Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 4:37PM Express Tribune: Benazir assassination case: Bilawal ‘frustrated’ by a free Musharraf
Express Tribune: US Senate docks Pakistan $1m for each year of Shakil Afridi's sentence
Express Tribune: Obama reaffirmed revival of Pak-US relations: White House official
Express Tribune: Verdict reaction: US sees no reason for Shakil Afridi to be held
Express Tribune: What the NATO Summit achieved
Express Tribune: NATO Summit: It was a very, very successful visit, says Khar
Express Tribune: Pakistan, US making 'diligent progress' on supply route despite tensions: Obama
Express Tribune: ‘Pakistan has important role to play in Afghanistan's stability, security’
Express Tribune: Pakistan seeks US help to get over Salala, but per parliament's guidelines
Express Tribune: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari due in US on May 21
Express Tribune: Nato 2012 Summit: As leaders gather, Chicago stays on edge
Express Tribune: US does not expect resolution of Nato supply route during Chicago summit
Express Tribune: Coalition support fund: US Congress links Pakistan payments to NATO routes
Express Tribune: 'Real progress' made on reopening Nato supply routes: White House official
Express Tribune: Achieve US objectives by engaging with Pakistan: State department official
Express Tribune: Obama might veto bill calling for economic restrictions on Pakistan: White House
Express Tribune: Salala air raid: US noncommittal on formal apology
Express Tribune: Nato supply: US hopeful about reopening of routes, says DoD spokesperson
Express Tribune: Pakistan Terrorism Accountability bill introduced in Congress
Express Tribune: Pakistan's invitation to Chicago Summit, hinged on NATO supply routes
Express Tribune: Rohrabacher questions US authorities for denying entry to Noordin Mengal
Express Tribune: US to debate bills calling for economic restrictions on Pakistan unless Nato routes reopen
Express Tribune: Talks being held with Pakistan’s military: ISAF Deputy Commander
Express Tribune: US House subcommittee mulls making aid for Pakistan subject to conditions
Express Tribune: Alleged AQAP plot disrupted, IED seized: US officials
Express Tribune: US committee chairman for economic restrictions on Pakistan unless Nato routes reopen
Express Tribune: US working closely with Pakistan to recover Warren Weinstein: Toner
Express Tribune: US takes abuse at Gitmo allegations seriously: DoD spokesperson
Express Tribune: US government wants to kill Khalid Shaikh Mohammad: Lawyer
Express Tribune: Khalid Shaikh Mohammad among five 9/11 accused presented in court
Express Tribune: Khalid Shaikh Mohammad among five to be arraigned on May 5
Express Tribune: Bin Laden Letters: Al Qaeda told Mehsud to stop attacking Pakistan mosques, markets
Express Tribune: Pen friends: Rohrabacher writes letter to Gilani, calls Pakistan a 'failed state'
Express Tribune: NATO supply routes closure causing massive equipment backlog: US DoD
Express Tribune: US drone strikes wise, legal, just, defends White House official
Express Tribune: USAID to cut down over 100 projects in Pakistan: Thier
Express Tribune: US wants to hear Pakistani expectation of bilateral ties: Nuland
Express Tribune: Hafeez Shaikh caps off 'successful' US tour securing promises of aid, loans
Express Tribune: Senator Kerry not planning visit to Pakistan: Spokesperson
Express Tribune: Pakistan to clock in 4% growth this year: Hafeez Shaikh
Express Tribune: ISI ties with Haqqanis reprehensible: McCain
Express Tribune: Hafiz Sheikh to attend IMF, World Bank meetings in Washington
Express Tribune: The Haqqani connection: ‘No intelligence that Kabul attack planned in Pakistan’
Express Tribune: US court hands 12-year sentence to Pakistani in America for supporting LeT
Express Tribune: US willing to discuss issues, demands raised by Pakistan after ties review completed
Express Tribune: Pak-US ties: Parliament unanimously adopts revised recommendations draft
Express Tribune: Siachen tragedy: US rescue team not deployed yet
Express Tribune: Saeed $10 million bounty 'sweetener' for people to provide evidence: US
Express Tribune: $10 million reward: Islamabad seeks ‘evidence’ as Hafiz Saeed mocks US bounty
Express Tribune: Award for evidence against Saeed, not whereabouts information: US
Express Tribune: No India role in putting up bounty on Jamaatud Dawa head: US
Express Tribune: Mrs Pakistan World accused of committing grand theft in US
Express Tribune: US deputy secretary of state to visit Pakistan on April 4
Express Tribune: Book review: House of Stone - the house Shadid built
Express Tribune: Receiving funds from Pakistan: US court sentences Dr Fai to 2 years in jail
Express Tribune: No indication of Pakistan lying about broader OBL support network: Mark Toner
Express Tribune: Obama to closely monitor reduced oil purchases from Iran
Express Tribune: 'US to rely on NDN in case Pakistan doesn't resume NATO routes'
