Karachi’s newest addiction

Asia’s largest retail network - the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) – is faced with a plethora of serious challenges emanating out of maladministration, rampant corruption. These ...

In urgent need of reform

OGDCL: Home to devil dwarfs

Despite incredible progress in the two decade long fight against the disease, Pakistan stands at risk of becoming the last active reservoir of the poliomyelitis virus in the world

All is not well at Pakistan’s state-run television broadcaster

The politics and controversy behind drones

The dismal state of Pakistani media and journalism

Meryem Uzerli catapulted to fame due to her role as Hurrem Sultan in the Turkish soap Muhteşem Yüzyıl (Magnificent Century). An Urdu dubbing of the show “Maira Sultan (My King) has ...

Halit Ergenç, the actor who has played the lead role of Sultan Suleiman in the Turkish opera soap series known as “Mera Sultan” in Pakistan

Sarmad Khoosat writes exclusively for PIQUE on the sudden Pakistani obsession with Turkish soaps

The arrival of Turkish soaps has altered the media scene

One woman’s tragic fall: fleeing an unwanted Watta Satta marriage only made matters worse

Sexual harassment of female lawmakers

HEC role was first lauded, then made controversial and later almost eliminated at the national scene. But will the new government really prove to be a breath of fresh air for HEC?

Love triumphed over hate when a demure housewife defeated a rabid mullah in the land of Heer

Despite misperceptions, Christians are an important part of the culture and identity of the country

An account of a mere four of the many brave men of the KP Police and Frontier Constabulary

Tracing the valiant struggle of the KP Police and Frontier Constabulary against terrorism

Who tortures whom and why is not necessarily a secret but the pervasive fear of reprisal ensures silence