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WHY WAR IN PALESTINE WILL CONTINUE

The recent military conflict between Iran and Israel only diverts attention from the real crux of the problem.

Ejaz Haider Updated 21 Apr, 2024 04:20pm

CULTURE: VERSES OF DEFIANCE

Urdu resistance poetry has played a seminal role in the darkest of times, challenging the status quo, giving voice to

Mansoor Raza Updated 21 Apr, 2024 04:16pm

SOCIETY: TRAPPED BY TABOOS

While legislation continues to take place against sexual violence, implementation remains an issue, with sexual awareness still

Rabeea Saleem Published 21 Apr, 2024 08:19am

EXHIBITION: RETURN OF THE HOMEBOY

Imran Qureshi’s latest, multidimensional, experiential exhibition, which investigates our sense of belonging with a mixture of

Aarish Sardar Published 21 Apr, 2024 08:19am

FIRST PERSON: STANDING UP FOR THE ATHLETES

One of Pakistan’s most well-known squash players speaks her mind about sports affairs and the challenges facing athletes in the

Noorena Shams Published 21 Apr, 2024 08:19am

SMOKERS’ CORNER: PERNICIOUS POLARISATION

In countries like Pakistan, where political polarisation continues to simmer and is not addressed, it can gradually mutate to become "pernicious polarisation".

Nadeem F. Paracha Updated 21 Apr, 2024 11:24am

CLIFTONIA: HEARTY CONJUGATIONS

Eos presents further excerpts from a schoolbook charting out the Republic of Cliftonia’s history

Farid Alvie Published 21 Apr, 2024 08:19am

ADVICE: AUNTIE AGNI

‘I can’t seem to recover from heartbreak’

From InpaperMagazine Published 21 Apr, 2024 08:19am

GARDENING: FESTIVE VINES

The Syngonium Wendlandii, also known as the arrowhead plant, is popular as an ornamental plant due its unique leaf colour, pattern

Dr Khwaja Ali Shahid Published 21 Apr, 2024 08:19am

THE FAULT LINES IN OUR STARS

Various political, constitutional, economic, security, geopolitical, demographic, ecological and governance crises currently plague the country.

Maleeha Lodhi Updated 14 Apr, 2024 10:58am

EDUCATION: GOING DOWN IN HIGHER EDUCATION

The quality of research being produced by some of Pakistan’s universities is indicative of plummeting standards of scholarship

Dr Rubina Feroze Bhatti Published 14 Apr, 2024 06:39am

WORLD: ‘OUR DRUG TRAFFICKER’

The amazing story of the man who created the first narco-state of the 21st century, and how the United States helped him every

Jorge Heine Published 14 Apr, 2024 06:39am

MOTOR SPORTS: READY TO RUMBLE

As the 2024 Formula 1 season kicks off, it is time to look in the rear view mirror as well as get into top gear

Ahmed Affan Published 14 Apr, 2024 06:39am

HEALTH: WHY WE NEED ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS

A national registry of electronic medical records or EMRs can result in better healthcare delivery and disease

Dr Asghar Naqvi Published 14 Apr, 2024 06:39am

EXHIBITION: NATURE HIS MUSE

An exhibition in Paris pays tribute to Theodore Rousseau’s artistic fascination with the majesty of nature

Zafar Masud Published 14 Apr, 2024 06:39am

ARTSPEAK: THE LAWS OF THE JUNGLE

Mankind’s relationship with the animal kingdom is a complicated one, with the latter proving to be a source of fascination,

Durriya Kazi Published 14 Apr, 2024 06:39am

SMOKERS’ CORNER: WHO ARE 'THE AWAAM?

The word denoting ‘the masses’ is often used recklessly by political commentators and the media, leading to glib understandings that negate class.

Nadeem F. Paracha Updated 14 Apr, 2024 10:43am

NON-FICTION: THE POETICS OF DIVINE LOVE

Syed Nomanul Haq’s Urdu translation of Mansur al-Hallaj’s Kitab al-Tawasin captures the beauty and elegance of the original...

Muzaffar Iqbal Published 21 Apr, 2024 10:58am

FICTION: SUBVERTING EXPECTATIONS

A French journalist pens a novel about Pakistan which, surprisingly for a Western writer, presents a sympathetic view of the...

