Recently, Pakistan went to war against Afghanistan. From the Afghan side, one began hearing the old trope that “Afghanistan is the graveyard of empires”. First of...
With Halloween round the corner, we delve into a playlist that fits the mood. Whether you want to indulge in a blend of American history, blues...
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In Lahore, during the first Test of the current Pakistan-South Africa cricket series, spinner Noman Ali from Pakistan made a huge mark. With another 10-wicket haul...
Mad Not Stupid: Living, Loving and Thriving with Bipolar Disorder By Meezan Zahra Khwaja Sang-e-Meel Publications ISBN: 978-969-35-3704-8 186pp. It is not every day that people...
Until August By Gabriel Garcia Marquez Penguin Books ISBN: 978-1-405-96417-2 144pp. Until August is the story of a woman in a man’s world. The late Gabriel...
A Concise Encyclopaedic Study of Meer Anees By Taha Turabi Paramount Books (Pvt) Limited ISBN: 978-627-94680-0-0 250pp. On a bus ride from Manchester to Stratford-upon-Avon —...
THE WEEK THAT WAS Main Manto Nahin Hoon | ARY, Fri-Sat 8.00pm While the impressive star cast is gathering decent ratings for the show, the script...
In Black Phone 2, “dead” continues to be just a word. It is 1982, four years since Finney Blake (Mason Thames) escaped The Grabber (Ethan Hawke)...