Perspective

The Russian attack on Ukraine has got the attention of everyone from the Global South to the North. The aim...

Vladimir Lenin, the leader of the Russian Revolution, was once reminded by a Western intellectual, in the wake of the...

The vibrant youth of today might not know Ghulam Abbas and his “Anandi” or “Mandi.” Abbas was one of the...

Scene: A very important meeting is in progress at the He Fled Apartment.  Dozens of local and international TV channels...

In one of your interviews, you spoke about the power of literature – be it in its broadest sense newspapers...

Pakistan is once again all set to become a center-piece in the new emerging Cold War between the United States...

The Rise and Demise of Muslim Modernism The breakup of Pakistan in December 1971 produced a ‘New Pakistan.’ ZA. Bhutto,...

Scene 1: Qalandar is playing chess online with Bobby Fischer who is giving him tough time. Koila (coal) interrupts him....

Sam Bankman-Freid fit into the mould of the computer-geek-turned-instant billionaire through his sheer genius – except that his genius lay...

The UN's 27th Annual Conference of the Parties (COP27) took place in the idyllic Egyptian resort town of Sharm El...

Will November prove to be the cruellest month of all? The outcome depends on the answers to some burning questions....

Scene 1: Qalandar in deep slumber. Boisterous sirens disrupt his sweet dreams. His butler, Safdar Chawal informs him that B...

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the map of the Communist world changed beyond recognition. The USSR disappeared and...

From 16 to 22 October, the Communist Party of China (CPC) held its 20th National Congress. The aim was not...

One of Pakistan’s greatest strengths is that it is going through a ‘delicate situation’ since its birth. Live from the...

Last month, the Government of Gilgit-Baltistan’s (GB) decision to organise a Women’s Sports Gala, a women-only event, stirred protests when...

At loggerheads with both, the incumbent military and the government for the sake of “national interest”, PTI’s raging secretary-general, Asad...

Three very important figures were at Qalandar’s aastana (monastery): Showbiz’s cook who was an expert in making nehari, hareesa, siri...

Qalandar, a fictional character, is Mohammad Shehzad’s brainchild. From the powerful to the poor – all visit his aastana (monastery)...

B thought that if he starts his farewell meetings with Qalandar, the move will convince the world that he is...

The search for paradise on earth has always fired the imagination of scholars and dreamers, whether it is the Englishman...

On the 4th of November 1953, Queen Elizabeth II took her oath in front of the Archbishop, who asked, "Will...

The geographical location of Pakistan is ardently celebrated by many ‘patriotic’ historians. This perspective had many proponents until the recent...

I recently attended a series of sessions on how knowledge is acquired and realised – better late than never –...

I hope I see you before I depart this world! This entreaty was from Asif, my friend of 55 years,...

They say being a martyr is an honour bestowed to few who carry the ability to acknowledge something beyond the...