CAN CLIMATE CHANGE PAKISTAN’S ECONOMY?

CAN CLIMATE CHANGE PAKISTAN’S ECONOMY?

Adopting effective policies could help Pakistan not only mitigate impacts of climate change but also attract investment and expand trade horizons. Updated 28 Apr, 2024 10:48am
CRICKET: THANK YOU, ROHIT

CRICKET: THANK YOU, ROHIT

A recent comment from India’s cricket captain Rohit Sharma, about his desire for a Test match between archrivals Pakistan and
Published 28 Apr, 2024 07:31am
SOCIETY: CROSSING THE BOUNDARY

SOCIETY: CROSSING THE BOUNDARY

Girls have long been excluded from playgrounds and from sports in public spaces on the pretext of ‘propriety’ and ‘tradition’.
Published 28 Apr, 2024 07:31am
EXHIBITION: THE SHAPES OF WATER

EXHIBITION: THE SHAPES OF WATER

Zoya Alina Currimbhoy explores the profound mysteries of existence and the intrinsic wisdom embedded within the fluidity of water
Published 28 Apr, 2024 07:31am
ARTSPEAK: THE ART OF DISGUISE

ARTSPEAK: THE ART OF DISGUISE

Humans employ various disguises in order to ensure harmony, while art often deals in symbols, metaphors and codes. However, disgui
Published 28 Apr, 2024 07:31am
SMOKERS’ CORNER: REALITY VERSUS PERCEPTION

SMOKERS’ CORNER: REALITY VERSUS PERCEPTION

While hypotheses created by political scientists can pass a test or fail it, many analysts are now lazily relying on social media chatter to determine their views.
Updated 28 Apr, 2024 10:32am
EPICURIOUS: GOOD MORNINGS

EPICURIOUS: GOOD MORNINGS

Waris Nihari in Lahore’s Moon Market is still carrying on the decades-old family tradition of serving delicious and lip-smacking
Published 28 Apr, 2024 07:31am
WHY WAR IN PALESTINE WILL CONTINUE

WHY WAR IN PALESTINE WILL CONTINUE

The recent military conflict between Iran and Israel only diverts attention from the real crux of the problem.
Updated 21 Apr, 2024 04:20pm
CULTURE: VERSES OF DEFIANCE

CULTURE: VERSES OF DEFIANCE

Urdu resistance poetry has played a seminal role in the darkest of times, challenging the status quo, giving voice to
Updated 21 Apr, 2024 04:16pm
SOCIETY: TRAPPED BY TABOOS

SOCIETY: TRAPPED BY TABOOS

While legislation continues to take place against sexual violence, implementation remains an issue, with sexual awareness still
Published 21 Apr, 2024 08:19am
EXHIBITION: RETURN OF THE HOMEBOY

EXHIBITION: RETURN OF THE HOMEBOY

Imran Qureshi’s latest, multidimensional, experiential exhibition, which investigates our sense of belonging with a mixture of
Published 21 Apr, 2024 08:19am
SMOKERS’ CORNER: PERNICIOUS POLARISATION

SMOKERS’ CORNER: PERNICIOUS POLARISATION

In countries like Pakistan, where political polarisation continues to simmer and is not addressed, it can gradually mutate to become "pernicious polarisation".
Updated 21 Apr, 2024 11:24am
CLIFTONIA: HEARTY CONJUGATIONS

CLIFTONIA: HEARTY CONJUGATIONS

Eos presents further excerpts from a schoolbook charting out the Republic of Cliftonia’s history
Published 21 Apr, 2024 08:19am
ADVICE: AUNTIE AGNI

ADVICE: AUNTIE AGNI

‘I can’t seem to recover from heartbreak’
Published 21 Apr, 2024 08:19am
GARDENING: FESTIVE VINES

GARDENING: FESTIVE VINES

The Syngonium Wendlandii, also known as the arrowhead plant, is popular as an ornamental plant due its unique leaf colour, pattern
Published 21 Apr, 2024 08:19am
THE FAULT LINES IN OUR STARS

THE FAULT LINES IN OUR STARS

Various political, constitutional, economic, security, geopolitical, demographic, ecological and governance crises currently plague the country.
Updated 14 Apr, 2024 10:58am
NON-FICTION: REHMAN SAHIB OF HASANPUR

