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From hospital bed to cricket legend: How Sadiq Mohammad’s heroics saved Pakistan a Test match

Not only did he deny the West Indies a sure win, but his negotiations with the Board would become the precursor to pay disputes between Pakistani...

23.10.2025 30

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Saeed Husain

DISCOURSE: YOSHIDA’S SHALIMAR BAGH

Nearly a century ago, a Japanese printmaker was inspired by Shah Jahan’s Shalimar Bagh. Today, his art continues to inspire

31.08.2025 10

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Saeed Husain

CRICKET: THE 10,000 RUN CLUB

Australia’s Steve Smith recently became only the 15th player ever to cross 10,000 runs in Test cricket. Could he be the last?

24.08.2025 10

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Saeed Husain

HISTORY: A BHUTTO IN KABUL

The Bhuttos’ fortune was nearly erased by the British Raj, until a fugitive heir returned in disguise and charmed his way to a

13.07.2025 20

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Saeed Husain

HEALTH: TOO HOT TO PLAY

The onset of summers in Karachi contracts the window for recreational activities, with Karachi residents often indulging in their

06.06.2025 10

Dawn (Magazines)

Saeed Husain

Quetta, 1935: Empire, earthquake, and the limits of control

Research on the 1935 Quetta earthquake is shockingly limited, where anthropologists and historians can study colonial policies and particularly as...

31.05.2025 10

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Saeed Husain

HISTORY: HOW CRICKET MARKED THE END OF GEN AYUB

With the 1968-69 revolution of Pakistan in full swing against a draconian Gen Ayub Khan dictatorship, the Board of Cricket Control in Pakistan...

05.01.2025 10

Dawn (Magazines)

Saeed Husain