Archive for October, 2013

By Ejaz Haider – Peace talks will only strengthen the militants Pakistan is divided between those who want to talk to the self-styled Tehreek-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and those who want to fight them. For the most part, for both camps – those in the talks camp far outnumber those in the fight camp – […]

By Rahimullah Yusufzai – Objective and success of the move remain unclear Three and a half years after his arrest in Pakistan’s biggest and richest city, Karachi, in a joint raid by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), former Taliban second-in-command Mulla Abdul Ghani Biradar was freed on September 21 in […]

By Mina Sohail – Christians living in fear in Pakistan Prayers on a Sunday morning turned into a nightmare when two suicide bombers detonated their explosives as worshipers streamed out of the historic All Saints Church in Peshawar. The enormity of the attack was evident from its appalling number of victims: 83 dead and more […]

By Shanzay Shahbaz –  A young fashion model, has a candid tete-a-tete with Pique So Alizeh, how long you been in fashion industry and how well the industry has treated you? What basically drove you to this field? 3 years now MA, and the industry’s affection has been overwhelming. Actually it was my dream since I […]

Zinda Bhaag movie premiere in Lahore

Sarmad Cheema picks up his DSLR and captures timeless beauty of the walled city In Heera Mandi, artisans work on musical instruments like harmonium and Tabla; In Sheikhpurian Muhalla, Khussas, the footwear, is made with intricate designs. Old cinemas like Pakistan Talkies and Taranum have,however, vanished, and remain just a memory. The new food street, […]

By Rabia Ahmed –  ‘The Cuckoo’s Calling,’ J.K Rowling’s second venture into the world of adult muggles, is the first of a promised series featuring Cormorant Strike, a private detective. Rowling had wished to return to writing via crime fiction, starting with this book but wanted to do so ‘without hype or expectation.’ So, she used […]

By Saba Khalid – Karachi’s once-celebrated bridge playing community faces extinction, but there is beauty and companionship in the game If it weren’t for the national women’s team recently winning the Bridge Federation of Asia and Middle East Zonal Championship 2013 (BFAME) and its wide coverage in the international media, no one in Pakistan would […]

By Raza Naeem –  The protesters on the Brazilian streets are against neoliberalism The Brazilians definitely know how to return a favour, and not just when it comes to soccer. Early in July, when protests broke out in the major cities of Turkey in response to the attempt by the Islamist government to privatize one […]

By Reem Wasay – Fashion designer Hina Butt wears many fedoras — the style equivalent of the hat. To many, she’s one of the most talked about socialites and trendsetters on Lahore’s fashion circuit while to others she’s a fiercely independent, single mother who chose to follow the path less followed by others in her […]