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HOT AND STRESSED IN KARACHI

As Karachi experiences sweltering conditions under record-breaking heat in 2025, unchecked urban development, energy poverty and poor governance are creating dangerous microclimates for its most vulnerable citizens.

Basil Andrews Updated 13 Jul, 2025 10:43am

DEVELOPMENT: PAKISTAN’S UNRAVELLING AID SECTOR

Pakistan’s humanitarian workers spent years preaching resilience to vulnerable communities. But when the US pulled the plug on

Naimatullah Sawand Published 13 Jul, 2025 05:32am

TECHNOLOGY: THE SILENT CONTROLLERS

Social media can support or undermine democracy — it comes down to how it’s designed

Lisa Schirch Published 13 Jul, 2025 05:32am

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Anosh Ahmed is expanding healthcare access through free medical clinics

The free clinics in the United States, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates provide essential healthcare to underserved communities.

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‘Accelerating progress’: ELFA partners with Bykea to empower riders with affordable, sustainable mobility

The partnership brings affordable electric mobility to Pakistan’s roads, helping Bykea drivers cut costs, boost earnings and support a cleaner urban future.

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Fatima Fertilizer’s ‘Sarsabz Tabeer’ launches healthcare initiative in collaboration with MASH and Punjab govt

The programme focuses on rural development and women empowerment, by uplifting farmers, children and their families.

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CRICKET: TOP OF HER GAME

The Pakistan women cricket team’s opening slow left-arm bowler Sadia Iqbal has risen to the top of the women’s Twenty20 ranki

Shahid Akhtar Hashmi Published 13 Jul, 2025 05:32am

HISTORY: A BHUTTO IN KABUL

The Bhuttos’ fortune was nearly erased by the British Raj, until a fugitive heir returned in disguise and charmed his way to a

Saeed Husain Published 13 Jul, 2025 05:32am

EXHIBITION: SUBLIMINAL STATES

Colour, form and space were used to evoke layered histories, cultural displacement and speculative futures at a recent show

Nafisa Rizvi Published 13 Jul, 2025 05:32am

EXHIBITION: THE CROWN AND THE COMMONER

An artist explores the narratives and themes that have echoed across the region from the time of the Mughals till today

Nadeem Alam Published 13 Jul, 2025 05:32am

SMOKERS’ CORNER: DECODING PARTY POLITICS

The evolution of modern political parties, from groups created to protect the interests of the elite into structures that precipitated the rise of populism, has often led to chaotic results and experimentation — especially in Pakistan.

Nadeem F. Paracha Published 13 Jul, 2025 05:32am

CLIFTONIA: BEAUTY AND THE BEASTIES

A review of National Icon and Hope Nazir Jr’s latest offering, an insightful new book that held the number one

Farid Alvie Published 13 Jul, 2025 05:32am

ADVICE: AUNTIE AGNI

‘My Mom Wants Me to Marry But I’m Not Ready’

From InpaperMagazine Published 13 Jul, 2025 05:32am

GARDENING: ZINNIAS BLOOMING

These easy-to-grow flowers are a gardener’s delight and the star of Pakistan’s floral summers, popping out of pots, terraces and

Dr Khwaja Ali Shahid Published 13 Jul, 2025 05:32am

THE IMAMBARGAHS THAT SHAPED KARACHI'S SOUL

From humble pre-Partition origins, and born out of unwavering devotion, Karachi’s earliest imambargahs organically evolved into dynamic spiritual anchors that have defined the city’s cultural fabric over the decades.

Mansoor Raza Updated 06 Jul, 2025 12:59pm

ENVIRONMENT: FIGHTING PAKISTAN’S FOREST FIRES

With warming winters and drier forests, Pakistan’s northern regions face increasingly devastating wildfires. But underfunded

Hussain Dada Updated 07 Jul, 2025 06:48pm

WILDLIFE: TIME TO SHUT DOWN ZOOS

From Mughal menageries to colonial spectacles, zoos have always been about power, not care. Now, as science and ethics collide

Nadeem Khalid Published 06 Jul, 2025 05:55am

HOCKEY: A CHANCE FOR PAK HOCKEY

After its modest Nations Cup success, Pakistan may have a shot at participating in the FIH’s flagship Pro League. That would

Ijaz Chaudhry Published 06 Jul, 2025 05:55am

ESSAY: THE PRINCE OF SYNCRETISM

Scholar, translator and heir to the Mughal throne, Dara Shikoh was declared a heretic for believing Hindu sages and Sufi

Masood Lohar Published 06 Jul, 2025 05:55am

NON-FICTION: A SAD PICTURE OF THE JUDICIARY

An autobiographical take on the author’s 44-year experience in the judiciary presents a no-holds-barred view of the rot at the...

Muhammad Ali Siddiqi Published 13 Jul, 2025 10:02am

FICTION: SORCERY AND POISONS

A historical novel, set in 17th century Rome, follows an investigation into the unusual deaths of men, the women who poisoned...

Rizwana Naqvi Published 13 Jul, 2025 09:55am

NON-FICTION: STANDING UP FOR BELIEFS

The third edition of late journalist, writer and activist Agha Shorish Kashmiri’s long out-of-print memoir is a reminder of the...

Muhammad Suhayb Published 13 Jul, 2025 09:43am

COLUMN: TRANSLATIONS GALORE

In the last couple of years, one has observed that the work of literary translations in Pakistan is increasing and...

