Jaipur literature festival 

by Tahir Jahangir

About 17,000 people had entered the festival grounds by late morning on Sunday, the 22nd of January, and more were arriving...  read more

Shia doctor becomes new target of sectarian violence 

by Hassan Naqvi

Dr Jaffer Mohsin Rizvi, a doctor by profession and a Shia by faith, became a victim of the ongoing wave of ethnic and sectarian violence in Karachi...  read more

Technology and Human Behavior  

by Hammad Siddiqui

Revolution in telecoms and information technology has changed the way human behave. How many recall seven digit PTCL land-line phone numbers...  read more

The waves of revolution recede 

by Waris Husain

The laws of nature frequently offer enduring lessons that can be used to understand the ever-changing nature of global politics...  read more

Javed Hashmi: big catch for PTI or inconsequential loss for PML-N? 

by Tariq Bashir

Women young and old, many closely related to Muslim League-Nawaz leadership...  read more

Reshuffling a torn deck of cards: Can it solve the problem? 

by ShahramAzhar

Radical transformation of Pakistani society requires a class alliance of the downtrodden, oppressed and exploited sections of society...  read more

New media mind meet  

by Faisal Kapadia

Yesterday the who's who of social media in Pakistan as well as representatives from all the major print outlets and broadcast media got together for a book/report launch...  read more

Shaukat Khanum Hospital and Imran Khan's political ambitions 

by Tariq Bashir

From the moment you drive into the hospital premises it feels like entering into a very efficiently and professionally run organization...  read more

New media mind meet  

by Faisal Kapadia
Yesterday the who's who of social media in Pakistan as well as representatives from all the major print outlets and broadcast media got together for a book/report launch...  read more

7 billion and counting 

A growing-yet-aging population is a ticking bomb, says Ayeda Iftikhar...  read more

Zardari Blackberry and Sherry 

by Saad Sarfraz Sheikh
Just when I thought getting killed for telling the truth in Pakistan was scary...  read more

Blog awards - Fk's win list 

by Faisal Kapadia
It's that time of the year again. Tis the season of the blog awards in Pakistan...  read more

Textual harassment 

by Saad Sarfraz Sheikh
Just when I thought getting killed for telling the truth in Pakistan was scary...  read more

Blog awards - Fk's win list 

by Faisal Kapadia
It's that time of the year again. Tis the season of the blog awards in Pakistan...  read more

A fanciful mind 

by Aamer Hussein

The flash fictions of Hijab Imtiaz Ali. Translated from the Urdu by Aamer Hussein...  read more

A fanciful mind - Part II 

by Aamer Hussein

The flash fictions of Hijab Imtiaz Ali. Translated from the Urdu by Aamer Hussein...  read more

Murder in Faisalabad 

by Tariq Bashir

Three identical incidents of armed robbery have taken place in the space of four months involving wealthy businessmen the last one resulting...  read more

Waris Shah in America

by Waris Husain

Imagine if one bright shining morning, Waris Shah, one of the greatest Sufi poets, was resurrected and came to life...read more

Rabwah: an oasis of tranquility amidst raging storms  

by Aamir Faraz

A part of the city caught fire or, more probably, was set on fire and under cover of the fire, a mob started targetin...  read more

Altaf Hussain: desperate times 

by Tariq Bashir

If someone asked me how I rated Altaf Hussain's epic press conference on the scale of one to ten...  read more

'Tum waise ke waise ho...'  

by Aamir Faraz

Aamir Faraz pays tribute to Punjabi poet Munnoo Bhai ...  read more

Jinnah's Pakistan

by Ziyad Faisal

To limit ourselves to an imagined version of what Mr Jinnah wanted would mean limiting our...

What is Liberal Islam?  

by Awais Aftab

The claim of the present generation of Muslim liberals to reinterpret the foundational legal principles, in the light of their own experience and the altered...  read more

No, Pakistan

by Anthony Permal

A great deal has been written about minorities by many people both within and outside Pakistan. It is unfortunate that we are now a buzzword in the news.... read more

Why did the Taliban attack the Inter-Continental Hotel in Kabul?  

by Saeed Naqvi

The dramatic attack on Kabul's Hotel Inter-Continental earlier this week ties in somewhat...  read more

Blood for words

by Harris Khalique

Let me begin with a somewhat basic introduction to Karachi in order to set the context. Karachi is the biggest city of Pakistan. It sprawls over 2500 square kilometres with an estimated population of 18 million.
It comprises the country's main ports.... read more

Aik Choti Si Kitab

by Fahmida Riaz

Marx ka Manshoor - itna purana aik kitabcha, har baar kyoon neya sa lagta hai? ...  read more

War over water?

by Amit Ranjan

Some provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty may need to be renegotiated, but it is in the best interest of India and Pakistan not to scrap the 1960 water sharing deal ...read more

Race riots?

by Tariq Bashir

The recent riots in England may not have been race riots in the strict sense of the word, but the root causes can be traced back to similar factors ...  read more

Salmaan Taseer: the future waits

by Tariq Basheer

Wide, dazzling shafts of light had been "enlightening"...  read more