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Zoo-ming in

Zoo-ming in
19.01.2025 30

The News on Sunday

Ahsan Malik

Bus or bust

Bus or bust
12.01.2025 50

The News on Sunday

Ahsan Malik

A thriving ecosystem

A thriving ecosystem

F arhaan Riaz, whose credits include 15-odd ventures spanning a decade and half, is presently running TICK, a tech incubator at the University of...

05.01.2025 5

The News on Sunday

Ahsan Malik

Remodeling market space

F asih Abbas Bawa lives in Gulberg II. He says MM Alam Road once felt like a walk in the park. But the road’s charm has long faded under the weight...

22.12.2024 7

The News on Sunday

Ahsan Malik

An ambitious project

I n the last week of November, Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz announced the establishment of Pakistan’s first Tier-IV data centre at the Nawaz Sharif...

08.12.2024 4

The News on Sunday

Ahsan Malik

Progress vs displacement

“ Good fences make good neighbours,” says Raza Ali, a resident of Johar Town. He’s talking about the freshly fenced tract of land close to his...

01.12.2024 2

The News on Sunday

Ahsan Malik

A café in a police station

Imagine walking into a police station with the purpose not to lodge a complaint but to have a coffee under the shade of the cheeku tree. This isn’t...

24.11.2024 2

The News on Sunday

Ahsan Malik

Misplaced priorities?

I n a typical Pakistani middle-class household, a wedding is seen as one ‘occasion’ that carries a lot of economic, cultural and familial...

17.11.2024 50

The News on Sunday

Ahsan Malik

The curse of the smog

T he air in Lahore has become unbreathable, to say the least. As smog continues to play havoc with the citizens’s lungs, many schools have been...

10.11.2024 10

The News on Sunday

Ahsan Malik

Teaching problems

O n October 1, the Punjab Higher Education Department announced that it had approved the hiring of 7,354 college teaching interns (CTIs) to fill...

27.10.2024 1

The News on Sunday

Ahsan Malik

Racing into the future

L ahore has long enjoyed the luxury of modern transport systems, including the Metro bus and the Orange Line train. Now, the Transport Department...

06.10.2024 3

The News on Sunday

Ahsan Malik

A bazaar success

O n a humid Thursday afternoon, the usually crowded model bazaar in Township had only a handful of families doing their shopping. Among them was...

29.09.2024 3

The News on Sunday

Ahsan Malik

New heights at Wagha

E very evening, an hour before sunset at the Wagha border, thousands of people on both sides of the border, in Pakistan and India, gather to...

22.09.2024 5

The News on Sunday

Ahsan Malik

The shift to digital

A visit to the Lahore Development Authority’s office is notoriously very frustrating. Visitors are usually prepared for the arduous journey that...

15.09.2024 10

The News on Sunday

Ahsan Malik

Mixed reactions

A wais, a student of social sciences at Government College University, Lahore, is unsure if he will ever get to wear the trendy T-shirts he...

01.09.2024 1

The News on Sunday

Ahsan Malik

Cracks in healthcare

T he Children’s Hospital, a trusted health facility in Lahore for countless worried parents and their ailing children, often presents scenes of...

25.08.2024 6

The News on Sunday

Ahsan Malik

The changing entertainment-scape

W When Faheem-ul Hassan left Lahore nearly 15 years ago to pursue a career in medicine in London, UK, he was filled with anticipation of the...

18.08.2024 4

The News on Sunday

Ahsan Malik

Towards green transport

T he Mall, Lahore, is lined by electricity poles that have flashy banners heralding the arrival of a fleet of “27 electric buses.” Launched by...

21.07.2024 7

The News on Sunday

Ahsan Malik

Muharram evolves

A fter reciting a sermon in Arabic, the maulana in the pulpit starts off in English: “Everything in existence serves a purpose. While we may not...

14.07.2024 2

The News on Sunday

Ahsan Malik