Apple of discord

When Jon Stewart does a segment on international politics or economics, you pay attention. My apologies for the double negative in the next sentence, but it conveys my sentiment adequately: there is nothing not to like there. Stewart and John Oliver both remain prescient in their comedic timing, activism and political acumen. Recently, Stewart hosted […]

The darkness we need

During a recent visit to the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC, I found myself standing before an exhibit of darkness. It showed how the natural night sky, once scattered with stars and galaxies, is vanishing under the steady glare of artificial light. In Pakistan, this issue rarely enters public discourse. We worry […]

Fury beneath the earth

History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.  — Mark Twain Karachi, a city not traditionally associated with seismic upheavals, has been experiencing mild tremors of around 3.5 on the Richter scale almost daily for over a week now. While these may seem insignificant on the surface, those familiar with seismic history will find the […]

فیلڈ مارشل عاصم منیر کی عیدالاضحیٰ پر پاکستانی قوم کو مبارکباد

آئی ایس پی آر کے مطابق فیلڈ مارشل سید عاصم منیر نے عیدالاضحیٰ پر پاکستانی عوام کودلی مبارکباد دی ہے۔ چیئرمین جوائنٹ چیفس، نیول چیف اور ائیر چیف کی جانب سے بھی قوم کو مبارکباد دی گئی۔ پاکستان کی مسلح افواج ملک میں پائیدار امن، خوشحالی کیلئے دعا گو ہے۔ پاک فوج کے شعبہ برائے […]