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THE WEAKNESS OF THE ROOF OVER THE HEAD

As the Punjab government expands housing construction programmes and loans, experts and developers question whether building homes is enough if issues such as structural safety, infrastructure and accessibility are not addressed.

Alefia T. Hussain Updated 28 Sep, 2026 10:35am

HISTORY: READING AMBEDKAR AND JALAL ON THE IDEA OF PAKISTAN

Was the demand for Pakistan only a bargaining strategy for greater Muslim power in an undivided India, as historian Ayesha Jalal

Sara Malkani

Published 27 Sep, 2026 07:27am

MOUNTAINEERING: THE CHANGING MOUNTAINS

Glaciers are retreating, routes are shifting and rockfall and avalanches are becoming more common.

Madeeha Syed

Updated 29 Sep, 2026 11:06am

Branded Content

28 years of McDonald’s Pakistan: celebrating the local partners behind the Golden Arches

The milestone highlighted the structural evolution of the company's local procurement model.

Etihad Town Sialkot delivers Possession ahead of time

The project was delivered within just 1.5 years against a 3-year payment plan, while commercial possession had already been handed over to customers in January 2026.

K&N's SmartCooking Recipes: Croquettes Spaghetti Muffins

These easy spaghetti muffins combine crispy K&N’s Croquettes with cheesy pasta cups, baked until golden and delicious.

INFRASTRUCTURE: THE LAST STOP

Long waits, overcrowded buses and unsafe infrastructure are only part of the daily commute for Karachi’s working women.

Samina Hassan Laghari

Published 27 Sep, 2026 07:27am

EXHIBITION: A TALE OF TWO CITIES

In his latest exhibition, Khalil Chishtee connects the streets of Lahore with the urban landscape of New York, exploring

Amra Ali

Published 27 Sep, 2026 07:27am

ARTSPEAK: THE GAMES WE PLAY

From the Kyrgyz steppe to Pakistan’s rural festivals, traditional games are emerging as a way for cultures to reclaim

Durriya Kazi

Published 27 Sep, 2026 07:27am

SMOKERS’ CORNER: THE AGE OF POLITICAL ABSURDITY

In an age of algorithmic outrage, identity politics and collapsing trust in institutions, the most outrageous claims can become expressions of loyalty and powerful instruments of persuasion.

Nadeem F. Paracha

Published 27 Sep, 2026 07:27am

ADVICE: AUNTIE AGNI

‘I’m Tired of Pretending to be Fine’

From the Newspaper

Published 27 Sep, 2026 07:27am

EPICURIOUS: ROLLING IN THE MEAT

Forget the frozen-food aisle: these homemade sausages come in chicken and vegan versions and can be made with everyday ingredients

Shazia Hasan

Published 27 Sep, 2026 07:27am

GARDENING: ‘CAN I GROW AMARYLLIS IN POTOHAR?’

All your gardening queries answered here…

Dr Khwaja Ali Shahid

Published 27 Sep, 2026 07:27am

THE QUIET DESPERATION OF PAKISTAN’S MIDDLE CLASS

Pakistan’s middle class is being squeezed, not just by inflation, but by the growing cost of privately securing the essentials for an ‘ordinary’, everyday life.

Hamna Syed

Updated 24 Sep, 2026 12:11pm

POLITICS: THE GODMOTHER OF NEOLIBERAL FEMINISM

Gloria Steinem, who died on September 2 at age 92, was the American establishment’s favourite “radical” feminist. The media

Jenny Brown

Updated 20 Sep, 2026 04:23pm

CRICKET: FAILING EVERY TEST

During the just-concluded tour, the English media labelled the Pakistan cricket team as the worst to tour England in 50 years.

Muhammad Abu Bakar Farooq

Published 20 Sep, 2026 05:48am

EDUCATION: REBUILDING A DREAM

How a group of former students turned around a failing government school in Nazimabad, into one with triple its enrolment

Dr Asghar Naqvi

Published 20 Sep, 2026 05:48am

EXHIBITION: FLIGHTS OF FANCY

Farrukh Shahab’s latest body of work layers imagery of birds and art-historical fragments into paintings that explore memory

Rumana Husain

Published 20 Sep, 2026 05:48am

EXHIBITION: AGAINST FORGETTING

Through stark architectural forms and shifting cartographies, a recent exhibition in Karachi transformed the visual language

Umer Sheikh

Published 20 Sep, 2026 05:48am

FICTION: MURDER AND EMPATHY

Richard Osman’s latest slow-burn thriller continues his trademark balance of humour and morbid mystery, tapping into something

Sara Danial

Published 27 Sep, 2026 07:26am

ESSAY: THE NOVEL IN THE AGE OF AI

With artificial intelligence able to churn out words instantaneously, even imitating and combining the stylistic and technical

Nasir Abbas Nayyar

Published 27 Sep, 2026 07:26am

NON-FICTION: THE ART OF LIVING

At 100, actor and entertainer Dick Van Dyke reflects on eight decades in show business, personal loss and the lessons that have

Omair Alavi

Published 27 Sep, 2026 07:26am

COLUMN: HISTORY AND MEMORIES

Writing history is supposed to be based on critical evidence and rational inquiry while recollecting memory is seen...