Harris Khalique Published 13 Jul, 2025 09:30am

NON-FICTION: KARBALA’S IMPACT ON CIVILISATION

An English translation of Syed Mohammad Taqi’s Urdu treatise on the significance of the tragic events of Karbala explores the idea

Qasim A. Moini Published 06 Jul, 2025 09:35am

FICTION: YEARNING FOR BELONGING

The English translation of a Pashto novella about transgenders is engaging and fluid and captures the harsh realities they face —

Dr Naazir Mahmood Published 06 Jul, 2025 09:29am

ESSAY: THREE GIANTS OF PASHTO POETRY

Khushal Khan Khattak, Rahman Baba and Abdul Hameed Baba were three contemporaries who, despite their differences, claim an...

Mahmood Ali Ayub Published 06 Jul, 2025 08:48am

COLUMN: ADVENTURES OF A SOLDIER

If someone were to ask me to name the drollest qissa in Urdu literature, I would tell them it is the Qissa...

Musharraf Ali Farooqi Published 06 Jul, 2025 08:42am

THE ICON INTERVIEW: THE UNASSUMING MAGIC MAKER

Whether as film and television director or a producer Nadeem Baig tends to draw eyeballs towards his projects. With some

Maliha Rehman Published 13 Jul, 2025 05:30am

THE GRAPEVINE

Shah Sahib’s Resolve

PYT Published 13 Jul, 2025 05:30am

CINEMASCOPE: JURASSIC DEJA VU

Jurassic World: Rebirth doesn’t do anything novel but it also doesn’t stop the simple escapist fun the story and direction offers

Farheen Jawaid Published 13 Jul, 2025 05:30am

WIDE ANGLE: SEEING, ON SCREEN

What Elio can help teach us about eye patching, stigma and the developing brain

Rebecca Willis | Betina Ip | Megan Groombridge Published 13 Jul, 2025 05:30am

THE TUBE

Ism-i-Yaaran | Hum TV, Mon-Thurs 9.00pm

Sadaf Haider Published 13 Jul, 2025 05:30am

SOUNDSCAPE: A MODERN MANIFESTO

The existentialist philosophy of Lana Del Rey might well be inspired by Heidegger and Sartre

King-Ho Leung Published 13 Jul, 2025 05:30am

WIDE ANGLE: THE FUTURE OF BOND

Dune director Denis Villeneuve will helm the next Bond film — but what will his 007 be like?

William Proctor Published 13 Jul, 2025 05:30am

CINEMASCOPE: THIRD TIME’S A CHARM

Diljit Dosanjh might not be a great actor but he holds the frame just fine with his charisma in Sardaarji 3. The film prefers

Mohammad Kamran Jawaid Published 13 Jul, 2025 05:30am

Too poor to be a dependent

Pakistan’s age dependency ratio in 2024 was 69 per cent, meaning that for every 100 working-age individuals, there...

Fatima S Attarwala Published 08 Jul, 2025 05:04am

CORPORATE WINDOW: Addressing deeply skewed policies

Governance structures warped under the influence of powerful interest groups threaten the stability of Pakistan’s fragile democracy.

Afshan Subohi Updated 08 Jul, 2025 10:49am

Building forex reserves

Despite IMF-required levels of foreign exchange reserves, the domestic market is facing a dollar shortage

Jawaid Bokhari Published 08 Jul, 2025 05:04am

COMPANY NEWS

BML accelerates recapitalisation

From InpaperMagazine Published 08 Jul, 2025 05:04am

Ocean’s plastic waste

Every year, 11m tonnes of plastic waste enters the ocean, where it breaks down into microplastics that harm marine...

From the Newspaper Published 08 Jul, 2025 05:04am

Supporting clean energy

China, manufacturing 70pc of EVs and home to 1,200 of 4,000 new energy startups in 2023, is the top-performing...

From the Newspaper Published 08 Jul, 2025 05:04am

Data points

Job growth in America

From the Newspaper Published 08 Jul, 2025 05:04am

Newly minted millionaires

The number of millionaires in the US grew by an average of 1,000 people a day in 2024, according to Global Wealth Report 2025

From the Newspaper Published 08 Jul, 2025 05:04am

When the rains come…

It is that time of the year when the air feels incredibly fresh, flowers bloom and the sky turns now clear, now...

Marvi Soomro Published 12 Jul, 2025 06:26am

Mailbox

This is regarding the article “The power in your smile” by Mirha Asif (YW, May 17). A smile, though

From InpaperMagazine Published 12 Jul, 2025 06:26am

The hidden weight of labels

“You’re always stubborn!” I heard one girl say to another as I walked past them in a market. I hadn’t even...

Shahmeer Asif Published 05 Jul, 2025 05:16am

Mailbox

This is regarding the story “One lie changed everything” by Muhammad Anas Khan (YW, May

From InpaperMagazine Published 05 Jul, 2025 05:16am

Story time: Amina’s Jurassic secret

Amina and Zayan were siblings, with Amina being the older one, but they were both known for their father’s...

Aimen Zehra Published 12 Jul, 2025 06:26am

Story time: One game, one life

Exams were over, the fun with friends had ended, and now boredom began to creep in. And so began Ali’s dull little...

Muhammad Behzad Talpur Published 12 Jul, 2025 06:26am

Poet's Corner

From InpaperMagazine Published 12 Jul, 2025 06:26am

Quiz

The Quiz Master Published 12 Jul, 2025 06:26am