Lessons we have learnt in the last 70 years Historian Ayesha Jalal weighs in on the anguish and aspirations of Pakistan
Why our democracy is prone to reversals Is it fair to equate Nawaz Sharif's ouster with the failure of democracy?
Most influential Pakistani after Jinnah The Herald went to more than 25 districts across Pakistan to ask the public to choose from 10 nominees
For any art to flourish it is imperative that its roots be in the soil: Madeeha Gauhar A conversation with the talented actress, playwright and director of social theatre from the Herald's 1984 archives
Coming to terms with my grandparents’ trauma of Partition The narrative of Partition has become a part of my family’s lived history, and mentality
Have our counter terrorist operations weakened in Balochistan? The increase in terrorist groups has multiplied the problems of Pakistani intelligence agencies
Zafar Hijazi: The handyman In trying to do Nawaz Sharif's bidding, the former SECP chairman fetched his own damnation
When the judiciary silenced the media News, views and opinions about the Panamagate has landed numerous members of the press in trouble
Building a new future for STEM in Pakistan Pakistan’s FIRST Global robotics team shows that science, technology and engineering, are as fun as they are essential
Writing on the wall for bookstores in Quetta With many shut down, other establishments struggle to stay afloat amid shrinking sales
After Partition, Sindhis turned displacement into determination and enterprise Sindhis, who had become homeless and penniless overnight, built schools, colleges and became doctors
No one is in the position to judge Nawaz Sharif In this month's satire series, the JIT makes a case for Nawaz Sharif's innocence
Death of a dream 1987 Archives: Read veteran journalist and activist I A Rehman's reflections on Pakistan 40 years after independence
Whatever happened to Pakistan? From our 1990 archives, the late M B Naqvi reflects on how far we have deviated from the Pakistan Resolution in 1940
What would India have been without Nehru? Nehru is part of modern India’s DNA; throw him out of the equation and you end up undermining India
Body politic: Women in the cinema of Partition An analysis of five well-known films centred on the events of 1947
For Premchand, good literature was about truth and humanity The great Hindi writer remains as relevant today as he was more than a century ago
Of colour and creed: Being British Asian, Muslim and male Mahtab Hussain uses his personal experiences to reveal the lived reality of Asian Muslim men in the United Kingdom