Month: February 2019

Zalmay Khalilzad’s appointment last September as US President Donald Trump’s Special Advisor on Afghanistan heralds the Mother of All U-Turns ...

When Pulwama hit headlines, the first thoughts that flashed through every Pakistani’s mind were: India will blame Pakistan; the Indian ...

Murtaza Solangi writes about the exciting weekend in Islamabad with the historic visit of the Saudi crown prince

The human rights minister has repeatedly promised to table an anti-torture bill in the parliament. That promise must be fulfilled, ...

Does the Pakistani leadership understand the obligations that come with such deals? Shahid Mehmood

Pakistan cannot afford tensions with Iran and India at the same time, writes Syeda Mamoona Rubab

As tensions increase in Kashmir, bilateral trade is once again the victim, writes Saad Rajput

William Milam wonders if Sheikh Mujibur Rahman really understood what he had set in motion

For 2019, the declared aim of all parties is to remove the BJP, writes Saeed Naqvi

Cricket-inspired nationalism has become entrenched in the urban middle class, writes Sartaj Khan

Ziaullah Ranjah wonders if the new chief justice will usher in an era of accountability in the judiciary

Parvez Mahmood on the life of Mahmud Gawan – a master administrator who moved from Iran to a thriving Sultanate ...

Hurmat Ali Shah explains how Abdul Ghaffar Khan’s worldview provided a route to progress – in the 1930s and in ...

Daniyal Zahid considers the new flick to be the best that Bollywood has recently offered – hands down

The first leg of PSL 4 has been extremely competitive. K Shahid reports from Dubai Cricket Stadium

Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro on the shrine of Syed Muhammad Shah Jilani Zakri, whose devotional chants gave a Sufi sub-order its ...

Noor Jehan Mecklai on the work of an artist who is inspired by the mountains of his home, Hunza

For Salman Tarik Kureshi, this is the third in a series of them

The iconic writer had a difficult relationship with the Progressive Writers. But Raza Naeem argues it was far from antagonistic

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Dr. Syed Talha Shah goes looking for a collection of Akbar Allahabadi’s poetry and discovers the extent of public indifference ...

Vaqar Ahmed takes us along for the daily commute through Karachi

Fayes T Kantawala navigates his way through a separation

Produced by The Society for Promoting Arts and Commerce in 1758, this is the first of a number of medals ...

Even in Jinnah Hospital I am guarded by police. But thanks God it is Punjab Poolce and not very chlaak. ...

Currying favour Turns out, one of The Great Khan’s ministers is an expert at cooking the books, according to Isloo’s ...