Express Tribune: Indian fixation: ‘Pakistan addicted to playing with militancy’
Express Tribune: US Congressman calls Pakistan 'enemy' of US, freedom
Express Tribune: Not be surprised about ISI links with Haqqani: General Allen
Express Tribune: My trip to Guantanamo Bay
Express Tribune: Iran oil Imports: Pakistan among countries facing US sanctions threat
Express Tribune: Rohrabacher asks Radio Free Asia to broadcast in Balochistan
Express Tribune: US committed to relation with Pakistan despite ups and downs: Clinton
Express Tribune: Parliamentary review a success for democracy: Sherry Rehman
Express Tribune: On the same page?: US wants relations with Pakistan on 'mutual respect'
Express Tribune: Nato attack: Parliamentary committee says Pakistan should demand apology
Express Tribune: White House optimistic of improving ties as Parliamentary review draws near
Express Tribune: Pak-US ties: US keen on new ISI chief’s role
Express Tribune: Rohrabacher's Balochistan resolution could undermine Pak-US ties: Sherry
Express Tribune: US State Dept calls Pakistani Taliban threats to Shad Begum 'out of step'
Express Tribune: US Deputy Secretary stresses commitment to Pakistan
Express Tribune: Nato supply: US CENTCOM chief to visit Pakistan, discuss ground supply route
Express Tribune: US commander denies non-Halal food given to Gitmo detainees
Express Tribune: At Gitmo: From torture to rehabilitation?
Express Tribune: Pakistan has no basis to hold CIA collaborator Dr Shakil Afridi: Clinton
Express Tribune: Majid Khan pleads guilty to terrorism charges
Express Tribune: Pakistan could face damaging consequences if it opts for IP gas pipeline: Clinton
Express Tribune: Majid Khan set to plead guilty, granted a commuted sentence
Express Tribune: US Congressman calls on Obama to 'personally intercede' in Dr Shakil Afridi case
Express Tribune: Gitmo tribunal to begin Pakistani detainee’s trial on Wednesday
Express Tribune: US drone goes down in a ball of fire over North Waziristan
Express Tribune: Khar-Clinton meeting aimed at improving ties: US State Dept
Express Tribune: US respects Pakistan's territorial integrity: State Department Express Tribune: US Congressman tables resolution calling for independence of Baloch
Express Tribune: US Congressman introduces bill seeking medal for Dr Afridi
Express Tribune: US express concern over Hafiz Saeed's public appearances
Express Tribune: Mohmand air strike: ‘US refusal to apologise prompted policy rethink’
Express Tribune: Pakistani charged in US with attempting to kill Musharraf
Express Tribune: Congressman wants highest US civilian award for Dr Shakil Afridi
Express Tribune: US unveils budget with trimmed Pakistan aid, subject to conditions of course
Express Tribune: US court hears Dr Aafia Siddiqui's lawyers appeal
Express Tribune: Following years of neglect, Balochistan issue taken up by US congressional panel
Express Tribune: Human rights abuses: US committee hears grievances of Balochistan
Express Tribune: Obama receives updates on Pak-US ties
Express Tribune: US citizenship for Dr Shakil Afridi, says congressman
Express Tribune: Optimistic to say Pakistan will target Haqqani Network: Petraeus
Express Tribune: Sherry Rehman meets CENTCOM Commander
Express Tribune: Nothing new to see here: US brushes aside leaked NATO report
Express Tribune: US wants positive ties with Pakistan in continuing fight against al Qaeda
Express Tribune: Rehman meets Dr Aafia's lawyer, assures her of support from Pakistan
Express Tribune: US denies reports of Musharraf contacting Clinton
Express Tribune: White-Washing: Obama meets Pakistan’s new face
Express Tribune: New Ambassador: Sherry Rehman presents credentials to Obama
Express Tribune: Credentials ceremony: Sherry Rehman meets President Obama
Express Tribune: Like the country, army supports PTI: Imran
Express Tribune: US favours democracy in Pakistan: Hillary Clinton
Express Tribune: US aid to Sunni Ittehad Council backfired
Express Tribune: Hillary Clinton formally welcomes Sherry Rehman to Washington
Express Tribune: US distances itself from Pakistan coup rumours, reiterates improving ties
Express Tribune: Sherry Rehman meets Marc Grossman, presents credentials at State Department
Express Tribune: Inmates mark Guantanamo's 10th anniversary with hunger strike, protests
Express Tribune: Memogate: US scholars express concerns over Husain Haqqani's safety
Express Tribune: Ambassador to US: Sherry Rehman arrives in Washington
Express Tribune: Memogate: US wants Husain Haqqani to be accorded due consideration of law
Express Tribune: Rehman will be invited in near future to present credentials: White House spokesperson
Express Tribune: US Senators McCain, Lieberman, Kirk troubled by Haqqani’s treatment
Express Tribune: US wants relations with Pakistan 'to get back to normal'
2011
Express Tribune: Christmas in Maryland
Express Tribune: Why was there no investigation?
