My mother has stopped asking if I will get married. She has moved on to when — and in the same breath, before I’ve answered, to how many grandchildren, as
Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to
All political parties happen to have their own ghostly mobs. If some show up in the form of portraits hung in quiet tombs or government buildings, the rest appear as
“We are the main characters of our lives.” This saying centralises our perspective over others. Because who felt this pain except my body? Whose mind had echoes of silence except
The Growing Gender Disparity in ICT Usage Today, social media and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) usage in Pakistan is at its ascendancy, with over 194 million active cellular mobile
If I were called in To construct a religion I should make use of water. Going to church Would entail a fording To dry, different clothes; My litany would employ
Same election. Same war. Same border. As many realities as there are channels willing to sell you one. I watched America’s election night from a couch in Karachi with four
Presently, we have museums in our environments. These museums refer to buildings constructed for the preservation of historical objects where these items are arranged and displayed for the purpose of
Is unmarried youth past a certain age a problem to be solved? Does it apply to both genders? Is this a serious matter of concern and social commentary in our
They eat beans mostly, this old yellow pair. Dinner is a casual affair. Plain chipware on a plain and creaking wood, Tin flatware. Two who are Mostly Good. Two who
“The Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development sent around 172,144 workers abroad in the first three months of 2025.” “Saudi Arabia, UAE, and other Gulf countries have always
In a marketplace, products are marketed, presented, and promoted in a way that makes them look appealing and useful to the people targeted to buy and consume them. Nowadays, politics
Ambition has a gender problem. In men, it is admired; when women hold ambitions, they are judged, criticised, and labelled. From Encouragement to Scrutiny Families often encourage daughters to aim
Sundays too my father got up early and put his clothes on in the blueblack cold, then with cracked hands that ached from labor in the weekday weather made banked
The Politics of Being Seen For decades, the rule governing women’s movement through cities has been simple: get inside by 7 pm, no entry in public places, and have a
Before the invention of fibre-optic cables that relay billions of messages per second, the key issue that determined the fate of empires was simply one of speed: How fast can
Creating software requires a solid understanding of programming syntax and algorithms, as well as considerable talent and perseverance. However, with the advent of artificial intelligence, software development is now open
The mower stalled, twice; kneeling, I found A hedgehog jammed up against the blades, Killed. It had been in the long grass. I had seen it before, and even fed
Talking about online platforms where individuals unite towards book advertisement, book discussions, reading books, and other activities which will increase the purchase of particular books, achieving higher patronage, also known
A World With a Familiar Voice That Cannot be Trusted Imagine if one day you get a voice note from someone asking you for help with urgent financial assistance. The
Trauma narratives dominate memoirs and literary fiction. Pain, trauma and suffering tend to be the prevalent elements in almost all bestsellers. There is this belief that such elements of tragedy
I have walked through many lives, some of them my own, and I am not who I was, though some principle of being abides, from which I struggle not to
As glaciers melt due to rising global temperatures, the Indus River is currently experiencing its peak supply, providing more water than expected, especially during summers. This situation will most likely
“A heap of broken images, where the sun beats.” — T. S. Eliot, The Waste Land Eliot was not writing an environmental treatise. The Waste Land, on its own, does
From narrow provinces of fish and bread and tea, home of the long tides where the bay leaves the sea twice a day and takes the herrings long rides,
There are legislators, governance leaders, visionaries, innovators, and then comes Arshad mechanic, who has very boldly entered the aerospace sector as of last Wednesday. He made his entry decisively equipped
A recent security report highlights how everyday artificial intelligence platforms are being repurposed by non-state actors to bypass traditional defence manufacturing barriers and accelerate advanced military engineering. The structural rules
Understanding Globalisation Globalisation is a process of integration between countries, economies, and markets through systems such as international trade, the advancement of information technology, and the development of transportation infrastructure.
From my mother’s sleep I fell into the State, And I hunched in its belly till my wet fur froze. Six miles from earth, loosed from its dream of life,
Censorship in today’s world, especially in the context of publishing, isn’t very prominent. It’s not always an explicit rejection, ban, or prohibition. Rather, it becomes apparent in silent deferments, revisions,
In Pakistani families, forgiveness is often demanded without an apology. But what does maafi mean when sorry never comes? I grew up hearing one line again and again: “Maaf kar do.
