Shahran Asim After ten years of listening to international cricket matches only with English commentary, my Pakistaniat (which includes the love for our national language) was awakened again with all the excitement of the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Off I went, then, in search of some place where I could still find Urdu cricket commentary. […]

Adil Najam It is difficult right now to think or write about anything except cricket. I tried. I really did. I failed. Good can, and does, come out of sports; and especially an unexpectedly brilliant sports performance. Of coruse, bad can also come from the same. We do not yet know what will come out […]

iFaqeer I finally make it ‘back home’ this winter after a much-delayed hiatus. I hadn’t been able to travel for almost six years now. So getting back to Karachi was particulalry pleasant and memorable. One thing that I found particularly helpful was this set of 10 Tips for Visiting Karachi preared by The News. It […]