Another Victim of the State – By F.Khan
Another Victim of the State There is no end to the insecurity the ruling elite constantly feels in the Land of the Pure. This vendetta...
Category: Culture
Mass Difference: The Bhuttos and Civil Society By N.F. Paracha
Mass Difference: The Bhuttos and Civil Society By N.F. Paracha My good friend Fasi Zaka called me on the second day of Benazir Bhutto’s assassination,...
Of Dubious Depression – By M. Tariq
Of Dubious Depression – By M. Tariq There are so many experiences, that I relive in my dreams, but am unable to go through in...
The Other Side Of Lyari – By Zahabia Khozema
The Other Side Of Lyari – By Zahabia Khozema The town of Lyari is one of the most infamous towns in Pakistan. Famous for its gang...
On Cyberspace and Human Communication – By F. Hoodbhoy
The theme addressed here is how Virtual Reality and Cyberspace have and will effect how people communicate with each other. Allucquere Rosanne Stone’s paper, “Will...
The Shadow People – By B.K. Singh
They are everywhere. But nobody sees them, and when they indeed are seen, folks look the other way. They are the ultimate children of the...
Talking to Sabiha Sumar about Khamosh Pani – By A. Arora
A documentary filmmaker, Sabiha Sumar surprised the cinema world with the all-compassing talent revealed in her first feature film, Khamosh Pani. The film has...
Book Review: How Desis Became The Greatest Nation on Earth
Like the Book of Luke, ‘How Desis Became The Greatest Nation on Earth‘ promises in its introduction, to reveal the mission and events of a...
Language of Power: How it is getting more exclusive – By R. Khan
Regardless of the demonizing of the West, the western ideology is welcomed in every form. A language comes with the baggage of cultural identity and...
Banning O Level Urdu Textbook – By S. Ali
Recently, much hue and cry has been raised for banning “Pakistan ki kahaniyan,” an anthology of Urdu short stories and a core textbook of O...
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Pakistan National Oil Refinery Limited – Managerial Policy Report
OIL REFINING INDUSTRY AT A GLANCE Pakistan has four oil refineries and a topping plant at Dhodak. The two costal refineries, NRL and Pakistan Refinery...
Lahore Diary – By Aniruddha Bahal
BASANT IN LAHORE Early last month, Lahore celebrated Basant and the sky had thousands of kites in the sky for many days running. Marking...
Jashn-e-Faiz: Targeting A Culture of Revival – By K. Nazish
Jashn-e-Faiz is a proposal for citizens to come out, and re-live the life of a free civilian. The magnitude of its impact depends on your...
My Top Ten Novels by Desi Writers – By A. Naqshbandi
The history of desi fictional writing in the English language has a fairly long history and includes works which are now considered classics of English...
A Tale of Two Peoples – By A. Banerjee
A Tale of Two Peoples – By A. Banerjee The decline of Mughal power brought about the rise of the Marathas. In AD 1714,...
Return of Gandhi – A Modern Day Tale: By A. Mahajan
Return of Gandhi – A Modern Day Tale: By A. Mahajan I just walked out of my Samadhi at Rajghat; as the actor Arnold Swaz...
Meeting the Pakistani-Swiss – By W. N. Khan
A Pakistani American College Professor Gets To See Another Side of the Desi Diaspora Three months ago, I came to Switzerland`s Italian speaking canton of...
The Ancient Art of Making Gurrha – By Zeejah
The Ancient Art of Making Gurrha/Gurr – By Zeejah Ready to eat! Winter is the time for gurrha. As a child I remember it was...
Lady Reporter – By Beena Sarwar
Lady Reporter – By Beena Sarwar There is no simple answer to the question that people (mostly foreigners) often ask: how does it feel ‘to be...
Woh Jis Ki Deed Mai Lakhon Musaratin Pinhaan: Abida Parveen sings Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Here is a Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s extremely early poem ‘Ek Rahguzar Par’, which despite being his very early poem manifests his command over weaving...
GCU Lahore in 10 Photos
GCU Lahore in 10 Photos The Architecture of GCU Lahore doesn’t need any words. Just 10 photos to relive the memories!
The Damned And The Damnable – By S. Wahid
Overdrive. That’s how my brain works these days. A bloody overdrive. Things keep sashaying past the weakened defenses of my head, cramming themselves into the...
The “Cling” Effect – A Study of Pakistani Society – By T. Ahmed
The “Cling” Effect – A Study of Pakistani Society – By T. Ahmed Various societies are at different levels of social development mainly because of...
