INTERVIEW: ‘Our energy security is seriously dented’ –Dr Farid A Malik
Coal is inevitable
Last time we talked to Dr Farid Malik – technical expert in mining, corrosion, materials, etc, and perhaps Pakistan’s most vocal coal...
Cries of an orphan – Chauburji
The government’s priorities
Here I see a thwarted Chauburji. I am not talking about olden times of this monument; rather I am explaining its feelings...
Kashmiri Gate – A spectacle of the past
Another must-see
The Walled City of Lahore has witnessed many notable eras and empires which painted Lahore in their own ways. In the narrow...
‘Ashes, Wine and Dust’ – is but our reality!
Memories on a sheet of paper
A slight murmur, a candid moment -- the stage was set. Fingers were arranging and brushing and re-arranging the...
Smoking does look cool, ministry of health finally admits
Islamabad – Our Smoker Correspondent: While maintaining strictly the veracity of its claims regarding the effects of tobacco on health, the federal ministry of...
Secret Nawaz, Modi meeting was to plan rigging in the upcoming Madhya Pradesh elections...
Islamabad – Our Blame Khan Correspondent: Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan has lashed out against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Indian Prime Minister Narendra...
Army should take over country for the sake of democracy, says anchor with straight...
Lahore – Our Bullsh*t Correspondent: In a marvellous feat of mental agility and a control over one's body that rivals that of star athletes,...
Neo-bhabi
There is a phenomenon in economics called the Winner's Curse.
In most bidding auctions, since the winner's bid is the highest, there is a probability...
Known by the videos you share
Now, a bit on the social media sharing mainstream media.
In the aftermath of the 1971 crisis, when he had retired from the army, disgraced,...
Lady and the Tramp
The PTI's Naz Baloch has an abject inability to talk about the issue at hand. Any issue.
One has almost never seen her answering the...
Problems with the Afghan talks
Long road to negotiations
Once more Pakistan is called upon to broker peace between Kabul and the Taliban – or at least facilitate negotiations –...
Is restoration of confidence with Afghanistan possible?
Maybe Pakistan’s establishment will ditch the Taliban, maybe it won’t
Decades old suspicions between Pakistan and Afghanistan continue to foil efforts made at rapprochement. This...
New wave of radicalisation in Afghanistan
What is in Kabul’s best interest?
With another round of talks likely between Pakistan and Afghanistan, it is important to understand not just international political...
‘Talks only way out of Pak-Afghan problems’
But all bets are off if Mullah Mansour dies
Brigadier (retd) Mahmood Shah is no stranger to the strange and conflicting dynamics that tore through...
Vivacity inside Masti Gate
More of the same vanishing heritage
The historic gates of Lahore are the precious inheritance of Lahoris. Though most of the gates have lost their...
A spiritual grace
A captivating text, if anything
Rachel Cusk's writing has this remarkable quality of revisitation even in addressing the present. To review 'Outline' then, with honesty,...
Imtiaz Ali’s Tamasha
A routine yet enjoyable affair
There are a lot of things that you expect from a Bollywood film, but a detailed exploration of the structure...
