Month: September 2015

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his allies are making decidedly ominous statements. While announcing a relief package for the agricultural ...

Badaber attack is a reminder that terrorism still poses a major threat to Pakistan's security

The society, and not just the military, has the responsibility to fight terrorism

Amidst a drive against illegal migrants, Afghan refugees face suspicion and harassment

Imtiaz Gul shares a page from his diary after a visit to Taji Khokhar's compound in 2011

Deep alienation is driving young Kashmiris towards violence

If you break it, you fix it. If you can't fix it, you pick up the pieces

Disco Laari's inaugural tour to ancient sites in the Potohar Plateau reminded Amna R. Ali of the richness of our ...

How can we challenge the blatant sexism on display in the digital world? Luavut Zahid talks to the experts

Its cultural, constructional and topographical diversity makes Istanbul mandatory for one's travel bucket-list, writes Dr Amineh Hoti

Ishtiaq Ahmed continues his series on the tumultuous history of the Left in the Subcontinent.

The book Firaq Gorakhpuri has triggered a procession of personal memories for Saeed Naqvi

Has Pakistani cinema finally come of age with Sarmad Khoosat's Manto? Khadija Mughal explores

Titles available at Books n Beans (Lahore) or through www.vanguardbooks.com

Whose war? Whose empire? Whose duty? "Sipu" reviews a new history of India in the Second World War

Dr Shahab Ahmed passed away last Friday. Natasha Shahid explores his works and the tragedy that the death has laid ...

Veteran Congress leader Abul Kalam Azad prays at the grave of his political rival Muhammad Ali Jinnah during a visit ...

What’s all this fuss about local bodies? I’m not a fan of local bodies. I much prefer foreign bodies. Especially ...

False sense of security The late lamented Big Ben’s party is a royal mess, that we know. But how big ...

These nuggets are culled from the Urdu press. They are summarised here without comment. Absurd or ridiculous, tft takes no responsibility ...

"As a country, Syria has already lost the struggle for its survival"

Shahid Saeed commemorates Husseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, 1892-1963

September 15 was International Democracy Day. On that day, ironically enough, Imran Khan called on the Rangers, which means the ...

With Mullah Mansoor saddled firmly in his position, there are hopes that the reconciliation process in Afghanistan will resume

What can Islamabad do for the resumption of peace talks in Afghanistan?

Are events in Syria part of a Washington-Moscow plan?