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NON-FICTION: BIGGER THAN THE SCREEN

Best remembered as Sholay’s Imam Sahib, A.K. Hangal was also a tailor, theatre stalwart, trade unionist, political activist

sunday 20

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Muhammad Suhayb

GARDENING: GUARDING THE GOURD

The round bottle gourd grows fast and rewards generously, making it a favourite of home gardeners. But from germination

sunday 20

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Dr Khwaja Ali Shahid

EPICURIOUS: REDISCOVERING JACKFRUIT

A ripe jackfruit may be enjoyed fresh or cooked. Here is a recipe for jackfruit fritters and an easy chutney as a condiment

sunday 10

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Shazia Hasan

ADVICE: AUNTIE AGNI

‘An Eye Condition Has Shattered My Police Dreams’

sunday 20

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From Inpapermagazine

SMOKERS’ CORNER: BEYOND THE ‘GEN-Z REVOLUTION’ LABEL

Reducing youth-led protests to generational branding obscures the political and economic forces driving them.

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Nadeem F. Paracha

EXHIBITION: FAULT LINES OF BELONGING

Four artists confront disability, political violence, emotional vulnerability and prejudice in an exhibition that explores

sunday 10

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Rumana Husain

ARTSPEAK: IN SEARCH OF FAMILY

What drives millions to want to trace their family lineage? Beyond curiosity lies a deeper quest for identity, connection

sunday 20

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Durriya Kazi

HEALTH: UNCOVERING WHY BABIES DIE

HEALTH: UNCOVERING WHY BABIES DIE

In three of Karachi’s poorest neighbourhoods, a minimally invasive autopsy technique is doing what verbal accounts and hospital records couldn’t:...

sunday 10

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Yumna Khan

BOXING: PULLING NO PUNCHES

BOXING: PULLING NO PUNCHES

Fatima Zahra, who has already ensured a medal at the Commonwealth Games for Pakistan in boxing, has been undefeated nationally

sunday 20

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Natasha Raheel

INFRASTRUCTURE: NEW BUSES, OLD PROBLEMS

INFRASTRUCTURE: NEW BUSES, OLD PROBLEMS

Karachi’s electric buses promised comfort and relief from the heat — but overcrowding, erratic schedules and under-investment

sunday 20

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Samina Hassan Laghari

WORLD: THE GLOBAL REFUGEE MARKET

WORLD: THE GLOBAL REFUGEE MARKET

From Pakistan during the Cold War to present-day Rwanda and Türkiye, refugee hosting has evolved into a global political economy

sunday 20

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Saeed Husain

UNDERSTANDING IRAN’S WAR STRATEGY

With the resumption of hostilities in the Middle East and their escalation, many concerns have understandably been expressed in

sunday 80

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Ejaz Haider

HEALTH: THE IRON CEILING

A pilot nutrition programme in schools found that adolescent girls quickly learned about healthy diets and iron supplements. What

26.07.2026 50

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Sidra Bashir

REGION: INDIA’S STUDENT RECKONING

REGION: INDIA’S STUDENT RECKONING

What started as a students’ protest over mis-administration of medical college entrance tests and the education system has

26.07.2026 40

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Revati Laul

FICTION: SCARS THAT LINGER

A collection of eight compelling short stories examines the quiet devastations of women’s lives, family relationships and social

26.07.2026 30

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Rehana Alam

GARDENING: ‘Why Is My Amaryllis Not Flowering?’

All your gardening queries answered here…

26.07.2026 20

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Dr Khwaja Ali Shahid

DIARY OF A SOCIAL BUTTERFLY: WORLD CUP FEVER

Butterfly doesn’t have to understand football to catch the fever, especially when every match comes with family arguments

26.07.2026 20

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Moni Mohsin

ADVICE: AUNTIE AGNI

‘My Nephew Seems To Lack Direction’

26.07.2026 30

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From Inpapermagazine

SMOKERS’ CORNER: RATIONAL IRRATIONALITY

From protest rallies to polling booths, supporters continuously calculate the risks and rewards of political participation.

26.07.2026 60

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Nadeem F. Paracha

EXHIBITION: CARTOGRAPHIES OF THE HEART

A solo exhibition in Islamabad explored loss, love and the fragile synchronicity between one’s inner and outer worlds

26.07.2026 20

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Ayesha Latif

DISCOURSE: THE STAMP OF A MASTER

DISCOURSE: THE STAMP OF A MASTER

Four decades after his death, Sadequain’s monumental murals have found a new public canvas on Pakistan Post’s record-length stamps.

26.07.2026 30

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Umer Sheikh

WILDLIFE: PAKISTAN’S LOST RHINOS

Seals, manuscripts, one Mughal miniature and a handful of travellers’ notes are all that remain of a species that once ranged the

26.07.2026 30

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Masood Lohar

FOOTBALL: THE (NOT SO) GREATEST SHOW

FOOTBALL: THE (NOT SO) GREATEST SHOW

The Fifa World Cup final, expected to be a chaotic, thrilling contest between a spirited Argentina and technically matchless Spain

26.07.2026 20

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Taha Goheer

RETHINKING REHABILITATION

RETHINKING REHABILITATION

The much-needed ‘modernisation’ of Karachi's railway infrastructure may transform the city's and region’s future, but also

26.07.2026 30

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Arif Hasan

NON-FICTION: THE BOY WHO BECAME MBAPPÉ

A new biography chronicles the French football captain’s extraordinary rise from a Zinedine Zidane-loving boy in Paris’ suburbs

