January issue 2017
February 6, 2017
Eat Your Heart Out
Paramount The most anticipated restaurant opening of the year lived up to the hype. This…
February 6, 2017
2016’s Favourite Reads
Zohra Yusuf is a freelance journalist and Chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan.…
February 3, 2017
The Best of Cinema in 2016
Ally Adnan lives in Dallas and writes about culture, history and the arts. Nocturnal Animals:…
January 27, 2017
Top Watch in 2016
Bushra Ansari In spite of my hectic travel schedule last month, I managed to take…
January 26, 2017
Art’s New Frontiers
The space for critical dialogue is widening in contemporary art practice in Pakistan. A priori…
January 26, 2017
Movie Poster Warehouse
Posters for movies that may have graced cinemas if they focused on real-world politics in…
January 25, 2017
A Road Less Travelled
Zeenia Shaukat’s petite frame and her soft-spokenness belie her steely will to take up causes…
January 24, 2017
Haute Shots
In retrospect, 2016 was a hit and miss year for fashion. It steamrolled…
January 24, 2017
Woman For All Seasons
It is that said Ayesha Omar’s approachability and bubbly nature almost precede her. Meanwhile, I…
January 24, 2017
Fresh From the Farm
A champion of the poor, Karachi Grammar School, Lake Forest College, Chicago, and Institute of…
January 21, 2017
Interview: Nighat Dad, Founder, Digital Rights Foundation
Nighat Dad, the Founder and Executive Director of the Digital Rights Foundation (DRF), is a…
January 21, 2017
Death of a Cultural Thinker
For over four decades, Dr. Naqvi had been a commanding figure on Pakistan’s art scene.…
January 20, 2017
Of Heroes and Legacies
I was in grade ten when Pakistan won the 1992 Cricket World Cup. Through…
January 20, 2017
Urdu in the 21st Century
2016 was a remarkable year for Urdu online presence. With the arrival of multiple forums…
January 20, 2017
They’re Playing Our Song
Zeb Bangash Few artists have Zeb Bangash’s ability to sound delightful every time you hear…
January 20, 2017
Generally Sound
Soon after assuming command on November 29, the Pakistan army’s new chief, General Qamar Javed…
January 17, 2017
Winning Streak
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSE) broke records in world financial markets in 2016. Starting on…
January 17, 2017
Son of the Soil
From child bonded labourer, to, by all accounts, the victim of a huge miscarriage of…
January 17, 2017
Keeping the Dream Alive
Coming from a close-knit family, Sahar Ismail was always familiar with the work of her…
January 17, 2017
Cooking Up a Storm
Considering the status accorded to the khansama (cook) in the homes of those affluent enough…
January 16, 2017
How to be Heard
Innovation is truly a 21st century phenomenon. Experienced television broadcaster Fasi Zaka, and policy expert…
January 15, 2017
Water Woes
It is strange that it takes a belligerent, aggressive neighbour mouthing threats to cut off…
January 14, 2017
Travesty of Justice
It’s 11 a.m. and the Sessions Court in Pattoki, some 80 kilometers south of Lahore,…
January 14, 2017
Interview: Faisal Edhi
Driving amid tightly packed buildings of a very congested Mithadar, one comes face to face…
January 14, 2017
Masters of the Soil
After self-exile of 18 months, former Pakistan President, and co-chairman of the Pakistan People’s…
January 14, 2017
National ‘Reaction’ Plan
After the attack on the Army Public School, Peshawar, the government, in consultation with assorted…
January 13, 2017
On the Mend?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Pakistan on December 25, 2015, to wish Prime…
January 12, 2017
Everybody’s Voice: Syed Shafaat Ali
If you haven’t seen this bright-eyed, 30-year-old, mimicking your favourite (or otherwise) politicians, you are…
January 12, 2017
The Wrongs of Right
By most accounts, the year that has just passed into history was a particularly awful…
January 12, 2017
Year of Living Dangerously
Someone Old, Someone New: 2016 World Leaders Tsai Ing-wen : Taiwan In the general elections…
January 11, 2017
Pakistan 2016: A Pandora’s Box
Criminal Negligence On the morning of November 1, a massive blast ripped apart a 22,000-ton…
January 10, 2017
Editor’s Note: January 2017
Must a night of celebration turn into a night of mourning for some New Year…