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
ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has said Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and others could be taken into protective custody if necessary to restore law and order in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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
The name of the author is the first to go followed obediently by the title, the plot, the heartbreaking conclusion, the entire novel which suddenly becomes one you have
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.
The other day I was ricocheting slowly off the blue walls of this room, moving as if underwater from typewriter to piano, from bookshelf to an envelope lying on
The water crisis of Pakistan does not affect agriculture alone, where water is utilised for the planting of crops and the rearing of animals. In the cultivation of crops, water
Artificial intelligence has stormed the world of democracy in two significant ways. First, it helps governments win elections. Second, it helps them govern after victory. However, neither process is monitored,
A few days ago, as I headed to my university on the Orange Train, I noticed a middle-aged man while stepping out of the GPO station. He was in paint-stained
One must have a mind of winter To regard the frost and the boughs Of the pine-trees crusted with snow; And have been cold a long time To behold
Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) have been operating for a while now. They provide assistance to countries or groups through private militaries and intelligence to carry out proxy work,
Holy Communion, also known as the Eucharist or the Lord’s Supper, is a central Christian rite. Believers eat bread and drink wine (or grape juice) to remember Jesus Christ’s sacrifice
At some point in our lives, we all lose someone we love. The grief that touches one’s heart during such a loss is enduring; no words can fully capture the
You said, “I will go to another land, I will go to another sea. Another city will be found, a better one than this. Every effort of mine is a
A young man borrows money to pay for his wedding. He does so out of fear that a modest ceremony would invite public scrutiny regarding his ability to provide for
One thing is remarkably consistent across cultures that have little in common: when a heterosexual couple decides to avoid pregnancy, it falls almost exclusively on the woman to physically, medically,
Patience, as we have always been told, is a sublime virtue. We often see it embroidered on cushions, printed on office posters, used as kitchen fridge magnets, and offered as
In the vast majority of homes, schools, and workplaces across Pakistan, respect has effectively been reduced to one thing: silence. A child who never questions their parents is praised as
Pakistan possesses one of the youngest populations in the world, with approximately 64% of its citizens under the age of 30. However, merely housing a young population is not enough;
Cast your mind back and capture the nostalgic charm of young children’s birthday parties celebrated in their school classrooms. What does it evoke in your mind? I can visualise a
Congratulations, Students! We are on the bulletin: ViewPress School has finished its syllabus three weeks before the term ends, the principal announced during the morning assembly. “A remarkable day,” the
Just off the highway to Rochester, Minnesota, Twilight bounds softly forth on the grass. And the eyes of those two Indian ponies Darken with kindness. They have come gladly out
Gender has always influenced women’s experiences in the world and in society at large. For the longest time, it has shaped their access to education and employment, the healthcare they
Ten past eleven on a weekday night, and the big city office blocks are not empty. Support agents are fielding software trouble calls, editors are cutting tomorrow’s broadcast, and logistics
Martin Guptill lost three toes in a forklift accident at 13 and feared he would never play again. He holds the highest individual score in the history of the World
An action is considered harmful only if the agent leaves the exposed party in worse condition than before. But what if an action affects the condition of life for someone
Honestly, it is not always the hero with a perfect personality and a bundle of good habits that inspires the reader; rather, it is a transgressive, yet more transparent character
Envy is a taboo emotion we learn to suppress from a young age. It is the feeling that is rarely discussed at dinner parties, reserved instead for therapy or late-night
Pike, three inches long, perfect Pike in all parts, green tigering the gold. Killers from the egg: the malevolent aged grin. They dance on the surface among the flies. Or
“What would you expect if you taped and hung a banana on your drawing room wall? A mess or art?” Now take a step back into a New York museum,
Nostalgia is a feeling where you are in melancholy and delightfulness at the same time. In simpler words: you are happy and sad. The rarest remembered moments seem to bring
When a child is born, a part of their future has already been decided — not just in terms of traits like ethnicity, nationality, and caste, but also where those
I am silver and exact. I have no preconceptions. Whatever I see I swallow immediately Just as it is, unmisted by love or dislike. I am not cruel, only truthful‚
The chime above a barber-shop door is a threshold I seldom cross without feeling a bit like an unwitting eavesdropper. Some of my earliest memories are of my father and
The land of the great Palestinian people, also known as Canaan, was divided by the end of the 1949 war. Israel took much of the territory as a Jewish state,
Privacy meant something basic, an aspect of control over your boundaries. Modesty, or haya, was no different in that respect. It concerned aspects of one’s life that needed to be
There is a lock on nobody’s door here. Not because families do not trust their children, but because the children never got a door that was fully theirs to lock.
No one told me it was gonna be better the second time, but what an experience it was to watch Endgame in theatres again. Revisiting things in your life which
Earning while learning seems to be a romantic achievement for the working class. A graduating student — surrounded by peers securing market exposure, developing skills, and landing professional roles before
The world begins at a kitchen table. No matter what, we must eat to live. The gifts of earth are brought and prepared, set on the table. So it has
Pakistan’s political parties have been pushing the cause of provincial autonomy from the centre for sixteen years. Yet they refuse to grant the same autonomy to their allies, the districts
On September 18th, I packed my bags and prepared for something I had never done before: my first cruise! Was I excited? Absolutely. Was I anxious? Also absolutely. 😂 I
Imagine a shopper standing in a store, torn between two jackets that look almost identical — except one features a subtle embroidery on the sleeve and carries a price tag
The turnout for national elections typically sits between 60% and 66%, whereas the turnout for local elections rarely exceeds 30%. The reason behind such a stark difference lies in the
Winter comes as a welcome relief from the scorching heat of the summer sun, but citizens of Pakistan are unable to fully enjoy it due to severe air pollution in
Nostalgia feels harmless. It arrives in the form of a song, a familiar scent, or an old photograph, illuminating the past just a bit more brightly than it deserves. However,
I Among twenty snowy mountains, The only moving thing Was the eye of the blackbird. II I was of three minds, Like a tree In which there are three blackbirds.
The hierarchy of colours The very first thing you sense since puberty begins is perhaps the rich, earthy, sandalwood-induced moist paste being smeared across the apple of your cheeks, the
I remember, two years ago, a reclining evening in the Mall, when the sun seemed to be completing her slow descent. A friend and I were browsing hungrily through the
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