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NON-FICTION: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF AN AUTEUR

Maestro: A Tribute to Shyam Benegal at 90 By Atul Tiwari Kautilya Books ISBN: 978-93-6063-062-1 233pp. In 1957, a young man visited Calcutta to...

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Irfan Aslam

NON-FICTION: POPULISM AND PAKISTAN

Populist Identification in Public Discourse: Pakistanis Constructing Pakistaniat By Ihsan Yilmaz and Fizza Batool Palgrave Macmillan 239pp. The...

04.05.2025 7

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Asad-Ur-Rehman

ECONOMY: THE GREAT TEXTILE UNRAVELLING

ECONOMY: THE GREAT TEXTILE UNRAVELLING

At Sitara Textile Mills in Faisalabad, once a beacon of industrial pride and among Pakistan’s largest textile manufacturers, a haunting silence now...

04.05.2025 10

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Saddia Mazhar

FICTION: Their sister’s keepers

Blue Sisters By Coco Mellors 4th Estate ISBN: 978-0-00-862299-2 342pp. Famous for her bestselling Cleopatra and Frankenstein, Coco Mellors focuses...

04.05.2025 20

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Nadya Chishty-Mujahid

CAN INDIA STILL GO TO WAR WITH PAKISTAN?

CAN INDIA STILL GO TO WAR WITH PAKISTAN?

PROLOGUE India has become infuriatingly formulaic when it comes to Pakistan. Here’s how the script goes. There’s an attack in Occupied Jammu and...

04.05.2025 10

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Ejaz Haider

ADVICE: AUNTIE AGNI

ADVICE: AUNTIE AGNI

Hello Auntie, I hope you are well. I am a 16-year-old girl and I read your column every Sunday. Both my parents are civil servants and my mother is...

04.05.2025 4

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From Inpapermagazine

GARDENING: THE VERTICAL GARDEN

GARDENING: THE VERTICAL GARDEN

One of the drawbacks of living in an apartment is the lack of availability of open, vacant ground-space to fulfill one’s gardening desires. A...

04.05.2025 10

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Dr Khwaja Ali Shahid

EXHIBITION: THE ART OF ACCOUNTABILITY

EXHIBITION: THE ART OF ACCOUNTABILITY

There are art exhibitions that resonate, and then there are those that strike a deeper, more unsettling chord — demanding not just reflection, but...

04.05.2025 3

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Rumana Husain

CRICKET: QUEENS OF CRICKET

CRICKET: QUEENS OF CRICKET

The match score sheet reads like any other cricket match score sheet. It was a thrilling night match held at the Sukkur Municipal Stadium two weeks...

04.05.2025 3

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Shazia Hasan

DIARY OF A SOCIAL BUTTERFLY: PAANI AND THE POPE

Two days ago, Cobra, Janoo’s younger sister, called early in the morning, screaming historically down the phone. “War is starting,” she shrieked. “...

04.05.2025 2

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Moni Mohsin

CULTURE: THE EQUINE PRIDES OF SINDH

CULTURE: THE EQUINE PRIDES OF SINDH

Muhammad Luqman, now in his sixties, has always loved horses. For him, it was inevitable, as he hails from a family that has been raising horses...

04.05.2025 10

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G.r. Junejo

SMOKERS’ CORNER: SEDUCED BY THE SPOTLIGHT

SMOKERS’ CORNER: SEDUCED BY THE SPOTLIGHT

‘15 minutes of fame’ is a well known expression that connotes a brief period of fame, or fame that is highly fleeting. The phrase is often...

04.05.2025 10

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Nadeem F. Paracha

COLUMN: LITERATURE AND POLITICS

COLUMN: LITERATURE AND POLITICS

The act of writing is fundamentally about the arrangement of words in a certain order to convey a meaning. Writing itself is a creative process but...

27.04.2025 10

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Harris Khalique

ESSAY: STAMPING THE FEET

ESSAY: STAMPING THE FEET

Recently, American comedian Liz Miele talked about her experience in securing a visa to Pakistan, which she described as the “most paperwork” she...

27.04.2025 5

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Rajaa Bokhari

RETHINKING STATE STRATEGY IN BALOCHISTAN

RETHINKING STATE STRATEGY IN BALOCHISTAN

“Nurse Duckett plucked Yossarian’s arm and whispered to him furtively to meet her in the broom closet outside in the corridor… She had urgent news...

27.04.2025 2

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Ejaz Haider

EDUCATION: SPARKING LOVE FOR SCIENCE

EDUCATION: SPARKING LOVE FOR SCIENCE

Not too long ago, 17-year-old Sadia had to discontinue her education, as the nearest school was a long walk from her village in Balochistan’s...

