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Movie Review: 300: Rise of an Empire, an epic fail
A scene from movie, "300: Rise of an Empire". – Courtesy Photo In 300: Rise of an Empire, a nation will die because “she” was wronged.Noam Murro’s 300: Rise of an Empire plays out more like a video...
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A return to purdah
In her novel, The Crooked Line (Terhi Lakeer) author Ismat Chughtai presents a glimpse of the world inside purdah. It is a vicious place, flowing with gossip and intrigue, with one woman and then...
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It is still safe to smile
Image Courtesy of Creative Commons“Dad, you will be back in 10 days, exactly 10 days, right?” the kid asked. The man smiled and nodded. Inside the plane, a woman hugged her child and prayed silently:...
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Harchand Rai Vishan Das: Karachi's beheaded benefactor
Akhtar Balouch, also known as the Kiranchi Wala, ventures out to bring back to Dawn.com’s readers the long forgotten heritage of Karachi. Stay tuned to this space for his weekly fascinating...
View ArticlePakistan’s 'song of llion'
Hector was the valiant and honorable son of King Priam of Troy and the city’s most valiant warrior, his death in many ways, signified the end of Troy described by Redfield as “as a martyr to...
View ArticleA bus ride straddling history and geography
I arrive at New Delhi’s Ambedkar Stadium Bus Terminal a full 30 minutes before we are required to be there. It is a nippy 4am and the guards wear their fatigue with a quality of vehemence.At security,...
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Yale for free
If your aim is to learn and not just to pursue credentials, then you are in luck. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have opened a new world of possibilities for those who cannot afford to learn at...
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When I met Khushwant Singh
I had never spoken to a Sikh. Strangely, there were no Sikh students in the Christian missionary school, where I studied in Bombay. There was an assortment of Hindus, Muslims and Christians but not a...
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Exclusive News Scoops: All the fits that’s news to print
CII members urge a ban on the display of skinned chickenIslamabad: In a meeting of the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII), the Council advised the government that strict action should be taken against...
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Many wives, no problems
-Illustration by Khuda Bux AbroAzhar Haidri is a man in love. Azhar Haidri is also a man of compromise. He loved one woman; but his family wanted him to marry another. As the television viewers who...
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Can you forgive a mortal enemy for her?
Returning to the valley was always an emotional experience, even now when he was old and not easily swayed by emotions. He climbed a hill top, looked around, and was glad to see that the valley had not...
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Journalists in Pakistan: Here be dragons
Never doubt that words have power. It’s likely because of the words he spoke and wrote that Raza Rumi was attacked in Lahore last night, an attack that claimed the life of his driver. More words...
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The unwashed Bandar Road
Akhtar Balouch, also known as the Kiranchi Wala, ventures out to bring back to Dawn.com’s readers the long forgotten heritage of Karachi. Stay tuned to this space for his weekly fascinating...
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Movie Review: Divergent is no Hunger Games
A scene from movie, "Divergent". – Courtesy Photo Neil Burger’s Divergent, the first of the confirmed trilogy by author Veronica Ross, is adamant on playing it safe by using two of the most trending...
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In remembrance of India's tragedy queen
During an outdoor shooting of a Bollywood movie, the crew had to spend a night in the wilderness as their vehicles ran short of fuel. The area located in Madhya Pradesh, literally called the heart of...
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Food Stories: The paratha platter
Nani Amma made chinni (sugar) paratha for me everyday. I was four and the school bus made a stop to drop me to Nani’s house at 12:30pm Sunday through Thursday, and there she was waiting for me by the...
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Uch Sharif: Alexandria on the Indus
For whom the bell tollsThe 16th day of April in 1853 is special in the Indian history. The day was a public holiday. At 3:30 pm, as the 21 guns roared together, the first train carrying Lady Falkland,...
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Old politics, young Afghanistan
Since the intervention of Nato and allied forces, countless efforts have been made to reestablish a stable Afghan state. Afghanistan has held two terms of presidential and parliamentary elections since...
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Pakistan's need for Civic Education
The administrative collapse of the State and the absence of social order suggest the rapid decline in citizenship in Pakistan. Reviving a vibrant citizenry is a prerequisite for the socio-economic...
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Who will be Afghanistan's new president?
The Nato withdrawal makes 2014 a year of tremendous historic importance both for Pakistan and Afghanistan.With the troops’ withdrawal occurring by the end of this year, Afghan security forces will be...
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