The writer holds a PhD from the University of Birmingham, UK and works in Islamabad.
Kishwar Naheed’s latest book of poetry ‘Shirin sukhani se parey’ is the continuation of her long struggle for inciting women against the...
Irrespective of the merits and demerits of the verdict in Aasia Bibi’s case, the anger shown by disgruntled elements was unjustified. The burning...
When I wrote ‘An elegy to music’ last week, little did I realise that soon I would be writing an ode to music too. But before the ode, let me...
“If music be the food of love, play on,/Give me excess of it; that surfeiting,/The appetite may sicken, and so die.” – Twelfth Night Act 1,...
Last week’s column about ambulance services drew responses from many readers. Most readers who sent me emails agreed with the basic premise that...
In the absence of an effective healthcare system, it is only the bigger hospitals that people go to in an emergency. The failure of our state to...
Ever since the current government assumed charge in Islamabad, there has been a renewed discussion about a ‘uniform curriculum’. In its desire...
