Exclusive: Shahbaz Taseer recounts first day as a Taliban captive
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What my visit to a public library in Singapore made me realise
Singapore, with its aseptic cleanliness and efficient governance, not to mention museums with breathtaking collections, grand temples, sights and sounds of localities such as Chinatown and Little India...
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Burnt after Babri attack, this Pakistani temple celebrates Christmas with as...
The turquoise dome of a mausoleum rises from the middle of a congested market in Lahore, its octagonal white building lost among the cycle and cloth shops. This is the shrine of the 16th century Sufi...
View ArticleWhy PCB would be right to recall Asif and Butt to the national cricket team
The first time I entered a courtroom was in 2002. I was there on a sales call hoping that a Karachi High Court judge would take the Rs100,000 loan that my employer Standard Chartered Bank had...
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How fish and chips, refugee camels and burqas made 2016 a year to remember
The future of Britain Brexit activists, Amanda Fish and Edward Chips, look towards a bright future after voting for Britain’s exit from the European Union. Ms. Fish and Mr. Chips say they had been...
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Why Astola Island is a hidden gem of Pakistan
Everyone knows of the beauty of Pakistan’s northern areas, but few have taken the time to discover the mesmerising charm of the country’s coast in the south.I had never thought of exploring the coast...
View ArticleI dreaded Fridays as a child because my father hit me
It happened on Fridays for three years straight. I remember the kids in my fourth grade class being so happy for the weekend. From 7am to 3pm, all I would hear is them screaming “TGIF (Thank God it’s...
View ArticleWhy Fridays were my worst nightmare as a child
It happened on Fridays for three years straight. I remember the kids in my fourth grade class being so happy for the weekend. From 7am to 3pm, all I would hear is them screaming “TGIF (Thank God it’s...
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The children who make these colourful chairs in Khairpur have a story to tell
“How will my family survive if I do not work and earn money to feed them?” says 12-year-old Hameed when I ask him why he isn’t in school. Hailing from Taluka, a subdistrict of Khairpur, Sindh, Hameed,...
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A visit to Gujranwala's Eimanabad throws new light on Babur's legacy
I stood at the threshold of the gurudwara. A small plaque above its wooden door declared that it was Gurudwara Chakki Sahib, Eimanabad. The door of the place of worship was locked, while a Nishan...
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Rating all the captains in Pakistan's cricket history
No two captains are the same.**** Excellent *** Good ** Average *Poor Abdul Hafeez Kardar **** All-Rounder. Left-Handed Batsman; Left-Arm-Spin Bowler.Captaincy Tenure: 1952-58From: LahoreCaptaincy...
View ArticleCan Younis Khan save Pakistan in Sydney?
The ball is pitched well outside off stump, but the long arms of Younis Khan reach for it as he sweeps Nathon Lyon towards deep backward square leg for four runs. The bat swing makes an immaculate...
View ArticleOm Puri: ‘You could put him in any role and he would deliver’
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Naila Rind killed herself because Pakistan's Cybercrime laws failed her
Respected Minister for Information Technology,This might be a long letter but please bear with us as it is an important one, especially since the issue is so close to your heart — one you fought for...
View ArticleHow shrines helped indigenise Islam and Christianity in South Asia
At least once a month, I drive down to Lahore from Islamabad using the Motorway. Just before the Jhelum River, as the Salt Range and Potohar Plateau gradually merge into the plane of Punjab, I always a...
View ArticleSalman Haider’s disappearance won’t silence our voices
In Pakistan, a new generation of activists has emerged from the shadows of 9/11, subsequent wave of wars and atrocities, and the Lawyers’ Movement of 2007. Progressive in beliefs, liberal in ideas,...
View ArticleStalked, patronised, dismissed: On being a woman writer in Pakistan (it’s...
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Pakistan: The good, the bad, and the ugly moments in history
The influx Founder of Pakistan, M. A. Jinnah, patiently listening to the complaints of a refugee in Karachi in late 1947. Millions of Muslim refugees poured into the newly created Pakistan from various...
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A look at some of the historic moments that have shaped Pakistan
The influx Founder of Pakistan, M. A. Jinnah, patiently listening to the complaints of a refugee in Karachi in late 1947. Millions of Muslim refugees poured into the newly created Pakistan from various...
View ArticleTimes of iron and fire: The case of Pakistan's missing activists
In a letter to his mother soon after he was incarcerated by fascists in the 1920s, Antonio Gramsci, reflecting on the political and cultural age of his time, described it as the age of "iron and fire"....
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