Rehana Alam Published 21 Apr, 2024 10:51am

NON-FICTION: TOWARDS A BLUE ECONOMY

A book by a retired Pakistani admiral presents a holistic study of the multifarious challenges of maritime security and offers...

Shaista Tabassum Published 21 Apr, 2024 10:46am

COLUMN: THE ART OF STORYTELLING-I

In 2015, it was my honour to be invited by the education advocacy campaign Alif Ailaan to teach storytelling to...

Musharraf Ali Farooqi Published 21 Apr, 2024 10:39am

NON-FICTION: UNDERSTANDING THE PAK-CHINA RELATIONSHIP

A book provides valuable historic background to the development of Beijing-Islamabad ties but its amassing of ‘facts’ about the...

Muhammad Ali Siddiqi Published 14 Apr, 2024 07:46am

NON-FICTION: A VOICE FOR THE VOICELESS

An autobiography of well-known Pakistani social activist Ansar Burney can serve to inspirea new generation of Pakistanis

Shehryar Ahmad Published 14 Apr, 2024 07:42am

NON-FICTION: CLOAKS AND DAGGERS

A recent book goes behind the scenes to explain the strange case of a Soviet spy’s arrest in the US and trial in 1957, and his...

Omair Alavi Published 14 Apr, 2024 07:35am

COLUMN: RESCUING AKHTAR SHIRANI

“Truth is, without an unconditional acknowledgement of the poetic virtues of Akhtar Shirani, an honest history of Urdu literature

Syed Nomanul Haq Published 14 Apr, 2024 07:29am

STYLE: ANYTHING FOR PRE-LOVED

As unbridled inflation and a depreciating rupee hits the buying power of countless households across Pakistan, many of the fashion

Maliha Rehman Published 21 Apr, 2024 06:59am

WIDE ANGLE; AMY AND HER ADDICTIONS

Amy Wine house biopic Back To Black reviewed by an alcohol expert

Sadie Boniface Published 21 Apr, 2024 06:59am

THE GRAPEVINE

Pop band Kaavish’s latest single, Tere Naam, is being widely appreciated. Rightly so. It’s a nice, well-sung tune. While we don’t

PYT Published 21 Apr, 2024 06:59am

STREAMING: WEDDING CRASHER

Director Michael Winter bottom’s The Wedding Guest is a simple film that carries a visual novel aesthetic

Mohammad Kamran Jawaid Published 21 Apr, 2024 06:59am

THE TUBE

What is wrong with Salaar (Shehryar Munawar)? A kind, quiet, young man who trembles like a leaf at disturbing memories (thankfully

Sadaf Haider Published 21 Apr, 2024 06:59am

WIDE ANGLE: POINT OF VIEW

Five films that put you in the shoes of otherwise unrelatable characters

Daniel O’Brien Published 21 Apr, 2024 06:59am

FLASHBACK: LANDMARK MEMORIES FROM CELLULOID

Many of Karachi’s longstanding and iconic landmarks have been captured in films where they now remain, long after their remains

Muhammad Suhayb Published 21 Apr, 2024 06:59am

WIDE ANGLE: LEARNING FROM GENTLEMEN

Netflix’s new drama The Gentlemen shows we’re still drawn to the concept of ‘gentlemen’. Psychology explains why

Jayden Greenwell-Barnden Published 21 Apr, 2024 06:59am

Fragility amidst global turmoil

Given its reliance on energy imports and large expatriate population, Pakistan stands to suffer more than other Asian countries as tensions in the Middle East rise.

Afshan Subohi Updated 22 Apr, 2024 11:24am

Brewing troubles

"A crisis in the Middle East adds to complications, potentially requiring the State Bank to increase the interest rate".

Nasir Jamal Updated 22 Apr, 2024 11:23am

Oil prices stabilise... for now

In the end, it turned out to be nothing “but a big show, and so the markets deflated as quickly as they spiked”, says economist.

Syed Rashid Husain Published 22 Apr, 2024 07:18am

Finance: Economy in need of sobriety

Authorities, quick to celebrate hollow victories, must wake up and deal with the realities of current law, order, governance, and economic situation to improve.

Mohiuddin Aazim Updated 22 Apr, 2024 09:27am