27.04.2025 20

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Khuzaima Fatima Azam

RETHINKING STATE STRATEGY IN BALOCH ISTAN

RETHINKING STATE STRATEGY IN BALOCH ISTAN

“Nurse Duckett plucked Yossarian’s arm and whispered to him furtively to meet her in the broom closet outside in the corridor… She had urgent news...

27.04.2025 3

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Ejaz Haider

SMOKERS’ CORNER: MANUFACTURING POPULISM

SMOKERS’ CORNER: MANUFACTURING POPULISM

The spectre of populism has been haunting a lot of people across the world for over a decade now. But there are also those to whom populism is not...

27.04.2025 6

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Nadeem F. Paracha

ARTSPEAK: THE PASSION OF TEACHERS

ARTSPEAK: THE PASSION OF TEACHERS

The great teacher and philosopher Socrates was sentenced to death for challenging the status quo. He was surrounded by his weeping students as he...

27.04.2025 2

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Durriya Kazi

EPICURIOUS: MEATFUL DAYS

EPICURIOUS: MEATFUL DAYS

Al Jannat Delhi Zaiqa House is a real mouthful to pronounce, and mouth-fulls of sheer barbecued decadence is what you will get when you visit Al...

27.04.2025 2

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Faisal Quraishi

FICTION: SATIRE AND COSMIC STAKES

A Shade Darker By Sidra F. Sheikh  Windy Beach Books ISBN: 9786279457806 270pp. When Sidra F. Sheikh released her debut science fiction novel, The...

27.04.2025 10

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Muhammad Omar Iftikhar

GARDENING: ‘WHY IS MY EGGPLANT NOT FRUITING?’

Q. I live in Karachi and would like some information regarding growing sunflowers in my garden. When is a good time to sow sunflower seeds? Do they...

27.04.2025 2

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Dr Khwaja Ali Shahid

EXHIBITION: VALADON’S VISION

EXHIBITION: VALADON’S VISION

Regular visitors to the legendary Montmartre Museum in Paris never miss the opportunity, even when they are there to admire works by other artists,...

27.04.2025 3

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Zafar Masud

FICTION: A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY

Funny Story By Emily Henry Penguin Viking ISBN: 978-0-241-62414-2 387pp. There are no major surprises when it comes to Emily Henry’s books. She...

27.04.2025 6

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Kamila Rahim Habib

ECONOMY: BONDS OVER BUSINESSES

ECONOMY: BONDS OVER BUSINESSES

Pakistan’s banks are setting global records, just not the kind we want. Government bonds and loans comprise 60 percent of our banking sector’s...

27.04.2025 3

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Asad Pabani

GYMNASTICS: CARTWHEELING AGAINST AGE

GYMNASTICS: CARTWHEELING AGAINST AGE

Gymnastics has long been seen as the domain of children and teenagers, with young athletes flipping and tumbling their way through high-energy...

27.04.2025 2

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Sophie Burton

TRUMP’S TARIFFS WHAT THEY MEAN FOR THE WORLD

Donald Trump is about to learn that the world is a lot bigger than he imagined, and the stick he is trying to wield to bring it to kneel before him,...

20.04.2025 20

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Khurram Husain

SMOKERS’ CORNER: THE DEATH OF FEUDALISM

Often, when analysts and journalists stationed in Punjab and Islamabad air their views on the politics of Sindh, the one word they like to use...

20.04.2025 10

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Nadeem F. Paracha

ENVIRONMENT: UNPACKING URBAN RESILIENCE

The term ‘resilience’ has become a mainstay in global development and climate discourse, championed as a guiding principle for policy responses to...

20.04.2025 10

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Sheheryar Khan

GARDENING: THE EDIBLE BLOOM

While primarily it is the colour and fragrance of the flowers that usually attract people and lure them into growing the flowering plant, either...

20.04.2025 1

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Dr Khwaja Ali Shahid

NON-FICTION: THE MELODIES LIVE ON

Kaun Yaadon Ko Zanjeer Pehnaye Ga By Tanvir Ahmed Afridi EMI Pakistan 360pp. Kaun Yaadon Ko Zanjeer Pehnaye Ga is a rare book on the life and works...

20.04.2025 2

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Muhammad Suhayb

CLIFTONIA: BLOCKBUSTER COLLYWOOD

Every April, the Cliftonian BlockBuster Association issues an annual list of the movies slated to be released that year by the country’s celebrated...

