Obituary: Comrade Latif Afridi
Abdul Latif Afridi got killed for no fault of his in a tribal feud – such a kind of death...
Monday, February 6, 2023
In memoriam
With Jajji’s Death, Classical Tabla Is Dead In Potohar
It seem that now and in the coming days, we will have nothing else to do except mourning the death...
It Seems Artists Are Born to Die In Penury And Humiliation In Pakistan
“Don’t send me Happy New Year messages. This year like its predecessor won’t be happy from any angle but loaded...
Dr. Tabish Hazir: The Messiah Of Les Misérables Is No More
One of the saddest days today – my great friend, the friend of humanity, my benefactor, the benefactor of the...
Remembering Dr. Humayun Khan: Icon Of Grace, Intellect And Diplomacy
Saturday the 20th of November evening was a treat for music lovers of Islamabad. Shahmir Samee, the young talented freelance...
Last Of The Giants: Nawab Ashiq Hussain Qureshi
On September 21 2022, just a couple of days after the National T20 tournament had ended, the Multan International Cricket...
Veteran Journalist Zawwar Hasan Passes Away
Veteran journalist Zawwar Hasan whose career ranged from sports reporter and editorial writer to travel magazine editor and public affairs...
One Year On: Remembering the Scholar and Activist Dr. Rubina Saigol
Last year on August 27th 2021 we lost Dr. Rubina Saigol. Known as a scholar and a member of Women’s...
How Nayyara Noor Transcended Ghazal And Classical Alike
In the world of music, there are only two prestigious levels that musicians aspire to achieve. With vigorous practice (riaz),...
Memories of Aligarh Days: How The Milestones Fall One By One
My friend and cousin Syed Tamezul Hasan passed away last month. We came from the same small town, Sahaswan, Badaun,...
The Rise And Fall Of Aamir Liaquat: How He Personified Trends That Have Shaped Today’s Pakistan
Aamir Liaquat Hussain has passed away in Karachi at 50. The larger-than-life and controversial figure has come to embody some...
The Antinomies of Aijaz Ahmad (1941 – 2022): From Ghalib to Gramsci
I heard about Aijaz Ahmad – who passed away at 81 earlier last month in the United States on March...
In Memory Of Sara Suleri Goodyear
Sara Suleri Goodyear, nee Sara Suleri, one of four daughters born to Pakistan Times editor and journalist Z. A. Suleri,...
Bidding Farewell To Dr Mehdi Hasan – And Pakistan’s Progressive Story-line
In Australia, amongst the indigenous aboriginal people, storylines or storytelling has been valued as the traditional ways of preserving culture,...
Justice Waqar Seth: The Man Who Convicted Former Military Dictator Pervez Musharraf
Being a judge in Pakistan is a tough job. All other equally powerful positions seem easier. If you are the...
He Could Bring Lahore To A Halt With One Word: My Friend And Comrade, Rao Tariq
It is very difficult to write about a very dear friend and comrade, especially with a close association spanning more...
Scholar And Political Mentor
DR. AGHA SAEED HAS LEFT A REMARKABLE LEGACY, WRITES RAS H. SIDDIQUI
In Memory of Noor Jehan Mecklai
BY SHANZAY SUBZWARI
In Memory of Jamila Minallah
By Rehana Hyder
Kemal Shoaib, 1936-2020
Alia Shoaib pays tribute to the rare man who was her grandfather
A Personal Tribute to RBG
Written by Dr. Parvez Hassan
Mother of the Forgotten
Sr. Ruth Lewis (2 May 1946 – 20 July 2020)
What do you say, Eqbal Ahmad?
May 11 marks 21 years since my uncle Eqbal Ahmad (1933-1999), a much loved public intellectual and friend of humanity,...
Remembering Nisar Aziz Butt (1927-2020) – II
Raza Naeem offers an overview of her literary accomplishments
Of Patriotism, Poetry and Honour
Zeinab Masud remembers her father’s life of dignified service to Pakistan
Guardian of Lahore’s Heritage
We reproduce parts of the 2015 interview conducted by Jamile Naqi with the recently departed Tahir Yazdani Malik
THE TRUTH WILL OUT
Imagining The Ancient: Hariyupiya That Could Have Been Harappa
Imagining the past is no mean feat. Especially...
Hundreds Killed As 7.8 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Turkey, Syria
A powerful earthquake has hit a wide area...