Express Tribune: Remembering Benazir: Memoirs of an old friend
Express Tribune: NATO attack: US offers regret, compensation but no apology
Express Tribune: Mistrust, miscommunication led to NATO attack: US
Express Tribune: US, Pakistan share blame for NATO attack: Reports
Express Tribune: “Only 29% of non-military US supplies go through Pakistan”: Report
Express Tribune: US Senate clears bill to block aid to Pakistan
Express Tribune: US Congress paves way to Pakistan aid freeze
Express Tribune: Declined entry: ‘Fewer Pakistani doctors entering US’
Express Tribune: Closing NATO routes tells a lot about US-Pakistan relationship: General Dempsey
Express Tribune: Pentagon: Closure of NATO supply routes has not had significant impact on troops
Express Tribune: Dr Fai admits to receiving money from Pakistan, ISI to lobby for Kashmir
Express Tribune: US hopeful Pakistan officers will return to border liaison centers soon
Express Tribune: US should apologise to Pakistan, NATO pay reparations to soldiers: Congressman Kucinich
Express Tribune: Obama calls Zardari: 'NATO airstrike not deliberate'
Express Tribune: Neither Pakistan, nor any other govt informed of OBL raid in advance: White House
Express Tribune: Pakistan declined to join investigation into NATO airstrike: Pentagon
Express Tribune: Obama calls NATO airstrike deaths "tragic", vows continued relations with Pakistan
Express Tribune: US keeping in touch with Pakistan following NATO attack outrage
Foreign Policy - AfPak Channel: Ms. Rehman goes to Washington
Foreign Policy - AfPak Channel: "Memogate" claims its first victim
Express Tribune: 10 things I hate about Washington DC's Af-Pak ‘experts’
Express Tribune: Haqqani meets Grossman before boarding Pakistan bound flight
Express Tribune: Flying straight home: I had no involvement in the memo, maintains Haqqani
Express Tribune: Haqqani: “Offering to resign is a way to silence those targeting democracy”
Express Tribune: Pakistan's Ambassador to US, Husain Haqqani offers resignation
Express Tribune: Life in Guantanamo Bay: Praying and playing at the world’s most notorious prison
Express Tribune: War Crimes Trial: USS Cole bombing suspect in court for first time
Express Tribune: 'By torturing Al Nashiri, US has lost moral authority to kill him'
Express Tribune: Guantanamo Bay: Balancing national security, free press, free trial says Brigadier General Martins
Express Tribune: For all its chiding, US to continue civilian aid
Express Tribune: Pakistan's economy being hurt by lack of power: Charles Ebinger
Express Tribune: The doctor speaks: Pakistan’s objectives not identical to US, says Kissinger
Express Tribune: Pakistani-Americans hope to inspire change through votes
Express Tribune: Clinton’s Af-Pak policy under fire in Washington
Express Tribune: Steve Inskeep: There is a heroism to the people of Karachi
Express Tribune: Pakistan must justify its reluctance to go after the Haqqanis: Musharraf
Express Tribune: Book Review: War on Terror - a business strategy
Express Tribune: UN Security Council: Pakistan barely wins non-permanent member seat
Express Tribune: ISI maintains ties with, supports Haqqani network: US senator
Express Tribune: Mumbai attacks case: US dept releases Headley’s interrogation videos
Express Tribune: Pakistan based terrorists pose threat to US: Panetta
Express Tribune: Senior Haqqani network leader killed in Pakistan: US officials
Express Tribune: Situation in Pakistan likely to remain volatile: Panetta
Express Tribune: Getting attention: Musharraf hires firm to ‘represent his interests’ in US
Express Tribune: Pakistan has had interactions with some “unsavoury characters”: Obama
Express Tribune: Haqqani sahib should not use Pakistan’s territory for wrong activities, says Musharraf
Express Tribune: New alliance: What it means for Pakistan
Foreign Policy - AfPak Channel: Pakistan's power woes
Express Tribune: Pakistan asks US to follow up on Raymond Davis inquiry
Express Tribune: Designations: US puts Haqqani network commander on global terror list
Express Tribune: Haqqani network: Pakistan could face severe implications
Express Tribune: Exclusive interview: US will not end relationship with Pakistan
Express Tribune: IMF programme: Why should we take further loans, asks Sheikh
Express Tribune: Hafeez Sheikh talks trade, investment, tax reforms and debt in Washington
Express Tribune: US willing to work constructively on Haqqani network with Pakistan: State Dept
