A lesson in body positivity for Pakistan
A much needed conversation just got started
To mark the One Day, One Struggle (ODOS) on 9th November, Drag It To The Top began a...
White Lies
The Sachal Jazz Ensemble was due for a grand showing across India recently. Delhi, Calcutta, Banglore, Madras were all on the menu. But things...
Interview: Sirajul Haq
‘Govt, not sit-in, harmed economy’
There is still a way out of the crisis
Sirajul Haq took over the Jamaat in unusual circumstances. Munawar Hasan’s provocative...
Mush’s future job
What should Musharraf be doing in the near, and distant, future?
Former President of Pakistan and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General (retd) Pervez Musharraf...
Junaid Jamshed vows to just stick to suffocating women
Our Blasphemy Correspondent
Dubai: Former pop star turned religious cleric turned brand ambassador of fried potatoes turned alleged blasphemer – the man who despite frequent...
D-Day and beyond
Need to talk
Nawaz Sharif returning after attending a bittersweet SAARC (South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation) summit at Kathmandu will immediately have to deal...
Malice and fright
No matador Mr Sharif, it is best to go through the horns of a dilemma rather than get impaled
Dilemmas are everywhere. Pakistan is no...
N loses steam even if he survives
And creates fresh problems for himself
What’s the worst that would have happened if N had accepted the initial call to investigate four constituencies, from...
Goodbye sit-ins
There’s only one way to bring change in a democratic country
The longest sit-ins in the political history of Pakistan are part of the past...
INTERVIEW: Ahsan Iqbal
‘Imran’s claims are absurd’
The country doesn't need confrontation
Ahsan Iqbal is widely considered one of the more rounded members of the Sharifs’ inner circle. Coming...
Foolin’ by True Brew Records
Life does not move in binaries
A few weeks ago, Jamal Rahman's True Brew Records unleashed a memorable ditty, 'Foolin'' – the product of a...
Five ways to woo Narendra Modi
Everything you need to do to bamboozle the Indian prime minister
It is no coincidence that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is called Narendra Moody....
Nawaz to counter PTI’s influence by ensuring that Nov 30 rally goes ahead
Our Dharna Correspondent
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Dr Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has vowed to counter Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) influence by making sure that Imran...
White Lies
The strangest stories come out of PTV sometimes. Granted, controlling your drink is not everybody’s cup of tea. But a senior producer in Karachi,...
White Lies
Who’s this lucky guy? Serving SSP, that too in the capital city, and a political favourite of the ruling party to boot. Now he’s...
INTERVIEW: Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid
‘Imran Khan cannot be trusted’
The government will not repeat the dharna concession
Pervaiz Rashid is focus of special attention these days. He is the focal...
The Nov 30 confrontation
Another test of N’s judgement
In many ways, not many things have changed since the dharnas took off in August. Nawaz Sharif is still prime...
