Media Watch: New lows
That the news media is being suppressed wouldn’t spring any surprises. That is how things have been in this neck of the woods. That some senior journalists are now deeming it to…
Media Watch: Apparently, some sort of book is coming out
Hamza Ali Abbasi, avid supporter of the PTI and part-time scowler on television dramas, seems to have embarked on an unintentional promotional tour for the upcoming book written by Reham Khan, estranged…
Precisely on time
Book review: ‘From Kargil to the coup: Events that shook Pakistan.’ The question is not just Kargil, but why Pakistan repeatedly allows this to happen. India’s response in the aftermath of the…
Our favourite sports movies
We asked our sports team* to talk about their favourite sports movies. This is what they said. Moneyball There is something inherently uplifting about underdog sports tales – you root for the…
Exploring questions relevant then and now
Book Review: Settling The Frontier: Land, Law and Society in the Peshawar Valley, 1500-1900 Robert Nicholas is a Professor of History at Stockton University in Galloway, New Jersey. The work of Nicholas, a…
Dr Amir Liaquat Hussain and Bol: A timeline
January – February 2017 19/01/17 (THURSDAY): Amir Liaquat allegedly maligns Jibran Nasir and missing bloggers on his show ‘Aisa nahi chalay ga’ 20/01/17 (FRIDAY): Jibran Nasir files official complaint to PEMRA in…
Media Watch: A dangerous man
‘Kaash aap merey walid hotay!’ They’re always entertaining, but the sheer Amir-Liaqatness-per-centimetre-square in a recent episode of Amir Liaqat’s ramzan show on Bol was dangerously high. And this is not to throw…
Italy’s president summons PM-designate, but doubts remain on key minister
MILAN: Italy’s president summoned Prime Minister-designate Giuseppe Conte to his office on Sunday in a move that could break a long-running political deadlock and open the way for the formation of a…
Unity, faith, discipline and inclusion
“The reason disability is held responsible is that label – the word ‘disability’ – is a negative term. One that ought, ideally, be replaced. It is why the term ‘differently abled’ is…
Sehri in the City
Khan Shehram Eusufzye takes a stroll in the walled city to experience first-hand, the old quarters’ livelier than usual nights during Ramzan The tape-covered tennis ball hits the plastic chair wicket with…
Media Watch: Howzzat in the age of the internet
A charming tale, covered gleefully by the media, revealing the ever-integrating world of today. The setting: a street-cricket “tape ball” match somewhere in Sindh. The scene: a ball managed to, after a…
Media Watch: The Slap
“This is not the temperament of the show,” host Muneeb Farooq kept saying, while trying to pacify his two warring guests on his program Aapas Ki Baat (22nd May). Well, that particular…
Enter the Short story
Book review: “Storyteller’s Tales – a collection of short stories and musings.” “This is not to say that english short story compilations are not published in Pakistan. Indeed, a lot of…
Commodification of identity politics
Do we need Kamala Khan? To some, the answer is a no-brainier: a super strong superhero who also happens to be female and a Muslim – it couldn’t possibly tick more liberal…
Lurid tale of bribery and murder looms anew for Malaysia’s Najib
KUALA LUMPUR: Ousted Malaysian premier Najib Razak is already in hot water over allegations he looted state funds, but his legal woes could worsen as calls grow for a fresh look at…
Media Watch: Just joking
WajBro, the man’s man, the ladies’ man, the man of action, the man who knows his firearms, the man who can survive, nay, thrive in the wilderness, wrestling bears therein if he…
Media Watch: He said what?
Cyril Almeida is in the centre of the storm for the second time. This time, as opposed to Dawn Leaks, there is lesser discussion on him personally. Why? Because as opposed to…