Media Watch: First, they came for Geo…
You may or may not have noticed it. Slowly and gradually, Geo, once the mightiest titan amongst the Pakistani news channels, has been eased...
Tick Tock: Setting the clock back… for all the wrong reasons
Watching the newest Pakistani addition to the animated films genre is quite an experience. It really is. It takes one back to the good...
Media Watch: ‘Judge, benefactor, milkman’
This column has been used in the past to describe how in mature democracies with a strong culture of free speech, the judges can...
Media Watch: “You cannot even imagine….”
A “trial” that was watched most eagerly. The Supreme Court taking on Dr Shahid Masood in response to his scandalous set of revelations regarding...
A journey of exploring and experiencing Lahore
The premise of Lahore’s history lies in its diversification; whenever you walk those streets within the old city, you are left in awe of...
US accuses Russia of disrespecting territorial integrity of sovereign nations
The United States today accused Russia of disdaining the international order and disrespecting the territorial integrity of sovereign nations.
State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert's remarks...
Delusions of grandeur
He was always given to hyperbole. Naturally, Shoaib Shaikh, the middle-class kid from Faisalabad didn’t found a humongous and shady diploma mill on the...
An incident of workplace harassment
It was uncomfortable viewing. But then, that’s a given when it comes to Waqt News’ Matiullah Jan. The man pulls no punches and has...
Pulling the Strings… again
The Twitter account of Strings the Band had been running on throwbacks until recently a very unexpected development took place. On the morning of...
Two identities, twice the pride: The Pashtun Sikhs of Nankana Saheb
By Khan Shehram Eusufzye
On a warm winter afternoon in Nankana Saheb, local businessman Amarjeet Singh can’t help an embarrassed smile when recounting what had...
LLF returns to Alhamra in style
A little something for everyone
‘Without the pains of last minute venue changes and cancelled sessions, attendance was high as literati of different strains flocked...
Lahore Literary Festival 2018: A celebration of literature, art and culture
Spanning 29 sessions over two days, the LLF was yet again a most pleasant experience
Few sights are more uplifting than a milieu where some...
Exploring new genres
The latest film wave in Pakistan is off to a disastrous start in the horror genre
‘In their quest to muster all the formulaic ingredients...
Subhanallah! Schrodinger’s Faisal Subhan, who may or may not exist
In the good bad old days of the terrible nineties - a decade that is held up as some sort of standard adjective of...
Sufi music as counter-terrorism
After the three-day long 16th Mystic Music Sufi Festival ended at Alhamra Cultural Complex last Sunday Mian Yousuf Salahuddin said such events need to...
Media Watch: Déjà vu
If one were to watch the television coverage of Muharam processions from last year, and compare it to the coverage for the year before,...
Media Watch: Guess who didn’t get an interview with Imran Khan?
Our man Wajahat S Khan — Waj Bro to those close to him — is angry. Angry and he can’t take it anymore.
Now one doesn’t...
