Pakistan’s private media: Free or captured?
Faiza Rafique | Pakistanis are still celebrating their fantasy of “free media”; ironically the penetration of vested political and economic interests in country’s so called...
Lunar and Solar eclipses: how and why astronomical study originated
In August, a total solar eclipse will traverse America for the first time in nearly a century. So many tourists are expected to flood...
The funny brown guys promoting multiculturalism in America
M. Usama Khawar | Brown comedians in the United States are no longer conforming to the traditional white-comedian style of performance. Instead, they are wearing...
Mulzim Ya Mujrim: A conversation with Stage Nomad Productions
The newest play by Stage Nomad Productions has taken Karachi's theater goers by the storm. Mulzim Ya Mujrim, directed by Syed Meesam Nazar Naqvi,...
The Game of Kings at Shandur
The green patched rectangular plain, wrapped in the arms of the lofty snow covered peaks of Himalayan mountains surrounding its three edges and a...
Game of thrones: Remembering what happened so far
News Analysis | The new Game of Thrones season is finally here and a lot of us forgot where the show left us last year....
Hijab style trends: From the Afghan burqa to the cover of a fashion magazine
July 12 is National Hijab Day in Iran, a celebration that has been met by defiant protests by women driving headscarf less in their cars. At the same...
PEMRA and the fate of Indian shows
News Analysis | The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has decided to approach the Supreme Court against an interim order of the Sindh High...
Identity Crisis: Who is Pakistani and who isn’t?
Nauman Sadiq | #PakistanTurns70 There are two contrasting styles of debating an issue: those who prefer normative arguments, and those who choose a descriptive line of...
The first death anniversary of Qandeel
News Analysis | This weekend will be the first death anniversary of a rebel that was Qandeel Baloch. A year after her tragic demise, the...
Envy is a chronic poison that secretly kills our motivation every day
Do you ever fall into the wormhole that is Instagram-stalking? You know what I’m talking about: you see a photo (perhaps someone you know,...
Yadnya Kasada festival Indonesia
News Analysis | Despite the cold weather of 10 degree Celsius, Hindu religious worshippers gathered at the Base of Mount Broom in Indonesia to mark...