Adil Najam I saw this picture of Mr. Hazara on Flickr and it reminded me of bodybuilding. Body-building used to be a big thing amongst young men of a certain age when I was growing up. At least in parts of central Punjab it was. It seemed to be specially big in small and medium-size […]

Guest Post by Omer Alvie [This satirical account is inspired by the real-life drama about the Ajoka play Burqavaganza in the Pakistan capital; See The News Editorial; Gulf News op-ed; a Daily Times report on the original play, and other press coverage.] So this is how it all happened. Ajoka, a non-commercial theatre group committed […]

Pervaiz Munir Alvi Pakistan is blessed with number of beautiful regional languages and language-based local sub-cultures. This diversification along with many other regional nuances and historical developments has given Pakistan its colorful and interesting overall national culture. On lingual side, in addition to its regional languages, Pakistan also has Urdu as its national language and […]