Month: December 2019

I hear Nawaz Sharif is recovering in London. So, in a generous gesture, since this is the season of goodwill, ...

His own man An influential stalwart of the late lamented Big Ben’s party told our mole that Bill is no ...

"The planned attack by lawyers on PIC showed that no one can be trusted. Public property was destroyed by men ...

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

Major General Syed Ali Hamid on a lesser known early turning point in Pakistan’s history as an independent country

Catriona Luke looks at how Labour may reshape after Corbyn and why Brexit now seems inevitable

Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro on a site associated with the ancient story of Mokhi the barmaid and the dead revelers of ...

Daniyal Zahid finds the new Jumanji film sticking to what it knows best rather than breaking new ground

Mrinali Dhembla shares her grandfather’s experience of visiting Kartarpur Sahib and the Pakistani side of the Punjab

Saira Ansari on the legacy of Lala Rukh’s art practice and activism, which now extends far beyond Pakistan

Raza Naeem offers an overview of poet Qateel Shifai’s work on his hundredth birthday

Muhammad Tahir Iqbal analyzes the recent upsurge in socialist discourse among Pakistani students

Pakistan end a tough year with a resounding triumph. K Shahid reports from the National Stadium, Karachi

Fayes T Kantawala shares his story of why he decided against teaching in Pakistan, after returning as a fresh graduate

This photograph, recently digitised by The New York Public Library, shows a scene from the musical Cocoanuts. The musical was ...

Pakistan Between Mosque and Military Husain Haqqani Penguin Viking (2016) Among US allies in the war against terrorism, Pakistan cannot ...

On December 7, a special court awarded the death sentence to former General-President Pervez Musharraf. The verdict against Musharraf brought ...

There are dangerous implications of the assertion that conviction of an errant general has hurt the army, writes Farhatullah Babar

All factions of MQM have condemned the incident, writes Zafar Ahmed Khan

Shahid Mehmood discusses contributions of Paul Volcker to the field of economists

It would be irresponsible to describe Johnson as a closet fascist, but his friend Farage is, writes Saeed Naqvi

The PTI government continues to witch hunt its political opponents through state institutions like NAB, FIA and ANF, eroding their ...

Haw what’s happened to judges? Just look at them. They’ve become so mean. Giving death penalty to Musharraf. What the ...

In solidarity Our mole reports that, following the judgement of the Special Court on Mush’s treason trial, a delegation is ...

"After an hour of continuous fighting, police arrested 40 lawyers and among them were four women. This pathetic behaviour reveals ...

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