Princess Bamba Duleep Singh’s memories
Bamba’s collection in the Lahore Fort
Following the footprints of her ancestors, Bamba decided to visit India. She hired a Hungarian companion Marie Antoinette Gottesmann...
When accountability becomes a way to abscond
Has NAB really become non-functional?
It is interesting to note that those involved in mega scandals of corruption are set free of any charges by...
Corrupt exchanges: understanding NAB’s accountability of ‘compromise’
Institutions matter
According to Imran Khan, NAB should become an independent body; however, at the same time he rubbishes the constitution, parliament and the judiciary
A...
The quest for impartiality
Does NAB stand for Non-Accountability Bureau?
Controversy already surrounded the mechanism of plea bargain, and with the Mushtaq Ahmad Raisani scandal and he getting cleared...
“This area needs an open border”: An interview with Professor Li Xiguangfor DNA
Not a military buildup
We can use the idea of soft borders to the settlement of the border disputes of Indian occupied lands of China's...
Unravelling the PPP
Father or son; which will it be?
During Zardari’s absence from Pakistan, the young chairman of the party made several uncompromising promises which he vowed...
13 GATES ILLUSTRATING LAHORE Part 2
Restore the old city!
In my opinion these gates or the marks of these gates must be restored for the generations ahead
In my least piece...
Newsmakers 2016: Cyril Almeida-Pervaiz Rasheed
‘Newsgate’
Civilian-military spats are not a big deal as long as they do not make it to the front page of one of an English...
Newsmaker 2016: Qandeel Baloch
Shine on you, crazy diamond
Qandeel Baloch had the kind of vivacious brazenness that could have made her a star anywhere. This one-woman-show, initially thought...
Newsmaker 2016: Misbah ul Haq
Ridiculous to respected
The Pakistani cricket team returned to England to play a full series after a gap of six years. This tour was particularly...
Newsmaker 2016: Arshad Khan
Shy Chai guy
A modern day Cinderella story. A photographer was just walking about theitwaar bazaar in Islamabad and took a photograph of a Chaiwallah,...
Newsmaker 2016: PIA
…had a great fall!
PIA’s financial problems were of course carried forward into 2016 but the year saw two very damaging additions to the laundry...
Newsmaker 2016: Masroor Nawaz Jhangvi
Sectarianism: alive and kicking
Pakistanis sniggering behind their hands at the results of the American Elections must have collectively clutched at their hearts in the...
Newsmaker 2016: Maulana Sherani
No country for women
What was supposed to be a bright light in an otherwise dismal 2016, the Punjab government’s Women’s Protection bill found itself...
Newsmaker 2016: MQM
The year of Mustafa Kamal’s return and “MQM’s Brexit”
Hindsight, they say, is always in 6-by-6 vision. In retrospect, the MQM might think that it...
Newsmaker 2016: Murad Ali Shah
Free pass man?
He might have stepped into the chair of one of the country’s largest political parties by just being born into the right...
Newsmaker 2016: Chaudhry Nisar
An embarrassing report card
It was a tough year for the interior minister. Though that is a bit of a given with the portfolio. Considering...