NON-FICTION: REHMAN SAHIB OF HASANPUR

I.A. Rehman’s posthumously published memoirs narrate his early life and the making of one of the greatest human rights activists
Published 28 Apr, 2024 10:33am
FICTION: BOOKS AND SPIES

FICTION: BOOKS AND SPIES

A gripping historical drama centring around a young girl and a London bookshop involved in a Cold War espionage network offers a
Published 28 Apr, 2024 10:29am
POETRY: GLIMMERS OF BEAUTY

POETRY: GLIMMERS OF BEAUTY

A recent collection of poetry and poetic prose presents one with a different interpretive angle and nuance of feeling on each...
Published 28 Apr, 2024 10:04am

THE LIFE OF HEDD WYN

The names Passchendaele, the Somme and Mametz Wood stand as grim sentinels, forever bound to the unimaginable ...
Published 28 Apr, 2024 09:59am
BOOKS IN BRIEF

BOOKS IN BRIEF

The author of the book is a petroleum engineer by profession, who has worked in Pakistan and the Middle East for more than 36
Published 28 Apr, 2024 09:50am
NON-FICTION: THE POETICS OF DIVINE LOVE

NON-FICTION: THE POETICS OF DIVINE LOVE

Syed Nomanul Haq’s Urdu translation of Mansur al-Hallaj’s Kitab al-Tawasin captures the beauty and elegance of the original...
Published 21 Apr, 2024 10:58am
FICTION: SUBVERTING EXPECTATIONS

FICTION: SUBVERTING EXPECTATIONS

A French journalist pens a novel about Pakistan which, surprisingly for a Western writer, presents a sympathetic view of the...
Published 21 Apr, 2024 10:51am
NON-FICTION: TOWARDS A BLUE ECONOMY

NON-FICTION: TOWARDS A BLUE ECONOMY

A book by a retired Pakistani admiral presents a holistic study of the multifarious challenges of maritime security and offers...
Published 21 Apr, 2024 10:46am
COLUMN: THE ART OF STORYTELLING-I

COLUMN: THE ART OF STORYTELLING-I

In 2015, it was my honour to be invited by the education advocacy campaign Alif Ailaan to teach storytelling to...
Published 21 Apr, 2024 10:39am
NON-FICTION: CLOAKS AND DAGGERS

NON-FICTION: CLOAKS AND DAGGERS

A recent book goes behind the scenes to explain the strange case of a Soviet spy’s arrest in the US and trial in 1957, and his...
Published 14 Apr, 2024 07:35am
COLUMN: RESCUING AKHTAR SHIRANI

COLUMN: RESCUING AKHTAR SHIRANI

“Truth is, without an unconditional acknowledgement of the poetic virtues of Akhtar Shirani, an honest history of Urdu literature
Published 14 Apr, 2024 07:29am
FICTION: WOMEN ON THE VERGE

FICTION: WOMEN ON THE VERGE

An anthology of selected submissions from the first five years of the Zeenat Haroon Rashid Writing Prize for Women indicates that
Published 07 Apr, 2024 08:27am
FICTION: ROOTS AND BRANCHES

FICTION: ROOTS AND BRANCHES

A collection of interconnected stories transports one to a fictional place in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa that bears witness to a changing
Published 07 Apr, 2024 08:22am
NON-FICTION: A WOMAN WITH GUTS

NON-FICTION: A WOMAN WITH GUTS

The autobiography of a pioneering female hospital administrator is an inspirational tale that can help break gender stereotypes
Published 07 Apr, 2024 07:55am
COLUMN: THE MIRROR AND THE MANTLE

COLUMN: THE MIRROR AND THE MANTLE

The British actor, director, playwright and critic Harley Granville-Barker (1877-1946) writes in one of his famous prefaces to...
Published 07 Apr, 2024 07:50am
NON-FICTION: THE ADVENTUROUS ARCHITECT

NON-FICTION: THE ADVENTUROUS ARCHITECT

Architect Mukhar Husain’s autobiography is more than just a recounting of his personal journey. It is the story of a whole...
Published 31 Mar, 2024 09:22am
FICTION: ORDINARY LIVES

FICTION: ORDINARY LIVES

A collection of Urdu short stories lifts the curtain and reveals for us the lives of ordinary people in India, especially its...
Published 31 Mar, 2024 09:08am