‘History being distorted in India for political interests’ on February 25, 2018American historian Audrey Truschke said a negative caricature of Aurangzeb serves the political interests of modern India. She was speaking at a session titled ‘Aurangzeb Alamgir, Man and King’ at the Lahore Literary Festival (LLF) on Saturday. The talk was moderated by FS Aijazuddin. Truschke said a number of factors feed into the popular image […]
‘Anti-Pakistan’: Six lesser-known Pakistani movies and state’s mistrust of culture on January 17, 2018“I wish more Mussalmans would enter into this realm of the film industry, and I shall always be glad to do all I can to help it,” wrote Jinnah in a recently discovered letter found in the collection of Mohammad Masud, an 80-year-old political activist who frequently wrote to leaders. The letter dates back to […]
‘Anti-Pakistan’: 6 lesser-known Pakistani movies and state’s mistrust of culture on January 14, 2018“I wish more Mussalmans would enter into this realm of the film industry, and I shall always be glad to do all I can to help it,” wrote Jinnah in a recently discovered letter found in the collection of Mohammad Masud, an 80-year-old political activist who frequently wrote to leaders. The letter dates back to […]
Afkar-e-Taza’s second edition kicks off with keynote address by Nobel laureate Tawakkol Kamran on January 13, 2018The Information Technology University (ITU) Punjab is all set to hold the second edition of the Afkar-e-Taza ThinkFest at Alhamra Arts Centre, The Mall, on January 13-14, said a press release issued on Thursday. “The Afkar-e-Taza ThinkFest is the first of its kind festival in Pakistan which focuses solely on fostering creative and innovative thinking […]
#ChaeVsCoffee: Which group are you? on January 9, 2018There are two types of people in the world: those who like coffee and those who prefer tea (chae). For some reasons, both of the groups are engaged in the war of words on Twitter. Though people have their own different morning rituals, it is almost impossible for many of us living in the subcontinent to start our mornings […]
Shaheed-e-Insaniyat: 9 best quotes from Salman Taseer on January 4, 2018Not everyone makes it to the good books of history. History sets certain criteria and condition on which it makes a person’s memory enduring or unforgettable in the collective memory of societies; only a few leave their legacies behind. While history is full of stories eulogising ‘martyrs of love’ who sacrificed their lives and embraced […]
Rohingya death toll 22 times higher than official estimate: Survey on December 14, 2017LAHORE: Contrary to official estimates, at least 6,700 Rohingya Muslims were killed in the first month of a brutal army crackdown on Rohingya rebels, making the death toll twenty-two times higher than the previous calculations. ‘Doctors Without Borders’, the Geneva-based international aid group, commonly known by its French acronym MSF (Médecins Sans Frontières), said on Thursday that after […]
‘OMG’: Winston Churchill and the interesting origins of an acronym on December 12, 2017Spoiler alert: it’s a lot older than you think! Over fifteen hundred years ago, English developed from a few tribal and local Germanic dialects spoken by a hundred fifty thousand people. English, as a ‘living organism’, has seen countless changes and amendments during its ‘evolutionary phases’. Like any other ‘living organism’, language’s relation to its […]
Seven unforgettable, daring Pakistani films on December 11, 2017Pakistani cinema gets regular flacking for its depressing state of affairs – the film industry first experienced this in the 80s due to the disastrous corrosion of the social fabric of society. Though there are various theories that seek to trace the actual origins of the gradual decline that Pakistani cinema faced, one that stands […]
Beygairat Brigade-famed musician returns with witty take on prevailing political situation on December 7, 2017LAHORE: Beygairat Brigade-famed musician Ali Aftab Saeed has returned with another witty song that offers profound commentary on the prevailing political situation in the country. Produced against the backdrop of the Faizabad sit-in and the agreement that led to the resignation of former Law Minister Zahid Hamid, the song’s title is a Punjabi swear word included […]