There is something mystical, magical and tragic about the gazelle:Kharke hai paat bhi to laga baithta hai chotRum khurdah voh ghazaal bahut hai shikar dostWhen a leaf flutters it gets wounded;A terrified gazelle is easy prey— Mir Taqi MirAlthough the ghazaal is an integral part of ghazal symbolism, somehow it never occurred to me to reflect on the obvious concordance between the two...
Ahmed Ali in his path-breaking anthology of...
ONE of the many differences of 21st century Karachi and that of the 1960s is the element of care with which those who ran the city and those who lived in it handled its tangible and intangible character...
Today, loss of human life has become a regular occurrence, and we are trying to get rid of the violent streak that has become part of everyday Karachi goings-on...
KARACHI: Corps Commander Karachi Lt Gen Naveed Mukhtar said Saturday that the Karachi operation is completely apolitical, adding that it will continue without any discrimination...
Speaking at a seminar organised by the National Defence University at a private hotel in Karachi, the corps commander said, "I assure citizens that our struggle against terrorism will continue unabated...
In absence of any structured attempts to establish such places in Karachi, the chai hangouts in the city have contributed to a new vibrancy, absent for more than a generation...
IN his debut novel Karachi Raj, erstwhile critic Anis Shivani depicts a year’s worth of Karachi life as viewed from the differing perspectives of an American anthropologist and a couple of individuals living in the low-income district of the Basti...
Shivani’s first foray into the realm of fiction intrinsically grapples with an immensely complex topic — the stratified social layers of which Karachi life is composed...
THE buzzword these days is Naya (new) Pakistan, the mantra that has arguably helped the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf capture power in the Centre and two provinces, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab, while doing respectably in Sindh and Balochistan...
But for the residents of Karachi, the question on everyone’s minds is: will Naya Pakistan also mean a Naya Karachi?By Naya Karachi one does not mean New Karachi, the neighbourhood on the...
KARACHI: The ongoing war of words between Karachi Mayor Wasim Akhtar and Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) chairman Mustafa Kamal took an intriguing turn on Monday when the city custodian “designated” the latter as “Project Director Garbage on voluntary basis” to clean the city...
“I, being Mayor of Karachi, hereby designate Syed Mustafa Kamal as Project Director Garbage on [a] voluntary basis with immediate effect until further order,” said...
KARACHI: Alleging that the Sindh government was planning to ‘snatch’ remaining departments and functions of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC), former Karachi mayor and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan leader Waseem Akhtar on Friday asked city Administrator Murtaza Wahab to provide basic necessities to the people instead of wasting money in cosmetic projects like food streets...
Speaking at a press conference at the Karachi...
The Lahore versus Karachi cricketing rivalry is as old as partition itself...
While Lahore has usually produced the aggressive bowlers, and Karachi the gritty batsmen, cricketers from both major Pakistani cities have often competed for the same positions in the national team...
Eight terrorists were killed during an "encounter" jointly carried out by the Rangers and the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in Karachi's Raees Goth area on Saturday night, officials said...
According to a Rangers press release, the operation was carried out on the basis of technical intelligence and evidence after receiving a tip-off about the presence of Ansarul Sharia Pakistan (ASP) terrorists in the area...
KARACHI: Work is in full swing for the construction of Pakistan’s first softball stadium in Karachi...
Rajput was accompanied on the occasion by Secretary General of Softball Federation of Pakistan (SFP) Asif Azeem...
KARACHI: There is a telling scene in Pakistan’s first feature-length animated film 3 Bahadur that opened across cinemas in Karachi on Friday which reflects our attitude towards children...
KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has said that without a ‘new Karachi’ it will not be possible to fulfil his dream of creating a new Pakistan...
Addressing an election rally here on Sunday, he appealed to the people of Karachi to lay the foundation of a new Pakistan by electing PTI candidate Imran Ismail from the NA-246 constituency...
Karachi is Sister Cities with Shanghai, Houston and Kuala Lumpur, whereas Islamabad is with Seoul, Madrid and Jakarta, among others...
Forging such relationships will help Pakistan, as a state, to bring stability in its foreign policy...
Dr Ruth Pfau, a symbol of selflessness and devotion to leprosy patients, passed away at the age of 87 in Karachi early on Thursday...
The late Dr Ruth had come to Pakistan from Germany in 1960, and was granted Pakistani citizenship in 1988...