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The punishment for being a journalist

16.12.2024 30

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Remembering ABS Jafri Part - II

ABS Jafri’s first book that I read was ‘Here lies India’, containing his columns about the India-Pakistan War of 1965. During and after the war...

09.12.2024 20

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Remembering ABS Jafri: Part - I

It was 1989. I was 25 years old and had just come back from Moscow – yes, the Soviet Union was still around. I started writing for the Urdu daily...

02.12.2024 10

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An icon of the left: Part – II

Saeeda Gazdar’s short stories are not all about politics and repression; some are full of nostalgia and recall the pre-partition days. Her story...

25.11.2024 30

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An icon of the left: Part - I

Those who believe in progressive ideas are leaving us in quick succession. Rahat Saeed – one of the founders of the Irtiqa literary journal and a...

20.11.2024 60

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The 26th Amendment in judicial focus: Part - III

11.11.2024 40

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The 26th Amendment in judicial focus: Part – II

07.11.2024 30

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The 26th Amendment in judicial focus: Part - I

05.11.2024 60

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Police vs protesters

The Sindh Rawadari March held on October 13, 2024, was a landmark event, highlighting the refusal of the people of Sindh to accept any intolerant...

29.10.2024 20

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Four plays in review

21.10.2024 40

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Forty years of SPELT

12.10.2024 5

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Psychology of care

In my previous column ‘Psychology of colonialism’ (Oct 1, 2024), there were discussions on how colonialism affected the psychology of colonized...

08.10.2024 20

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The psychology of colonialism

Psychology is a neglected discipline in Pakistan as not many people are aware of their psychological issues and tend to downplay their importance....

01.10.2024 30

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Conrad, empire and exile

Joseph Conrad was an exceptionally talented writer who emerged as a novelist and storyteller in the late 19th century. Born in Poland and fluent in...

23.09.2024 70

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Writing about ideas

16.09.2024 40

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The works of Jamal Abro

09.09.2024 9

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A journey through fiction

Historical novels can be a good source for understanding our past depending on who has written them and how. In modern world literature, there is a...

01.09.2024 10

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What is the left and the right? ( Part – II)

24.08.2024 10

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What is the left and the right?: Part - I

17.08.2024 50

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A brief history of our left: Part - II

In Pakistan, you are more likely to come across autobiographies of retired civil and military bureaucrats than from political activists and leaders. A...

11.08.2024 70

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A brief history of our left ( Part – I )

For students of history and politics, perhaps it is better to begin with defining the concepts of the left wing and the right wing as they apply to...

10.08.2024 90

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Minto’s literary labyrinth

04.08.2024 40

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The parallel cinema chapter

In response to my article ‘What is parallel cinema?’ published in these pages on July 22, I received many emails from students of film studies in...

29.07.2024 10

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What is parallel cinema?

22.07.2024 30

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A guide to growing old[er]

15.07.2024 20

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Rashad, my father

How do you write about a person who remained an integral part of your life for over 60 years? Someone who guided and helped you at every turn of your...

07.07.2024 40

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Stories from Hazara

The tradition of writing historical novels in Urdu is over a century old. From Abdul Halim Sharar and Rashidul Khairi to Aslam Rahi, M Aslam, and...

30.06.2024 10

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Karamat Ali: Our man of integrity

Last week, Pakistan lost its veteran labour unionist, Karamat Ali. The values embedded in him revolved around human rights, labour associations,...

24.06.2024 30

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Let’s save a library

The cost of ignorance in some societies is more than the value they put in acquiring knowledge. If you doubt this statement, just have a look at how...

16.06.2024 30

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What the Indian election can teach us

The people of India have spoken; Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has won a third term, but this was a much tougher victory as compared to the...

09.06.2024 60

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A night for literature

I normally do not write on anything related to the corporate sector for two reasons. First, the corporate sector in Pakistan – or in any other...

03.06.2024 50

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Who’s afraid of free speech?

When they are not in power, they want no restrictions on media. But when they take charge, they make efforts to muzzle electronic, print and social...

27.05.2024 100

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Some method to appoint a VC?

In Pakistan, it appears that nothing ever really gets settled about education. Be it the appointments of vice-chancellors (VCs) and pro-vice...

17.05.2024 40

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How Sindh keeps Sindhi alive

13.05.2024 80

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ESSAY: HAUNTED BY HER MEMORIES

In war, one of the most affected segments of society is women. They endure the worst fears before the war, try to withstand the humiliation and...

05.05.2024 100

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Where women get a lifeline

A majority of poor women in Pakistan have a faint hope of living a better life. If they suffer from a disease that carries some stigma, their lives...

04.05.2024 90

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Protecting free speech

When Pakistan’s greatest war for freedom of expression was raging in the dark decade of General Ziaul Haq in the late 1970s, Ahfaz-ur-Rahman and...

29.04.2024 60

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Forgotten cinema

The World Bank has sounded the alarm on the ‘historic reversal’ of development for poor countries. Nearly half of the world’s least-developed...

20.04.2024 50

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Ramdas for peace

Peace activists come in a hundred and one varieties. Some are diehard peaceniks from their student days, others are new converts who spend their early...

01.04.2024 50

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The hopeful future of the Supreme Court

It is a new day in a new Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP). Led by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa, the SCP now appears to be making noble efforts to...

25.03.2024 50

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Remembering Rooplo Kolhi

In Pakistan, history textbooks are not inclusive in the sense that they seldom mention non-Muslim freedom fighters. It seems that the writers of the...

17.03.2024 40

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How to be a better thinker

In response to my previous article ‘What have we become?’ (March 4), I received many appreciation emails from my readers. Some asked for more...

12.03.2024 100

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What have we become?

From the murders of Mashal Khan, Priyantha Kumara, Rashid Rehman, Sabeen Mahmud, Salmaan Taseer and Shahbaz Bhatti to the targeting of localities...

04.03.2024 70

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PALESTINE: NIGHT AND FOG IN GAZA

The people of Gaza have nothing left: just night and fog —and a lot of blood. The perpetrators of this bloodshed are the descendants of those who...

03.03.2024 50

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Not an elitist festival

Despite all the criticism for being an ‘elite’ show for ‘burger’ families, the Karachi Literature Festival (KLF) organized by the Oxford...

26.02.2024 30

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NON-FICTION: HOW WE BECAME POWERLESS

Pakistan: The Reckoning Begins By Shahid Ur Rehman Sanjh Publications ISBN: 978-969-593-415-9 270pp.   Mismanagement of resources was a primary...

18.02.2024 30

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The powerful four

The PML-N and the PPP have taken the right step by aligning together to form the next government. Though there are allegations of stolen mandate from...

18.02.2024 10

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Chronicles of an election foretold

The results of the general elections held on February 8 have once again shown that political engineering before or during elections does not help the...

11.02.2024 30

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Education and manifestos

The PML-N’s manifesto also promises safe, accessible and eco-friendly transport nationwide for every student. It seems that the party has not done...

05.02.2024 50

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A courageous voice

Many of us keep lamenting that journalists of yore were much more courageous, fighting against dictatorships and rebelling against all sorts of...

29.01.2024 10

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