An exhibition titled, ‘Treasures of Islamic Arts’ in the National Museum of Karachi, at the Quran Gallery, includes more than 50 richly decorated manuscripts that span nearly a millennium, cover a vast area of the Islamic world and encompass an array of styles and formats, from simple sheets of parchment to large bound tomes. The […]
Fossil fuel free economy: a mirage in the desert
When Pakistan made a safe bet on cheap coal in the Thar Desert to resolve its energy crisis, Thari people welcomed the move. They saw a spark in the darkness. But the former Chief Executive Officer of the Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC), Shamsuddin Ahmed Shaikh’s allegation that the Sindh government was not sincere […]