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 […]

Adil Najam (This post was first published at ATP on March 20, 2007 – two days after Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer died in mysterious circumstances during the 2007 World Cup played in the West Indies. Today, on his fourth death anniversary – as Pakistan plays in another World Cup – we believe that it is […]

Mast Qalandar In an earlier post I had described the different Pugrees worn across Pakistan, including the famed and flamboyant Peshawari Patkaiy or Kullah. There is an interesting story passed down by generations of students of Islamia College Peshwar about how this particular turban, once part of the prescribed college uniform, was abandoned by the […]