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Widely considered to be the father of modern Chinese literature, Lu Xun – born 140 years ago today – was...

Restless by Aamer Hussein starts with the arrival at a new place, and this seems a fitting way to embark...

Higher education around the world is evolving very fast. The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has become the key factor in accelerating...

Devil they know We hear The Great Khan has been told again and again, to change the status quo in...

Now that we’re thanks God finally off the UK’s red list, I called up my rich Indian friend Nisha Sharma...

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My interest in the Indian Prisoners of War (PoWs) held captive in Italy during the Second World War was aroused...

At moments when those who claim to lead the people have become determined to sell the people to such anti-people...

Was Jinnah a secularist or a communalist? Does separatism overshadow his nation-building? Dr Ishtiaq Ahmed’s latest book offers new angles...

The Pentagon Papers, which contained shocking disclosures about US mismanagement of the war in Vietnam, were published 50 years ago....

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(TW: violence against women) He withdraws, shuts down. He is becoming unconscious to his present. It’s coming soon, you sense...

I got to know of misophonia as a neurological disorder, a condition that I suffer from, whereby a person has...

In today’s fast-paced world where everyone seems to be more intertwined than ever, and where news spreads like fire, making...

More than seven decades after the creation of Pakistan, the rise of Muslim separatism in South Asia and the circumstances...

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We often hear of Muslim Sultans of India who performed great deeds for the welfare of their subjects. Alauddin Khilji...

Joke of the week Teacher: which bird flies the fastest? Student: An elephant. Teacher: Idiot! What kind of family do...

I think an Evil Eye has been cast on my government. Which is why I lost the cantonment elections, which...

The symbolism could not be starker. The illustrious occasion of Independence Day, the hallowed venue of Minar-i-Pakistan, the site of...

The last couple of years have brought about a resurgence of the debate on race, caste distinctions and slavery within...

Nothing sums up the dilemma of the Western occupiers of Afghanistan more than an oil painting by Elizabeth Thompson, Lady...

I have been visiting the megaliths of Yasin valley and other megalithic sites in Ghizer district since 2000 to discuss...

I solemnly declare that what you are about to read is a humorous piece of writing. If at any point...

Foot in mouth Ever wondered why poor Paradise Lover (aka Apa) lost her job so summarily? One minute, she was...

Taliban have formed government – it is cent per cent Quetta Shoora. Sans of the tams. I am in exile...