20.04.2025 1

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Farid Alvie

FICTION: SHADOWS OF A STORY

Shadows of Time By Asim Aftab Ilqa Publications ISBN: 978-969-640-316-6 256pp. Shadows of Time is the debut novel of Asim Aftab. The blurb on the...

20.04.2025 10

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Rehana Alam

NON-FICTION: HEADING OFF STAR WARS

Sabre-Rattling in Space: A South Asian Perspective By Dr Ahmad Khan and Dr Eligar Sadeh Springer, Singapore ISBN: 978-9819760497 261pp. Space has...

20.04.2025 4

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Yasir Hussain

HEALTH: BRINGING ‘DR BAHU BACK TO WORK

Dr Adeya Ahmed comes from a family of doctors. After completing her five-year MBBS degree from the Karachi Medical and Dental College in 2011, she...

20.04.2025 3

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Hussain Dada

EXHIBITION: CURATING HISTORIES

Curated shows hold tremendous potential in initiating discussions that broaden the approach to art. In Pakistan, commercial galleries have been the...

20.04.2025 7

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Amra Ali

IN MEMORIAM: A LEGACY OF COMPASSION

He was a renowned psychiatrist and so much more. A peace activist, humanist and upholder of human rights, his work as a foundational leader in the...

20.04.2025 1

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Beena Sarwar

CRICKET: SYNCHRONISING TRAJECTORIES

The HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) celebrated its 10-year milestone on April 11, with all six franchises eager to build on a decade of fierce...

20.04.2025 3

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Shahid Akhtar Hashmi

SMOKERS’ CORNER: SWALLOWING THE LEFT

According to the political economist S Akbar Zaidi, approximately 35 to 40 percent of the population in Pakistan can be described as middle class (...

13.04.2025 3

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Nadeem F. Paracha

ARTSPEAK: THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES

The Emperor’s New Clothes is a story that has entertained young and old alike for centuries. The first known version appeared in India in the 11th...

13.04.2025 1

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Durriya Kazi

FICTION: THE WEIGHT OF HISTORY

Human, Animal By Seth Insua Verve Books ISBN: 978-0857308894 320pp. Seth Insua, an Anglo-Spanish writer and artist, was born in Kent in 1989. He...

13.04.2025 10

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Sara Danial

HERITAGE: THE MARVELLOUS MUKHI HOUSE MUSEUM

If you are in Hyderabad, Sindh, and venture on the Pakka Qila road near Homestead Hall, you will find a building called Mukhi House, a ‘colonial...

13.04.2025 9

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Romano Karim Yusuf

NON-FICTION: POLITICS AND PERSECUTION

Juhd-i-Qalam: Haft Roza Al-Fath Karachi Mein Shaa’e Honay Walay Muntakhab Mazaameen Aur Idaariye By Shaukat Siddiqi Rab Publishers ISBN: not...

13.04.2025 2

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Rauf Parekh

SOCIETY: COOKING UP CHANGE

Suppose you’ve been the victim of a heinous crime and muster the courage to walk into the police station to register a first information report...

13.04.2025 4

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Haniya Rehman

EXHIBITION: BEYOND PERCEPTION

The exhibition ‘The Veil of Perception’— at Lahore’s Ejaz Art Gallery — featured works from a diverse group of contemporary artists. The exhibition...

13.04.2025 10

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Ayesha Majeed

NON-FICTION: CHANGING LANGUAGES

Language and Society in Gilgit-Baltistan: Shifting Patterns of Politeness in Burushaski and Shina By Ijlal Hussainpur Oxford University Press ISBN:...

13.04.2025 2

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Imtiaz Piracha

EPICURIOUS: A BITE OF DELIGHT

We met in the HarperCollins art department in New York City, and have been connected through book design over our 20-year friendship. Although...

13.04.2025 1

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Mumtaz Mustafa

GARDENING: THE PRAYER OF THE PANSY

In literature and folklore, the pansy finds multiple mentions, most notably in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, where Ophelia refers to it as the...

13.04.2025 2

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Dr Khwaja Ali Shahid

FOOTBALL: GLIMMERS OF HOPE

When Pakistan faced off against Syria in the qualifiers for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup against Syria at the Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium in...

13.04.2025 1

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Shahrukh Sohail

POLICE AND POLITICS IN PAKISTAN

CRASH OF THE GENERAL — 1988 / PRINCIPAL FIA TRAINING SCHOOL AND STAFF OFFICER TO DG FIA It was the afternoon of August 17, and I was back in my...

13.04.2025 2

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Tariq Khosa