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He was short and fair-complexioned with a Nubian nose that often made him an object of laughter among his class...

The American historian Richard Wolin in his book The Seduction of Unreason wrote that after being disillusioned by the collapse...

It was the night of the full moon. Invoking a dictum of Field Marshal Ayub Khan’s – the defense of...

One is unable to decide or determine between the seductive and the spiritual while in front of Nazia Ejaz’s surfaces....

On the 25th of October 1956, 49-year-old Abdul Samad Khan Achakzai was produced in the district court of Lahore. He...

So, Hubs (looking terribly sweet and slightly chubby these days) has developed a new and impassioned interest. Cooking ‘biryani’ is...

No stomach for elections While the Supreme Adjudicators have ruled that Local Government elections must be held, The Great Khan and his horde...

Taste is coming, hain ji? Mazza aa raha hai? I am not talking to poor awam. I am talking to...

When he was a young child, Achakzai had fair features, beautiful grey eyes, a body bigger than usual, a curious...

Islamabadis probably do not have much right to complain given how green and clean their city is compared to other...

Two years ago, Haris Soomro, who was 23 at the time, was shot in Karachi while trying to save his...

Turkeys do not look forward to November and December. We do. Thanksgiving has long been my favourite holiday tradition in...

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It’s been five years since the bomb blast at Qalandar Shahbaz's shrine in Sehwan took place. The parents of Ayaz...

It started off with a very random find on YouTube: the Rafhan jelly ad from the days of PTV and...

Razi Ami’s life as an academic has been overshadowed as a traveller, and a very ardent one. He is a...

Muhammad al-Jariri al-Tabari was one of the brightest jewels of what is often known as the “Islamic Golden Age.” That...

“Sort ‘em out” At a recent meeting of his inner cabal, The Great Khan, in an expansive mood, spoke about...

Janoo’s cousin Hamid and his wife Rukkiya live in England. So they call themselves Ham and Rox. And because he’s...

Like many other folk romances, the folktale of Suhni and Mehar also captured the attention of Sindhi painters, who painted...

The house came alive briefly, this time hosting artists with their curator. A hub of conversation and activity, the opening...

Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan have much in common. Although Chitral is culturally and linguistically linked to Gilgit-Baltistan, it has never been...

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We are living in a world where narratives influence our individual and collective lives. The age of information compels states...

The Punjab International Business Conference was organized and held by the Punjab Board of Investment and Trade at the Ritz...

Being imprisoned carries a huge stigma in Pakistan. For people who have spent time in jail, it is difficult to...