Month: January 2020

Major General Syed Ali Hamid considers the historical evidence and the conditions faced by the Macedonian conqueror in modern-day Punjab

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Dr. Sayed Amjad Hussain searches for what remains of Peshwar from bygone days

Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro on the funerary monuments of Kamber-Shahdadkot in Sindh

Daniyal Zahid finds the latest appearance of Dr. Doolittle underwhelming

Parvez Mahmood offers a perspective from the communities most affected by the bush fires

Raza Naeem on the modernism of Muhammad Hasan Askari (1919 – 1978)

Noor Jehan Mecklai on the work of an artist full of surprises, displayed at Karachi’s Full Circle Gallery

Maham Sajid explains how Pakistani TV shows could try to be relatable for viewers without reinforcing the worst narratives in ...

K Shahid reviews Pakistan’s T20I series win against Bangladesh

Why must events like the Lahore Biennale be open to the public and yet somewhat removed? Fayes T Kantawala puts ...

This photograph shows fire of anti-aircraft guns deployed in the neighbourhood of St. Isaac’s cathedral during the defence of Leningrad ...

You remember Miss Shumaila, na? That do number type secretary wife of Jonkers who ran away three months after the ...

Takht Lahore Part II We all know that The Great Khan visited Takht Lahore last week and didn’t bother to ...

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

"Shackles on critical thinking have created a culture of cramming where students feed on notes instead of thinking on their ...

A three-member bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan has realised that Pakistan Railways is running into losses and, as ...

The RTI law is being put to a severe test by the same parliament that passed it, writes Farhatullah Babar

Bangladesh’s part in the impeachment of Donald Trump was peripheral and accidental, writes William Milam

Adnan Aamir believes that the people of Balochistan will suffer in the feud between the chief minister and the speaker

Maulana Azad’s opposition to Partition was absolute, writes Saeed Naqvi

Time was when Imran Khan stood atop a container-truck for months and constantly lauded the media and journalists for supporting ...

A man can’t even go out for a meal! This smart phoon is the biggest nuisance in world today. But ...

Munchen Davos und das Deutsch Our mole in Isbad’s “dip” place says that the visiting Herr Fremd Offiziell von Deutschland invited ...

"There is no culture of organ donation which can help so many people. Very few individuals have shown courage to ...

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