COVER STORY: Talking to the Taliban
Reviewed By Razeshta Sethna
AS the US engagement in Afghanistan winds down — similar to the late 80s when the Soviet Union found...
April 1, 2012
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Reviewed By Razeshta Sethna
AS the US engagement in Afghanistan winds down — similar to the late 80s when the Soviet Union found...
April 1, 2012
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Authors and researchers, Alex Strick van Linschoten
There is a clear lack of political consensus when it comes to Afghanistan. How will this impact the post-2014...
April 1, 2012
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There is a clear lack of political consensus when it comes to Afghanistan. How will this impact the post-2014...
April 1, 2012
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NON-FICTION: Beyond the capital
Reviewed By Asif Farrukhi
What attracted me to this book in the first instance was the use of the word mofussil in the subtitle....
April 1, 2012
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Reviewed By Asif Farrukhi
What attracted me to this book in the first instance was the use of the word mofussil in the subtitle....
April 1, 2012
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Tales from Pakistan’s folk theatre
Reviewed By Asma Mundrawala
With little scholarship available on theatre in Pakistan, a book that promises to offer insights into...
April 1, 2012
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Reviewed By Asma Mundrawala
With little scholarship available on theatre in Pakistan, a book that promises to offer insights into...
April 1, 2012
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INTERVIEW: talkingbooks
I’m reading Ice Candy Man by Bapsi Sidhwa, which is wonderful, and The Feast of the Goat by the Peruvian...
April 1, 2012
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I’m reading Ice Candy Man by Bapsi Sidhwa, which is wonderful, and The Feast of the Goat by the Peruvian...
April 1, 2012
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QUIZ: The reading challenge
That Urdu is a language that has been enriched by Muslims and non-Muslims alike is a fact many people...
April 1, 2012
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That Urdu is a language that has been enriched by Muslims and non-Muslims alike is a fact many people...
April 1, 2012
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NON-FICTION: Portrayal of women in modern Pashto fiction
Reviewed By Sher Alam Shinwari
Pashto writers and poets have repeatedly shed light on the rigid age-old traditions and customs that...
April 1, 2012
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Reviewed By Sher Alam Shinwari
Pashto writers and poets have repeatedly shed light on the rigid age-old traditions and customs that...
April 1, 2012
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ESSAY: Who reads books?
By Imtiaz Piracha
“Does anyone actually buy books these days? With the Internet, television channels and the ever escalating...
April 1, 2012
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By Imtiaz Piracha
“Does anyone actually buy books these days? With the Internet, television channels and the ever escalating...
April 1, 2012
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COLUMN: A tale of a lost culture
By Intizar Husain
While going through a collection of sketches titled Roshan Dan, I felt like oscillating between two cities,...
April 1, 2012
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By Intizar Husain
While going through a collection of sketches titled Roshan Dan, I felt like oscillating between two cities,...
April 1, 2012
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COVER STORY: Attempting prophesy — with little success
Reviewed By Madiha Sattar
Predicting Pakistan’s future is an impossible exercise. Its internal politics and external relations...
March 25, 2012
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Reviewed By Madiha Sattar
Predicting Pakistan’s future is an impossible exercise. Its internal politics and external relations...
March 25, 2012
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NON-FICTION: Restoring order to a disordered world
Reviewed By Mohsin Siddiqui
WHATEVER else your opinion about him may be, the one thing no one can ever accuse Amin Maalouf of is...
March 25, 2012
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Reviewed By Mohsin Siddiqui
WHATEVER else your opinion about him may be, the one thing no one can ever accuse Amin Maalouf of is...
March 25, 2012
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FICTION: Exploring conflicting realities
Reviewed By Anam Haq
Neelum Saran Gour’s Song Without End and Other Stories redraws dreamy landscapes of multicultural India...
March 25, 2012
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Reviewed By Anam Haq
Neelum Saran Gour’s Song Without End and Other Stories redraws dreamy landscapes of multicultural India...
March 25, 2012
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CROSSWORD: The reading challenge
Name the Booker Prize winner of the novel, The God of Small Things, who, in 2008, expressed her support...
March 25, 2012
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Name the Booker Prize winner of the novel, The God of Small Things, who, in 2008, expressed her support...
March 25, 2012
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INTERVIEW: talkingbooks
I keep a pile of five or six books at my bedside, and read them simultaneously, picking up whichever...
March 25, 2012
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I keep a pile of five or six books at my bedside, and read them simultaneously, picking up whichever...
March 25, 2012
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NON-FICTION: It’s a tough life for city kids
Reviewed By Rizwana Naqvi
THERE is a general perception that urban areas provide good opportunities and that people living in urban...
March 25, 2012
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Reviewed By Rizwana Naqvi
THERE is a general perception that urban areas provide good opportunities and that people living in urban...
March 25, 2012
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