Will everyone have always been against this?
Mar 18, 2025
The near-complete silence of literary figures and organisations in Pakistan to the genocide in Gaza has been deafening
COLUMNS
Explaining the Upsurge
Mar 05, 2025
Why has the PTI emerged as the single most broadly popular political party across Pakistan today?
Yearn, Baby, Burn
Jan 13, 2025
It is clear we are a nation of yearning, but what exactly are we craving?
In Defense of Pettiness
Jan 12, 2025
Grudges get a bad rap as the mark of a person who is not emotionally evolved, but they are in fact a sign of discernment
Grave Matters
Jan 10, 2025
It is widely acknowledged that a funeral is the worst day of someone’s life, but for some inexplicable reason, funerals also tend to bring out the worst of people, and the worst in people.
Pakistaniat and its Future
Jan 09, 2025
Pakistan’s nationalist project has encountered many threats over time, and yet the largely state-led experiment of nation-building is closer to its stated objective, albeit unevenly, than it has at any point in the past eight decades
Are We Better Cooks than Our Grandmothers (and Mothers)?
Jan 08, 2025
“Ma ke hath ka khana” has had a chokehold on our culinary conscience, but is it really all that it’s cracked up to be?
Apology Tour
Jan 07, 2025
Demands for public apologies in Pakistan, based mostly on non-offenses, are yet another cudgel used to humiliate and endanger women
AI And The Potential For Development For Pakistan
Jan 05, 2025
Embracing new technologies will allow Pakistan to optimise its potential in agriculture and energy generation by increasing both capacity and efficiency
15 Years Of Crises
Jan 04, 2025
A reflection on Pakistan’s tryst with democracy and the mammoth challenges along the way
The Price Of A Palazzo
Jan 01, 2025
Intoxicated by fast fashion and the allure of nostalgia, the average fashion retail consumer tends towards deluded at best and entitled at worst