Guest Post by Aisha Sarwari “This is why I am not in favor of working women.” Said the Colonel and security in-charge of one of Lahore’s largest office blocks. “Excuse me?” I said. Before I could unleash my monologue on the tirade of women’s mobility, I am interrupted by the drama unfolding in the Colonel’s […]

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 […]