Civil nuclear deal
And its impact on Pak-USA and Pak-India ties
There is a wave of excitement in the enthusiastic Pakistani media about a possible civil nuclear deal...
A chronology of US-Pakistan and India-Pakistan relations since 2008
On the eve of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s visit to America, let’s discuss the dynamics of Pakistan with another growing power structure, possibly the...
Interview: ‘Let’s play some good cricket’ –Wijayanthi Edirisinghe, Acting High Commissioner of Sri Lanka
There is much common ground between Pakistan and Sri Lanka that can be successfully exploited
Question: Asia is home to divergent currents at present. On...
Another giant passes
What Iqbal’s son left behind
It was the final journey of his life. A park not far from his 61-Main Gulberg residence was packed with...
The mighty fort
Digging into lost glory
The Lahore fort, also known as Shahi Qila, is a reflection of many centuries. The earliest reference to the fort comes...
Experience of another world
Riddley Scott’s The Martian is a world apart
Ridley Scott’s name carries a certain weight in sci-fi circles and rightly so: His work from the...
The Giselle Marie inside me
How wearing the burqa made me realise it can be liberating
A year ago, I was approached by my friend Saad Sheikh, who is a...
Political scientists develop new faction of Muslim League in lab
Islamabad – Our League-i Correspondent: In a breakthrough development, political scientists at the Quaid-e-Azam University (QAU) have developed a new faction of the Pakistan...
Ayaz Sadiq seeks permission from Imran Khan to make victory speech
Lahore – Our PTI Correspondent: Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, the winner of the by-polls in NA-122, sent a formal request to PTI Chairman Imran Khan,...
Facebook employees cross 1.4 billion in number
California – Our Facebook Correspondent: At the end of the first quarter of 2015 has acquired over 1.4 billion employees, further cementing its position...
NA-122: Are you ready for it?
‘It is the election for the entire nation’
“Jine Lahore Nai Vekhya O Jamya-e-Nai” goes the saying – and for good reason. Lahore is a...
The economics of this politics
Who gained the most from this slugfest?
The exercise of election is regarded as a beauty of democracy because the people find a way to...
Lahore’s most debated constituency gets ready for by-elections 2015
NA-122 has suddenly come to symbolise electoral confrontations and animosities of the day – far beyond its political jurisdiction – but it was not...
‘Catalyst for positive change’
Creating shared value
With increasing inflation rates, low income households are finding it extremely hard to make their ends meet. They are burdened with so...
Big leap forward?
A little heavy on clichés
A chapter dealing with family history followed by a cursory review of the country’s political development leads the reader to...
Honest lament
Scripting tender invitations to the reader
Bill Clegg's journey, from penning two memoirs on drug addiction to this, his first novel, charts a riveting topography...
Akbari Mandi – The spice of the British East India Company
Just as neglected as other pearls
Ever heard of the biggest spice market in Asia? It is right here in Lahore. As you reach Delhi...
