Cherished Days From Long Ago: Attending School At Aligarh
When I arrived at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) School as a young, wide-eyed lad of barely 12, India and ...
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Tag: City
Temples And Darbars Of Garhi Yasin
Note: All photos are by the author Garhi Yasin, a taluka in the Shikarpur district, was once home to many ...
Most Important Events in Club Football This Week
The Friday Times brings you the most important events in club football this week. The following events are not listed ...
Lohri Is A Neglected Indigenous Festival In Punjab
Modern-day Pakistani society is suffering from crises like terrorism, extremism, intolerance and polarisation. In this context, a cultural festival with ...
Is Anandi Based On Pakistani Politics?
The vibrant youth of today might not know Ghulam Abbas and his “Anandi” or “Mandi.” Abbas was one of the ...
Of ‘Vaapsi’ And Peace: Careem-ing To Mughal Lahore
Boarding the Careem car that I had earlier booked, the Captain gave me a quizzical look and asked if I ...
Rohri Of Yore: The Fate Of Old Trees And A Nautch Ghar
(I) An old oak tree in my neighborhood made me cry. I live in the Oakhill area in Austin, Texas ...
Defying Boundaries With Rohzin
The novel Rohzin, or The Melancholy of the Soul, by Rahman Abbas, features Mumbai (previously Bombay) as the protagonist where ...
The Annual Moot Of Pakistani Doctors In USA Is A Venue For Networking And Celebrating Public Service
Last month the largest gathering of Pakistanis outside Pakistan took place in Atlantic City in the US. It was the ...
Unequal Cities
For some years my life has been split between New York and Rawalpindi. While living in two places can make ...
Behold: The Forbidden City
Writing in the Atlantic, Lt Gen H.R. McMaster relates how President Xi Jinping gave President Donald Trump a history lesson ...
Despite Rising Inflation, Peshawaris Like To Start A Day With Paye From Nikka’s Famed Eatery
The walled city of Peshawar enjoys great significance for a myriad of reasons – not least of which is its ...
A Sukkur Travel Guide: 20 Spots Of Historical And Cultural Significance Around The City
Sukkur is my beautiful hometown, and I am deeply in love with it. The city is situated on the right ...
US Democracy Brought To The Brink
It seemed like a scene from Paris of 1789, when an angry, unruly mob stormed the Bastille prison and freed ...
Digging Up Neighbourhoods With Hammers To Lay New Water Lines In A Purposely-Designed City
Islamabadis probably do not have much right to complain given how green and clean their city is compared to other ...
The Neighbourhood: Amina El Edroos’s First Solo Exhibition
In ‘Barcode,’ a luminous cloud hangs suspended from lines of candy colour in a perfect blue sky. Meeting the sky, ...
Drone Attacks Target Saudi Airport In Southern City Of Jazan, 10 Wounded
At least 10 people have been wounded in Friday's drone attacks that targeted the King Abdullah Airport in the city ...
Tourism Can Help Address Pakistan’s Economic Crisis – But Not In Its Current Form
Tourism is helping economies thrive around the world. A prominent example is that of the Maldives, which receives 60% of ...
Shrinking Space – Karachi’s Struggles With Urban Growth
Karachi, over the years, has seen wayward population growth. With its unbridled population growth, the city’s physical infrastructure has also ...
Hyderabad’s Geography, Social History and the Tilak Incline
I sometimes wonder what is common between geographers and historians. There may be a few commonalities. Perhaps, the skill of ...
Multan through the ages
Sheikh Haq Nawaz traces the fortunes of Multan over a span of several centuries
THE TRUTH WILL OUT
Political Problems Must Be Resolved On Floor Of The House: HRCP
LAHORE: The crux of the ongoing crisis is...
Bill Seeking To Curtail CJP’s Suo Motu Powers Tabled In NA
A bill seeking to curtail the suo motu...