04am
Mustanar Hussain Tarar’s Peshawar travelogue opens a window into the soul of the city, its rich past, vibrant streets and the
Published 15 Jun, 2025 06:04am
Anita Desai’s latest novel offers a quiet, meditative work that reflects on the limits of knowledge and memory
Published 15 Jun, 2025 06:04am
A gripping memoir by one of the country’s most respected civil servants offers a rare, unfiltered look inside Pakistan’s corridors
Published 15 Jun, 2025 06:04am
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...
Published 06 Jun, 2025 07:52pm
The third book in a five-part fantasy series that is being compared to Harry Potter has recently come out. With magical dragons...
Published 06 Jun, 2025 07:46pm
An unusual collection of verse explores themes of nature and the environment and humanity’s attempts to mould them and co-exist
Published 06 Jun, 2025 07:41pm
In this column, we return to the structure of Qissa Chhabili Bhattiyari [Chhabili the Innkeeper] discussed earlier, to study how
Published 06 Jun, 2025 07:32pm
I have long delved into the relationship between art and power. It brings up new questions after every new incident,...
Published 01 Jun, 2025 06:51am
A powerful Urdu novel invites readers to question not only Pakistan’s political journey but also deeper spiritual and moral...
Published 01 Jun, 2025 06:51am
Despite a few historical flaws, Sana Pirzada’s latest novel, set before the turn of the 20th century, is a roller-coaster ride of
Published 01 Jun, 2025 06:51am
A former faculty member and administrator of prestigious universities pens a book that is part memoir, part history and part...
Published 01 Jun, 2025 06:51am
