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Saturday November 22, 2025
US Desk

  • November 21, 2025

    RECIPES: Barbecued chicken bits

    Preheat the oven to 180°C and line a large baking tray with baking paper and set aside....

  • November 21, 2025

    Reflection

    Allah ‘s Apostle said, “Whoever loves that he be granted...

  • November 21, 2025

    US Mail

    I think the people of Karachi should all be regarded as survivors because most of us have at least one family member who....

  • November 14, 2025

    COMIC RELIEF

    A traveling chainsaw salesman visits a lumber camp and proceeds to tell everyone about the wonders of this newfangled saw....

  • November 14, 2025

    TRUST US

    I do not know whether I should message him and try to fix things, or stay quiet. Please tell me how I can rebuild our friendship....

  • November 14, 2025

    POETS’ CORNER

    Her makeup smudges as exhaustion grows, Tilting back her head, she longs for the austere...

  • November 14, 2025

    Reflection

    The Prophet used to take care of us in preaching by selecting a suitable time...

  • November 14, 2025

    US Mail

    In the issue of 24 October, Yumna Zahid Ali’s article ‘Allama Iqbal and the discovery of self’ impressed me...

  • November 07, 2025

    COMIC RELIEF

    The lawyer says, “What happened? I wasn’t in an accident and I’m too young to die. I’m only 52!”

  • November 07, 2025

    Of love loss, and forgiveness

    Confess is a contemporary romance novel by Colleen Hoover, a bestselling American author celebrated for her brilliant works...

  • November 07, 2025

    POETS’ CORNER

    Live with your belief held high, not your head, You’ll leave this world with nothing but a sigh...

  • November 07, 2025

    Reflection

    Ibn Umar said, “While the Prophet was on the pulpit, a man asked him how to offer the night prayers...

  • November 07, 2025

    US Mail

    What was once shameful is now seen as confidence....

  • October 31, 2025

    COMIC RELIEF

    A guy finds an old lamp and rubs it. Of course a genie appears and grants the guy three wishes....

  • October 31, 2025

    TRUST US

    I blame myself for not being more reserved with W, but I had no idea I was encouraging him....

  • October 31, 2025

    QUIZ: Answers

    For centuries smallpox was one of the world’s most-dreaded plagues, killing as many as 30 percent of its victims, most of them children....

  • October 31, 2025

    POETS’ CORNER

    Fathers will carry toys for their children in plastic bags, not their children...

  • October 31, 2025

    Winter fashion 2025 - cozy and chic

    As the mercury dips and all you want is chai, it’s time to bundle up your lawn suits in one corner of your cupboard and make room for warm...

  • October 31, 2025

    QUIZ: Ingenious Inventions

    Vaccines, smart devices, websites, aircrafts, and all sorts of other amazing technologies that you use and benefit from...

  • October 31, 2025

    Reflection

    The booty has been made halal for me yet it was not lawful for anyone else before me....

  • October 31, 2025

    US Mail

    In the 11 October issue of Us, Memoona Mukhtar’s story ‘Surkh jora’ really touched me...

  • October 24, 2025

    COMIC RELIEF

    A guy is working on a drilling rig. Every day, he notices a monkey sitting in a nearby tree, watching him intently...

  • October 24, 2025

    TRUST US

    I am a 14-year-old schoolgirl. My problem is that I am a compulsive eater and love scrumptious food....

  • October 24, 2025

    POETS’ CORNER

    Of human thought or form, where art thou gone? Why dost thou pass away and leave our state...

  • October 24, 2025

    Reflection

    Allah’s Apostle was asked, “What is the best deed?” He replied, “To believe in Allah and His Apostle ....

  • October 24, 2025

    US Mail

    I waited for the second part of the cover story ‘The revenge of the rui’ by Aleena Akhtar with great anticipation....

  • October 17, 2025

    XWit

    I’m a multitasker...I can listen, ignore, and forget all at the same time...

  • October 17, 2025

    TRUST US

    I am at a loss as to how to help her through this. I would greatly appreciate any advice you could give me....

  • October 17, 2025

    POETS’ CORNER

    As if swallowing a moment, I never wanted to end... The steam curled like memories..

  • October 17, 2025

    RECIPE: Sugar and spice

    Transfer the mixture to a bowl and stir in the chocolate chips. Use a 2-tablespoon cookie scoop to scoop and roll into balls....

  • October 17, 2025

    Reflection

    The people asked, “O Allah’s Apostle , how shall we send blessings on you?”

  • October 17, 2025

    US Mail

    In the issue of 3 October, I loved the cover story ‘The revenge of the rui’ by Aleena Akhtar....

  • October 10, 2025

    Xwit

    The haters said I couldn’t juggle this many deadlines. And they were correct. Honestly great call from the haters....

  • October 10, 2025

    TRUST US

    I understand how painful it must be to have feelings for someone who is already engaged, especially when that person is part of your family....

  • October 10, 2025

    POETS’ CORNER

    Trying not to ponder over what comes to pass outdoors... In the absence of these boundaries...

  • October 10, 2025

    Reflection

    Allah's Apostle said, "When anyone of you stands for the prayers...

  • October 10, 2025

    US Mail

    I wish to draw attention to the pressing issue of digital repression and Internet throttling in Pakistan....

  • October 03, 2025

    Xwit

    Eden Dranger : I’m leaving this garbage website because it has become such a cesspool and ruining my mental health....

  • October 03, 2025

    TRUST US

    I do not love him, but I respect him. Still, if I marry him, my parents will probably never speak to me again....

  • October 03, 2025

    POETS’ CORNER

    In moments sweet, where friendships bloom, A whisper drifts from a distant room...

  • October 03, 2025

    Reflection

    Allah’s Apostle said, “The example of a believer is that of a fresh green plant...

  • October 03, 2025

    US Mail

    In today’s issue , I read the article ‘Stop calling it a school’ by Yumna Zahid Ali and my reaction was mixed....

  • September 26, 2025

    COMIC RELIEF

    Forward March : I'm a fully functional adult with the energy levels of a hibernating bear...

  • September 26, 2025

    Threads of memory

    Hangama Amiri translates fragments of her teenage years and family history into quilted portraits and tender tableaux...

  • September 26, 2025

    The kazmi effect

    Nasir Kazmi, the poet of unvoiced feelings, of age-old delightful partings and fleeting forlorn meetings is, to me, a man for all seasons....

  • September 26, 2025

    POETS’ CORNER

    I lean and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass....

  • September 26, 2025

    Reflection

    The Prophet forbade that a man should make another man to get up to sit in his place...

  • September 26, 2025

    US Mail

    In today’s Us it was refreshing to see a story on engineers instead of doctors for a change, although ‘Breaking barriers...

  • September 19, 2025

    COMIC RELIEF

    Midnight Cowboy (@cowboyjeffkent0: I wish I could’ve retired young like my metabolism....

  • September 19, 2025

    POETS’ CORNER

    And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain... I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet...