Archive for February, 2014

To say that Malala Yousafzai won a few awards in 2013 would be kind of like saying the bullet merely scratched her head. From the Simone de Beauvoir prize in January to the nomination for the Nobel Peace prize in March, and from being selected as one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in […]

Raza Rumi :  Nawaz Sharif is making the right choices Notwithstanding Pakistan’s internal challenges or the ‘war on terror’ in its backyard, the troubled relationship with India continues to drive its internal and external policies. Pakistan’s mighty military is essentially trained to counter the bigger neighbour and imagines India to be the greatest threat. In […]

Cambridge launched its flag ship store in Z block DHA. Event featured fashion presentation styled by Shehzad Raza, models walked the ramp on the musical performance of young singing sensation Bilal Khan, Cambridge launch’s set-up was done by Reactivate, event direction was by TAKEII media and PR was by TAKEII and Savvy PR

The House of Sania Maskatiya revealed a capsule collection of scarves designed specifically for retail in partnership with leading textile group, Gul Ahmed, in honour and support of Pakistan’s pioneering anti–blindness NGO, the Layton Rahmatulla Benevolent Trust [LRBT], heralded for its tireless contribution to fighting blindness in the country through its nationwide network of 17 […]

By Nadeem Alam –  Anna Molka Ahmad: A Woman of Substance Anna Molka Ahmad, the founder of academic Art in Lahore in the shape of Fine Arts Department at the University of the Punjab Lahore in 1940, was not only an artist but had other potentials as well. When Pakistan emerged on the face of this […]

By Syeda Mamoona Rubab –  Backchannel diplomacy between India and Pakistan Delhi and Islamabad are abuzz with speculations that Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh may be visiting Pakistan sometime around mid-March. The visit, if it ultimately materializes, would mark a big step forward in efforts to normalize the relations particularly at a time when […]

By Irfan Bukhari - In small towns and big urban centers, quacks promising to increase male potency and offering quick cure for sexual dysfunction abound. At medical store counters, the hikmat outlets and seedy quack’s clinics, such products outsell everything else – painkillers and tranquilizers included

By Agha Akbar – At the ICC and closer to home Pakistan cricket has been going through a phase that is not altogether without interest. And so has been the world cricket. And at the heart of it all is the not-so-subtle power grab. In Pakistan, Ch Zaka Ashraf wanted to get back into the […]

By Mina Sohail –  Military presence in Siachen poses vast dangers to the environment The Siachen Glacier is one of the mainstays of the frosted relations between Pakistan and India. Dubbed as the “world’s highest battlefield,” the dispute has overseen military standoffs, interventions by the international community and has broader implications for the region in […]

By Haq Nawaz Khan – “The foreign elements are the biggest hurdles in the way of peace negotiations” Muhammad Afzal Khan, known as Khan Lala, 87, is a veteran politician and legendary Pashtoon nationalist leader from Pakistan’s northwestern scenic valley of Swat. Khan Lala is a soft spoken and humble politician who has been struggling […]