Theoretical physicist Riazuddin died in September. Pity no one noticed. When Riazuddin—that was his full name—died in September at age 82 in Islamabad, international science organizations extolled his ...

The country’s past, as detailed in a new book, is replete with people such as Dr. Mubarak Ali who resisted the national narrative When you write about Pakistan, the uppermost feeling that guides you ...

A new book of essays edited by parliamentarian Sherry Rehman offers insight into the past, present and future of the country’s women’s rights movement Womansplaining: Navigating Activism, Politics and ...

In Urdu Poetry: The Progressive Episode (OUP 2017), author Carlo Coppola tells us about the life of Faiz Ahmed Faiz. A Professor Emeritus of Hindi-Urdu and linguistics at Oakland University, Rochester ...

Professor Dr. Pervez Amirali Hoodbhoy, currently teaching physics and math at Lahore’s Forman Christian College University, has been informed that his contract will not be renewed in 2021. The same ...

Despite lip-service for equal treatment from nearly all governments, past and present, minorities in Pakistan continue to struggle for their civil rights in all aspects of their lives. The problem is ...

The Lahore Biennale 2020 is a treat for the senses The ancient city of Lahore has been abuzz with invisible ley lines of connectivity for the past month. Not in the religious sense; instead with ...

The Parliamentary Committee to Protect Minorities from Forced Conversions on Wednesday rejected the government’s anti-forced conversions bill after the Ministry of Religious Affairs opposed it on the ...

Dr. Naazir Mahmood, in his book of collected essays Politics Pictures Personalities (2005), highlights some “mistakes” of Pakistan soon after Partition in 1947, suggesting these foreshadowed the “big” ...

Pakistan has one of the highest maternal mortality ratios in South Asia, primarily due to a lack of adequate healthcare for new mothers. This healthcare shortage is even more pronounced among ...

In his 2020 “best-selling” autobiography, Lal Haveli sey Aqwam-e-Muttahida tak (From Lal Haveli to the United Nations), Pakistan’s Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed offers insight into various ...

Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo on Tuesday announced that the provincial government had formed a joint investigation team (JIT) to probe reports of security forces opening fire on ...