Books don’t grow on trees Socio-economic factors make it increasingly hard for private collections of books to survive and thrive
Coming attractions Existing and prospective investors want the government to encourage the opening of cinemas.
The road to nowhere An elevated track for a bus rapid transit service is causing serious anguish among the people of Lahore.
Reel World During the 12-day festival, 227 feature films and documentaries and 111 short films from 68 countries were brought...
The desert in watercolour A Thari, they say, is immediately recognisable by his bad teeth. And indeed, as the old man poses, you can see brown...
Not everyone’s cup of tea Salman Rashid, a Lahore-based historian of culture and archaeology, is also pessimistic about the success of the...
An idea that does not hold water If past miracles are anything to go by, the water-kit and Ahmad will soon fade away until the next great miracle is...
Rural to runway Ethical fashion, in Pakistan and the third world, is all about rural empowerment and it simultaneously serves the...
What’s in a blog Many bloggers argue that it is not the freedom to criticise that is necessarily the problem.
More than words Providing space to talk books with like-minded people, book clubs help with understanding other people and cultures,
Brokers of cheer These are not people who make headlines, those you see on television or in newspapers.
A world without law The NR3C has brought together certain laws to form a type of selective legislation through which only ‘certain’...
Unequal citizens Khwaja siras, as they are now called in the official parlance, have long been one of the most marginalised communities..
Copycat, copycat, where have you been? The utility of a concept and the pattern a designer has created, is his/her property, and the replication of that...
Super problems Some involved in PSL say that the tournament has bright prospects, financially as well as in projecting Pakistan as...
Whose Pakistan? Whose picture? For many readers, the fact that the acclaimed work is English fiction coming from Pakistan is not always sufficient...
“You have to give classical music a new tone to keep it alive” Sachal Studios is the brainchild of Izzat Majeed and Mushtaq Soofi, is a labour of love for both men. Their passion for…
