PUBLISHED August 10, 2025 Despite a number of books, volumes, reviews and articles penned on the late Amjad Islam Amjad, legendary poet, playwright and author, this is my humble attempt to pay a tribute to him, as his 81st birthday fell earlier this week on August 4. I feel that …
PUBLISHED August 10, 2025 When 28-year-old Sana began to lose clumps of hair and to wake up with stiff, painful joints in her right hand, she told herself it was nothing but stress. Six months later, a rash across her cheeks flared and she developed breathlessness. Multiple doctors offered inhalers, …
PUBLISHED August 10, 2025 As And Just Like That, the reboot of the 90s and early noughties show Sex and the City (SATC), will come to a close after its third season, according to an HBO announcement. One can’t help but reminisce about how SATC hit us 20 years ago …
KARACHI: When a video of veteran humanitarian Ramzan Chhipa went viral this July, the internet didn’t know whether to laugh, cringe, or applaud. In the now-famous clip, Chhipa surprises a young boy with a birthday cake at a shop. With a film director’s precision and an unmistakable performative flair, he …
KARACHI: When a video of veteran humanitarian Ramzan Chhipa went viral this July, the internet didn’t know whether to laugh, cringe, or applaud. In the now-famous clip, Chhipa surprises a young boy with a birthday cake at a shop. With a film director’s precision and an unmistakable performative flair, he …
SLOUGH, ENGLAND: As most parents of small children can attest, one of the world’s greatest places to take a nap is a cinema. This holds particularly true if that cinema’s head honchoes have had the foresight to install reclining leather seats and an industrial-strength air conditioning unit blasting out shades …
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: The announcement in July 2025 that Microsoft had closed its local office in Pakistan after 25 years sent ripples through a country already struggling to attract foreign investment. The tech giant, which had established its Pakistani presence in the early 2000s and had since played a vital role …
KARACHI: Six months. That’s how long it took for the death of Pakistani actor Humaira Asghar to make it to the headlines. Not because no one knew but because no one cared. Her quiet departure from this world, unnoticed and unacknowledged, reflects not just individual tragedy but the profound fractures …
KARACHI: A few days ago, veteran actor Naumaan Ijaz decided to weigh in on a viral video of YouTuber Maaz Safdar gifting his wife a truck-sized bouquet. Most people online found the gesture amusing or sweet. Ijaz, however, turned it into a lecture, as he commented, “Dear sisters, please don’t …
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Navigating a complex domestic and global landscape, Pakistan stands at a critical juncture. The recently unveiled budget for fiscal year 2025-26, while a step towards fiscal consolidation, underscores the nation’s pressing need for a comprehensive and sustained five-year economic policy. Such a policy must not only address immediate …