Harris Khalique

Published 27 Sep, 2026 07:26am

NON-FICTION: THE ALLAMA AND THE BABA

What connects a 17th-century Pashto Sufi poet with a 20th-century Urdu philosopher-poet? A new, immensely researched book

Sher Alam Shinwari

Published 20 Sep, 2026 05:49am

FICTION: MEMORY AND FAREWELLS

Celebrated author Julian Barnes bids farewell to his readers with a genre-bending novel about memory, love, ageing

Irfan Aslam

Published 20 Sep, 2026 05:49am

NON-FICTION: THE FIRST FEMALE PUNJABI POET

An English translation brings the poetry of the mystic Peero Preman to a wider audience, revealing a fearless voice

Ayesha Latif

Published 20 Sep, 2026 05:49am

COLUMN: WRITING AND PUBLISHING

This was supposed to be a continuation of my previous column on Naqlain Aur Hikayatain [Anecdotes, Tales and...

Musharraf Ali Farooqi

Published 20 Sep, 2026 05:49am

THE ICON INTERVIEW: YASIR LIVE AND UNFILTERED

With the stage play So Suite, Yasir Hussain is back doing what he does best: delivering fast, irreverent comedy designed for live

Maliha Rehman

Published 27 Sep, 2026 09:07am

OVERHEARD

I invite all other Pakistani television networks, including Hum, Geo and Green, to bring their content to the ARY Plus app and...

From InpaperMagazine

Published 27 Sep, 2026 10:04am

THE GRAPEVINE

Actress and model Sunita Marshall recently highlighted an extremely important issue. She says 98 percent of men...

PYT

Published 27 Sep, 2026 09:53am

CINEMASCOPE: STILL UNDER THE SPELL

Twenty-eight years on, the Owens sisters return in Practical Magic 2 — a nostalgic sequel that recaptures much of the original’s

Mohammad Kamran Jawaid

Published 27 Sep, 2026 09:45am

CINEMASCOPE: AGENT APOCALYPSE

The beloved French series Call My Agent! made stars its secret weapon. But its move from television to the big screen struggles to

Ginette Vincendeau

Published 27 Sep, 2026 09:37am

THE TUBE

A drama from the pen of Umera Ahmed, featuring Talha Chahour, Zahid Ahmed, Hiba Bukhari and superstar Mehwish Hayat. It looks like

Sadaf Haider

Published 27 Sep, 2026 09:26am

WIDE ANGLE: THE ‘SPINELESS SHEERAN’ SAGA

English pop singer Ed Sheeran removed his supporting act Macklemore from his ongoing tour in North America, under pressure from...

Hasan Zaidi

Updated 27 Sep, 2026 06:19pm

POLICY: SHOULD LONDON CONTROL BRITISH AIRWAVES?

As Wales pushes for a greater say over broadcasting in the UK, an old question is resurfacing: should media policy still be

Jamie Medhurst

Published 27 Sep, 2026 08:48am

COMPANY NEWS

AI-powered sign language customer experience

From the Newspaper

Published 28 Sep, 2026 06:29am

CORPORATE WINDOW: FROM THE BRINK OF DEFAULT

Our chequered history shows that the question of trade-offs has always been the Achilles heel for decision-makers

Muhammad Taimur Khan

Published 28 Sep, 2026 06:29am

Opting to barter

The strongest argument for it is the potential to conserve foreign exchange

Dr Khalid Mustafa

Published 28 Sep, 2026 06:29am

Men in the kitchen

Time spent cooking and cleaning has doubled for American men in the past two decades to 31 minutes a day last year...

From the Newspaper

Published 28 Sep, 2026 06:29am

Crypto hackers from North Korea

Crypto exchange Bitget suspects North Korean hackers may be behind a security breach that affected about $351.6m in...

From the Newspaper

Published 28 Sep, 2026 06:29am

DATA POINTS

India’s education system

From the Newspaper

Published 28 Sep, 2026 06:29am

Livestream shopping

The US livestream shopping industry is forecast to reach nearly $20bn in sales this year, more than double that of...

From the Newspaper

Published 28 Sep, 2026 06:29am

Insuring data centres

Data centres are worth vast sums of money, which is why the premiums tied to them are expected to increase to $25bn...

From the Newspaper

Published 28 Sep, 2026 06:29am

Manga, anime and everything in between

From manga’s black-and-white pages to the colourful worlds of anime, Japanese storytelling has created some of the most

Asif Ali

Published 26 Sep, 2026 01:00pm

Mailbox

This is regarding the story “Letting go of our first car” by Arham Kashif (YW, July 18). While reading it,

From InpaperMagazine

Published 26 Sep, 2026 01:00pm

Poet's Corner

From InpaperMagazine

Published 26 Sep, 2026 01:00pm

Story time: The girl at the gate

July had been blown out like a candle, and clear skies ushered in the new month of August. Summer vacation was...

Laleha Fatemah

Published 26 Sep, 2026 01:00pm

Movie review: PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie

Ready for a dino-sized adventure? Get your pup packs ready because PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie takes Chase, Marshall,...

Muhammad Suhayb

Published 26 Sep, 2026 01:00pm

Book review: Iron Man — Friends & Enemies

They may protect us from all kinds of evil, but superheroes aren’t much different from us. They need time to ...

Omair Alavi

Published 26 Sep, 2026 01:00pm

Wonder Craft: For my teacher, with love

Teachers’ Day is just a few days away, and while you still have plenty of time to plan something special for your...

The Crafter

Published 26 Sep, 2026 01:00pm

Things you may not know

In Japan, manga is often first published in large magazines that contain chapters from many

A.A

Published 26 Sep, 2026 01:00pm