22.07.2026 40

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Omair Alavi

GOVERNANCE: PROTECTING PAKISTAN’S PERSONAL DATA

Pakistan’s new draft Data Governance Policy tackles decades of bureaucratic data hoarding and insider leaks — but broader AI

19.07.2026 40

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Sindhu Abbasi

GARDENING: A GOURD HARVEST

The round bottle gourd is a South Asian kitchen staple, but knowing how it grows — and when to pick it — makes all the difference

19.07.2026 30

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Dr Khwaja Ali Shahid

EPICURIOUS: ON THE DANISH CRAWL

From mango custard to butter chicken, Karachi’s pastry chefs are turning the humble Danish pastry into the city’s most sold-out

19.07.2026 30

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Riffat Rashid

ADVICE: AUNTIE AGNI

‘I’m Caught Between My Parents and My Fiancée’

19.07.2026 40

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From Inpapermagazine

SMOKERS’ CORNER: MANUFACTURING GEN-Z

Before Gen-Z could even define itself, marketers and cultural commentators had already done it for them.

19.07.2026 50

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Nadeem F. Paracha

EXHIBITION: HOLDING WITH CARE

A recent exhibition in Karachi drew upon classical religious imagery and personal experiences to offer an intimate meditation

19.07.2026 30

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Hira Shahid

ATHLETICS: REFUSING TO GIVE UP

Shahrez Khan is among the brightest stars on Pakistan’s triathlon landscape. He qualified for the prestigious Ironman 70.3 World

19.07.2026 30

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Madeeha Syed

HERITAGE: THE GHOSTS OF GAWALMANDI

Once the beating culinary heart of Lahore, Gawalmandi now stands as a shadow of its former self…

19.07.2026 30

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Usama Malick

ARTSPEAK: IN SEARCH OF PEACE

Lasting stability depends less on the pursuit of an idealised peace than on mutual respect, negotiated compromise

19.07.2026 40

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Durriya Kazi

ESSAY: THE POLITICS OF WAITING

From queues at the Nadra office to the struggles of getting a water tanker or a court hearing, Pakistanis spend an extraordinary

19.07.2026 100

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Hamna Syed

DIGITISING A NATIONAL HERITAGE

While the digitisation process of the Lahore and Taxila museums is helping preserve thousands of priceless artefacts, it has also revealed the...

19.07.2026 60

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Saeed Husain

NON-FICTION: Ordinary lives, uncomfortable lessons

Dr Muhammad Amjad Saqib, the founder of the NGO Akhuwat, is a well-known and respected figure in Pakistan. His...

12.07.2026 40

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Safiya Aftab

GARDENING: BUDDING THE LAUKI

Once your round bottle gourd seedlings take root, the real work begins: vertical training, careful feeding and a little hand

12.07.2026 30

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Dr Khwaja Ali Shahid

CLIFTONIA: THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH

Visa snags, impossible logistics, missing kits and overzealous security are no match for the Republic’s hospitality

12.07.2026 30

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Farid Alvie

ADVICE: AUNTIE AGNI

‘I Miss The Freedom I Tasted Abroad’

12.07.2026 40

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From Inpapermagazine

SMOKERS’ CORNER: HOW THE WEST LOST THE NARRATIVE

For decades, the West exported its own 'moral' framework. But Gaza, Ukraine and the rise of the Global South have exposed widening contradictions.

12.07.2026 150

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Nadeem F. Paracha

EXHIBITION: PAKISTAN’S VENICE MOMENT

Pakistan has made its second-ever official appearance at the Venice Biennale with a pavilion featuring the work of artist Faiza

12.07.2026 30

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Noor Ahmed

SOCIETY: THE CRISIS OF MODERN MANHOOD

For generations, success for Pakistani men meant one thing: providing. But as economic realities shift and expectations evolve,

12.07.2026 60

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Rabeea Saleem

FOOTBALL: WATCHING BRAZIL IN ‘MINI BRAZIL’

A World Cup screening offers a window into the football culture that earned Karachi’s oldest settlement Lyari its nickname

12.07.2026 30

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Hussain Dada

ESSAY: THE DOUBLE EDGE OF FORGETTING

Remembering everything would be a curse and would become overwhelming. But we must also guard against the oldest trick of power:

12.07.2026 90

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Suhaib Ayaz

ECONOMY: WHY PAKISTAN’S PANDA BOND MATTERS

Pakistan’s first yuan-denominated bond marks an important milestone in the country’s diversification of its debt portfolio and

12.07.2026 70

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Shuyan Huang

AFTER THE FLOODS, MISSING GIRLS

Four years after Pakistan was wrecked by catastrophic, record-breaking floods, some of the girls’ schools that were destroyed by the flooding have...

12.07.2026 50

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Aradhiya Khan

NON-FICTION: THE TWIN CONNECTION

Four monographs by a Pakistani scholar brim with information and comparative research about the representation of twins

05.07.2026 30

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Javed Jabbar

GARDENING: LAUKI, A BIG DEAL

Packed with nutrients and surprisingly tricky to grow, the round bottle gourd rewards patient gardeners

05.07.2026 30

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Dr Khwaja Ali Shahid

EPICURIOUS: TANGO WITH MANGO

As mango season reaches its peak, home chef Halima Sarfaraz shares the story behind her culinary journey and two prize-winning

05.07.2026 30

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Shazia Hasan