Adil Najam The first time I heard about ‘Life’s Too Short’ – the Short Story Prize and Competition for Pakistani authors – I remember thinking, “What a great idea.” Every time I have thought about it since then – and I have thought about it often – it strikes me that this is an even […]

S.A.J. Shirazi Picturesque Chitral town sits up in Pakistan’s northwest district, walled in by the Hindu Kush range. During winters, the only way in is by air (weather permitting) as the two passes, the 3118-meter Lowari from Dir and the 3810-meter Shandur from the upper Gilgit Valley are closed to road traffic. The Fokker Friendships […]

Aqil Sajjad Like many Pakistanis, I admire Imran Khan and his sincerity. But supporting him politically is a different matter. He and his party – Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) – have some serious soul searching to do before people give it their political support.