S.A.J. Shirazi
The word is out and it is saying that Lahore has become one of the most popular tourist destinations in Asia. Known for its beautiful gardens, exquisite fountains, delicious cuisines, and rich heritage of architecture, art and music, Lahore is once again reinventing itself. This time it is changing into a crowded habitat. This […]
Owais Mughal
I grew up playing cricket on the street. After asr (late afternoon) prayers, I was usually the first one to put wicket in the center of the street, mark creases with a chalk, and put a stone as the bowling mark. I also used to put new tape on balls and did some other […]
Adil Najam
One of my favorite post ‘categories’ on ATP is something we call ‘Pinglish.’ While we have not been able to post as many things under this category as we had hoped to, I have enjoyed putting together these posts on ‘Pinglish, Urdish or Engdu?‘, on ‘GanDeri’, and on more.
I just received from Pervaiz Munir […]
Adil Najam
The pictures coming out of Islamabad are not good. Not good at all.
Here is yet more evidence - as if we needed more evidence - of a society at war with itself. The hostage-taking by women students from Jamia Hafsa in Islamabad of the residents of a house that they allege is a brothel […]
Adil Najam
One can so so much about this picture - from Daily Times - but I just think it isa great picture as a news photograph. So, rather than me saying anything, why don’t you. Suggest a title. Make it funny. Shairi (peotry) is particularly welcome.
(For more on ATP fascination with cops, see here, […]
Owais Mughal
This is the seventh episode in the series of Urdu Press news. The previous six news collection can be read here: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.
Click on the Urdu news text below to view enlarged and more readable images.
(1) Parveen
This news appears in the daily Nawaiwaqt Lahore, and it talks about how […]
Adil Najam
Most of us are very familiar with the Dawn newspaper masthead which proudly proclaims “Founded by Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah.” This famous photograph of Mr. Jinnah reading an early issue of Dawn has also been seen many many times by most of us. As the oldest major English daily in Pakistan and with a […]
