Ayaz Melo: pride of Sindh
Ayaz Melo in Hyderabad has become a regular winter festival for notable literati from across the country. For nearly a decade now, women such as Amar Sindhu, Arfana Mallah, Haseen…
Ayaz Melo in Hyderabad has become a regular winter festival for notable literati from across the country. For nearly a decade now, women such as Amar Sindhu, Arfana Mallah, Haseen…
‘Never a dull moment’ is a cliche, even more so for Pakistani politics. How could we have a dull moment when there is a steady stream of cases and audio/video…
I WISH I did not have to write today’s column. Not because of its content but because of the circumstances. The fact that thousands of people felt personally bereft when…
In the first part of this column yesterday, we discussed some personal accounts by political activists and leaders. My definition of resistance literature is broad and includes biographical literature too,…
In the first part of this series, we discussed how ‘Jang’, founded by Mir Khalil-ur-Rahman established itself as the foremost Urdu newspaper in the country. In this second and last…
You hear them – the politicians – rooting for democracy all the time. Most of them do this in a theatrical style, with an utter lack of civility. Democracy is…
“Get out. Find people who are like you.” This was a parting whisper from Farjad Nabi to his colleagues on the day of his escape. He was one who did…