Nostalgic Smiles
Habib Khan, Quetta: When I moved to Karachi in February 1974 –to join NED Engineering College, I spent the initial weeks with my cousin Abdullah Khan, who was pursuing his
Sunday Poems: Light Can You Die; Listen…
From ‘Sometime Somewhere’ circa 1977: –by Irshad Salim
‘Human Beings are Pure Evil’: Dog Thrown From Balcony in Karachi Sparks Outrage
by Images Staff: Stray animals are rounded up and killed en masse on a routine basis in Karachi to curb their population. Municipal laws allow authorities to either poison or
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Alone Again, Unnaturally
Joseph Epstein in Commentary: More than two centuries earlier, Montaigne wrote at essay-length on the subject of solitude. “Now the aim of all solitude, I take it, is the same: to
The Hidden Story Behind India’s Remarkable Election Results: Lethal Heat
Amitava Kumar at The Guardian: The Bharatiya Janata party (BJP), led by India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, has won more seats than the opposition alliance, and yet its victory tastes of
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“Because It’s There”: The Unending Allure Of High Mountains
Henry Wismayer at Noema: This month marks 100 years since Mallory’s last dance with the sublime. Debate persists over whether a 1920s climber in hobnail boots, even a phenom like
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Saturday Poem: King of the River
If the water were clear enough,if the water were still,but the water is not clear,the water is not still,you would see yourself,slipped out of your skin,nosing upstream,slapping, thrashing,tumblingover the rockstill
The US, UK, EU and Canada Went Far Left on Immigration — and are Paying the Price
by Andrew Sullivan at The Weekly Dish: Not so long ago, as many of us reeled from the political earthquakes of Brexit and Trump, it seemed sensible for responsible mainstream
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Pics Speak: Week Ending June 7, 2024
Clowns celebrate The Day of the Peruvian Clown in Lima, Peru Children play on a sunken ship in Basra, Iraq A volcano spews lava in Grindavik, Iceland A vendor carries
Elections – Ultimately, it’s the Price of Potatoes That Matters
Kalpana Jain at The Conversation: Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, claimed victory after his political alliance scored a slim majority in India’s recently concluded parliamentary elections. The Bharatiya Janata Party,
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Why No One Will Save Sudan
Cameron Hudson in Persuasion: History is repeating itself in Sudan. Tensions between rival security factions, which spilled out last April into open conflict, have rapidly created the world’s largest displacement
How Altruism Evolved in Humans
Altrusim is considered the desire to uphold a moral code. It may be akin to selflessness, the opposite of selfishness. It is the principle and practice of concern for the