Nowadays, whenever we hear the word “protest”, we automatically associate it with “chaos”. The word has lost its original meaning of “hearing grievances” and now seems to be associated with
“Had he and I but met By some old ancient inn, We should have sat us down to wet Right many a nipperkin! “But ranged as infantry, And staring
The technology industry calls its data centres the cloud, a name that hides their physical, resource-hungry nature. A cloud is weightless, distant, and free. A data centre is none of
Pentagon intelligence analyst Lawrence Franklin was convicted of spying for Israel in 2005. Franklin began his career with the Defense Intelligence Agency in 1979 and also served as an
Empathy and compassion are often used interchangeably. But what if I tell you they are not the same? Empathy and compassion are innate human emotions that help us to connect
In 1868, female journalists were barred from entering a political and intellectual discussion hosted by the infamous author Charles Dickens, reflecting the sociopolitical landscape of those times, which treated women
You can get there from here, though there’s no going home. Everywhere you go will be somewhere you’ve never been. Try this: head south on Mississippi 49, one— by—one
Living as a woman is no easy task, especially in developing countries like Pakistan where societies are controlled by patriarchal thought. An amplifier in this regard is the hidden price
Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky was severely burned in an explosion which killed his driver in 1994. As a young man, Berezovsky was a talented mathematician, researcher, and eventually a
The windows close. Outdoor practice disappears from the timetable. A teacher tells everyone to put their masks on. Somewhere, an AQI number on a phone screen climbs higher. For Lahori
Many affairs in life are not simply good or evil, but lead to possibilities that may be deemed good or evil. An action, then, relies not only on intent but
From Soil to Sky I was born on the soil where the Earth is kind, Where love and joy are easy to find. The soil is so rich and pure,
The Loss of Autonomy Has a Price The wrong lender can very well be affiliated with the devil himself. The amount that is bestowed when everything else turns you away
A common phrase in many homes is “He does so much to help around the house”. Typically uttered as a compliment, it is most often said with a nice implication.
May 2 AM After a rather tiresome journey at sea, and a bumpy one on road, I believe that I have arrived at my destination, which will be home for
Warning: Somewhere between the entrance and the buffet table lies a gauntlet of aunties, dance floors, and unsolicited marriage advice. This is your map through it. What follows is a field
Dear Mr Ahmad, Hope you are doing well! There has been speculation going around regarding your last blog. It has come to our attention that you have claimed in your
Matt Renshaw did not come out of an Australian academy. He came out of a driveway, and the man who designed it studies for a living how human beings learn
For decades, storytelling has been a crucial part of humanity; it was how people passed knowledge, tradition, and fundamental parts of our society forward. It was, and still is, one
Over the past four years, South Asia has seen the collapse of three governments: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal. Each had a different motive. Sri Lanka faced financial collapse, Bangladesh
Switch on the television, open social media, or find yourself at a family dinner where politics quickly takes over the conversation — and the same pattern emerges no matter where
It is said that practice makes one effective, and refraining from it produces useless things that will never exist. This phrase is uplifting and has stepped into the area of
A literary canon is passed on from one generation to the next. It is given as full, definitive, and unavoidable — a parade of great names that have defined the
A political party’s name used to be sufficient to let people know what it was. One was Labour and the other free markets. One was a proponent of secularism and
In recent times, Pakistan has become a permanent abode to public demonstrations — carving a question mark onto the effectiveness of what a protest may produce. But is it all
How much of your life is your own? Is it a product for public display that must partake in every new trend for the looks of it? This piece
Friedrich Nietzsche was a German philosopher who became one of the most influential modern thinkers of all time. His influence easily extends to generations of theologians, philosophers, poets, and playwrights
Strange to know nothing, never to be sure Of what is true or right or real, But forced to qualify or so I feel, Or Well, it does seem
The culture we belong to, the norms that people around us live by, the choices of aesthetics that we have been seeing and perceiving since birth, and the evolution in
Urdu was never supposed to be pure. That is the thing nobody tells you when they are lamenting its decline. It was born in camps — in the barracks and
Inflation is usually regarded as an economic phenomenon explained through numbers. The soaring prices of goods and services, rising interest rates, and monetary policies prevail in almost every economic discussion.
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