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General view of the downtown of Los Angeles, California, US, July 12, 2023. — ReutersThere are days when you become more acutely alive, when you...
General view of the downtown of Los Angeles, California, US, July 12, 2023. — ReutersThere are days when you become more acutely alive, when you...
The Arts Council of Pakistan in Karachi. — Arts Council/FileWhen you contemplate the present state of affairs in Pakistan from various...
The Arts Council of Pakistan in Karachi. — Arts Council/FileWhen you contemplate the present state of affairs in Pakistan from various...
Police stand guard in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, February 9, 2024. — AFPWhat is the state of security – or insecurity, if you like – of the...
Bulletproof vehicles are integral part of campaign against armed criminals and militants
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari addressing a ceremony at the Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi on October 14, 2025. —...
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari addressing a ceremony at the Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi on October 14, 2025. —...
Mazar-E-Quaid can be seen in Karachi. — AFP/FileA long time ago, I fancied myself as a chronicler of Karachi, pretending to be able to interpret...
Mazar-E-Quaid can be seen in Karachi. — AFP/FileA long time ago, I fancied myself as a chronicler of Karachi, pretending to be able to interpret...
The representational image of a library. — Unsplash/FileOccasionally, I have attended events that lift my spirits, if only for a brief period....
The representational image of a library. — Unsplash/FileOccasionally, I have attended events that lift my spirits, if only for a brief period....
A pick-up truck locally known as "Dala" parked at a street in Karachi on November 12, 2024. — AFPA simple and rather cliched way to put it is to...
A pick-up truck locally known as "Dala" parked at a street in Karachi on November 12, 2024. — AFPA simple and rather cliched way to put it is to...
India's Suryakumar Yadav talks to Shivam Dube during Asia Cup 2025 clash at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE, September 14, 2025. —...
India's Suryakumar Yadav talks to Shivam Dube during Asia Cup 2025 clash at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE, September 14, 2025. —...
A damaged building, following an Israeli attack on Hamas leaders, according to an Israeli official, in Doha, Qatar, September 9, 2025. —...
A damaged building, following an Israeli attack on Hamas leaders, according to an Israeli official, in Doha, Qatar, September 9, 2025. —...
Rescue officials shift tourists to a safe place in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Siran, on August 15, 2025. — X@GovernmentKPPakistan was still struggling...
Rescue officials shift tourists to a safe place in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Siran, on August 15, 2025. — X@GovernmentKPPakistan was still struggling...
A view of traffic on roads during peak hours in Karachi on August 29, 2024. — APPIf “the battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of...
A view of traffic on roads during peak hours in Karachi on August 29, 2024. — APPIf “the battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of...
A labourer bends over as he carries packs of textile fabric on his back to deliver to a nearby shop in a market in Karachi on June 24, 2022. —...
A labourer bends over as he carries packs of textile fabric on his back to deliver to a nearby shop in a market in Karachi on June 24, 2022. —...
A representational image of a woman being subjected to physical abuse. — Pixabay/FileLast week, I wrote about the ‘tyranny of medieval...
A representational image of a woman being subjected to physical abuse. — Pixabay/FileLast week, I wrote about the ‘tyranny of medieval...
Screengrab of viral video shows tribal members carrying out “honour killing” at unknown location in Balochistan. — XWhat happens when a...
Screengrab of viral video shows tribal members carrying out “honour killing” at unknown location in Balochistan. — XWhat happens when a...
The picture shows a girl reading Urdu from a blackboard. — AFP/FileOnce again, I have an excuse to revisit an issue that has bothered me for a...
The picture shows a girl reading Urdu from a blackboard. — AFP/FileOnce again, I have an excuse to revisit an issue that has bothered me for a...
Veteran Pakistani journalist Zubeida Mustafa. — Facebook/@zubeidamustafadotcom/FileWe had packed our bags and were all set to leave for the...
Veteran Pakistani journalist Zubeida Mustafa. — Facebook/@zubeidamustafadotcom/FileWe had packed our bags and were all set to leave for the...
People can be seen stranded in the middle of the Swat River on June 27, 2025, in this still taken from a video. —...
People can be seen stranded in the middle of the Swat River on June 27, 2025, in this still taken from a video. —...
People can be seen stranded in the middle of the Swat River on June 27, 2025, in this still taken from a video. —...
While President Donald Trump was making headlines this week on the global stage, particularly playing ‘daddy’ in the Israel-Iran...
While President Donald Trump was making headlines this week on the global stage, particularly playing ‘daddy’ in the Israel-Iran conflict, a...
Whatever happens to Tehran will have some consequences for Pakistan
Irony is that while old wars continue, Trump's efforts to strike nuclear deal with Iran prompted Israel to start new war
Kundera also profoundly observed that rulers' real power is to change the past
In a general sense, focus is on challenges that women face in traditional, deeply patriarchal societies in South Asia
However, world has recognised astounding gains Pakistani military has made
Issue simply is freedom, and restrictions that have recently been imposed on media have added to our shortcomings as a nation
One might say that statesman or, more appropriately, populist leader has in any case no use for voice of a poet
There are those who cross red lines and others who cross red traffic lights. Together, they subvert rule of law and social harmony
Tributes have flowed from highest in land to ordinary if you were to encounter them on street
Dr Haroon Ahmed was an exceptional person, a precious human being who strived, throughout his long life
Number of traditions are associated with Eid, such as new clothes and giving and receiving of cash gifts as Eidi
Yes, good news is that Pakistan is judged as country that is ‘happier’ than some of its neighbours in South Asia
