That twenty people perished in Karachi on Tuesday and Wednesday as a result of rain that lasted barely fifteen minutes in most parts of the city is, by now, a familiar kind of tragedy — and that familiarity is itself the indictment. The westerly wave sent winds howling at 97 kilometres per hour through Mauripur and […]
That twenty people perished in Karachi on Tuesday and Wednesday as a result of rain that lasted barely fifteen minutes in most parts of the city is, by now, a familiar kind of tragedy — and that familiarity is itself the indictment. The westerly wave sent winds howling at 97 kilometres per hour through Mauripur and […]
The Asian Development Bank’s announcement of a $10 billion financing strategy for Pakistan over five years arrives as welcome news for an economy showing tentative signs of recovery. With inflation dropping to 4.5% in FY25 and foreign reserves exceeding $21 billion, the government deserves credit for hard-won stabilisation. But this latest infusion of multilateral support […]
Dear Noorjehan Bilgrami, I am writing to express my profound admiration for your lifelong commitment to the preservation and revival of crafts, with block printing using natural dyes being one notable example. In a contemporary landscape often dominated by the “cult of the new”, your work serves as a critical intervention – a masterclass in […]