Darwaish In a short verdict today, Supreme Court of Pakistan has disqualified PML(N) leader Nawaz Sharif and the Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif from contesting any election for life. The detailed verdict will be announced later. The decision technically knocks out two top leaders of one the largest political party of Pakistan, PML(N). It also […]

Aziz Akhmad I never had the privilege of meeting Khalid Hasan. I only knew him through his columns, which I usually read, and always enjoyed. He wrote simply, meticulously, and playfully. A lifelong journalist, he observed people minutely, noting not only what they said and how they said it, but also their dress and demeanor, […]

Adil Najam Daniya Meenuddin’s book ‘In Other Rooms, Other Wonders’ which releases today (Feburary 9), is the most anticipated work of fiction by a Pakistan author since Mohammed Hanif’s ‘A Case of Exploding Mangoes’. It promises to be equally engrossing. The book is already getting rave reviews. William Dalrymple, writing in the Finanical Times, says […]