Month: August 2019

Maj Gen Syed Ali Hamid on the wartime adaptability and experience of PIA in times of major conflict

Salman Tarik Kureshi explores the concept of populism as a political method which can be used by both Right and ...

Mubashar Naqvi believs the Leepa Valley is what you’re looking for

Daniyal Zahid believes there is a case for 'Heer Maan Ja' as the best of the recent Eid offerings

Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro on the style of havelis in Potohar, as represented by the Bakhshi Ram Singh Haveli

Parvez Mahmood considers the historical scope and scale of the communal question in the Indian Subcontinent

Raza Naeem on the enduring appeal of Sibte Hasan’s ‘Mazi Ke Mazar’, 50 years after it was written

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Misbah-ul-Haq should be wary of the downside of the job he’s applied for, writes K Shahid

Zaffar Junejo suggests a ‘Back to the Basics’ approach – one that begins with proper educational and training systems

Fayes T Kantawala was at the table when the Kashmir question came up

This photograph, captured in Kohat in 1905, shows British Indian Officers 52nd Sikhs (Frontier Force). This was an infantry regiment ...

I am reading a lot in jail. What else there is to do? Mraan has taken away my televiyion. Since ...

Fool’s paradise We hear the Maulana is “deeply disappointed” with his opposition colleagues because they are unwilling to stand up ...

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

"There is no legislation on private or public use of drones in Pakistan. One hopes our legislators are formulating the ...

Islamabad feels like autumn, which is bizarre because it is monsoon season these days. The mood seems to have enveloped ...

Simply declaring No First Use intent is merely a political statement, writes Ejaz Haider

Farhatullah Babar believes that despite several opportunities, the conversation on enforced disappearances did not move forward over the last one ...

Shahid Mehmood is not convinced

Their administrations have sought bailout packages from the provincial and federal governments, writes Sohail Khattak

The BJP’s recent move is not a simple modification of the Kashmir’s status, it is a radical transformation, argues Ziaullah ...

The absence of criticism by Trump and Johnson of military rule in Indian-administered Kashmir will encourage Modi and his far-right ...

As the United States and Taliban inched closer to a historic deal that would enable the Americans to extricate itself ...

Meenu Sethi writes on the impact of women’s labour force participation on the economy

The first year of Imran Khan’s government is the bleakest in living memory. Part of the blame must rest with ...