Express Tribune: Senator calls for cut on military assistance to Pakistan
Express Tribune: Global Counter-terrorism Forum Launch in NY
Express Tribune: US makes 'all' Pakistan aid subject to action against Haqqani Network
Express Tribune: Pakistan for peaceful, just resolution of Kashmir issue: Khar
Express Tribune: Pasha meets Petraeus in Washington to discuss Haqqani network
Express Tribune: US tells Pakistan to disengage from proxies
Express Tribune: At the UN: US insists Pakistan get tough on Haqqanis
Express Tribune: Khar to meet Clinton: More Haqqani 'flak' expected
Express Tribune: Mullen to Kayani: Take action against Haqqani
Express Tribune: Unilateral action in Pakistan to stay on the table: Rep. Mike Rogers
Express Tribune: "Al Qaeda could be degraded to existing mostly as a propaganda arm in two years”
Express Tribune: Al Qaeda leader Abu Hafs al Shahri killed in Pakistan: US official
Express Tribune: Countering terrorism: Three Pakistanis plead guilty to providing assistance to TTP
Express Tribune: ‘Little Pakistan’ fights decay, abandonment
Express Tribune: Walid Shoebat: False prophet of fear
Express Tribune: Al Qaeda on the path of defeat: US official
Express Tribune: Pakistan unable or unwilling to attack Haqqani network: Senator Shaheen
Express Tribune: US places three Pakistan based al Qaeda leaders on sanction list
Express Tribune: Pakistan deserves real credit for arresting al-Mauritani: US official
Express 24/7: Robert Grenier interview
Express Tribune: 'No Pakistani official had knowledge of Osama': Grenier
Express Tribune: Al Qaeda No2 Atiyah Abd al-Rahman killed in Pakistan
Express Tribune: Report on terrorism: US points to Pakistan’s terror groups, failure to tackle crisis
Express Tribune: Half of US assistance went through Pakistani govt: USAID
Express Tribune: No alternative to ties with Pakistan: Panetta
Express Tribune: Strings attached?: Talk of US aid scorecard rubbished
Express Tribune: Deputy Secretary Nides hails Pak-India talks
Express Tribune: American kamikaze: US narrowly averts default
Express Tribune: Mango Mania
Express Tribune: Standing up for allies: Clinton wants Obama to veto conditional aid bill
Express Tribune: Withholding information: US judge puts Fai under house arrest
Express Tribune: Distrustful allies: Another panel, another set of conditions
Express Tribune: Ghulam Nabi Fai admits to receiving money from ISI
Express Tribune: Despite strain, Pak-US not close to split, says Mullen
Express Tribune: More strings on Pakistan aid
Express Tribune: US Foreign Affairs Committee passes Foreign Relations Authorization Act
Express Tribune: Woodrow Wilson Centre speech: Musharraf vows to repeat his actions
Express Tribune: Musharraf says Benazir violated ‘deal’, maintains innocence over OBL
Express Tribune: Kashmiri lobbyist arrested for withholding information
Foreign Policy - AfPak Channel: In Pakistani politics, it's still a man's world
Express Tribune: Book review: Bloodmoney - spy games
Express Tribune: ISI chief's US visit went 'very well'
Express Tribune: ISI chief off to Washington
Express Tribune: Financial assistance to Pakistan: US Congress votes against proposal to cut aid
Express Tribune: Failed states: Mullen underscores importance of non-military investment
Express Tribune: US not to keep up aid to Pakistan without change: Clinton
Express Tribune: US defence budget hearing: We cannot walk away from Pakistan, says Mullen
Express Tribune: Middle East Institute seminar: Experts, journalists attempt to understand ISI
Express Tribune: US aid to Pakistan: ‘Corruption becoming a hurdle in implementation’
Express Tribune: Nomination hearing: ‘Terrorism Pakistan’s biggest challenge’
Foreign Policy - AfPak Channel: Angels of death
Express Tribune: Headley claims he was trained in Lahore
Express Tribune: Chicago trial: Headley visited Indian nuclear sites while scouting targets
Express Tribune: Mumbai terror attacks: Headley recalls how 26/11 targets were chosen
Indian Express: Life after geronimo
Express Tribune: Rumour mills churn in Washington
The Caravan: The Spy Who Left Me
Dawn.com: Animal kingdom
Express Tribune: Death in Dhaka
Dawn - Books and Authors: A view of the slums
Foreign Policy - AfPak Channel: Behind the scenes of Raymond Davis's release
New York Post: Spy furor in pakistan
The Friday Times: The dubious debate
Foreign Policy - AfPak Channel: The Cost of Cowardice
The News: The not so reluctant fundamentalist
Sunjeev Sahota’s debut novel is a wonderful narrative of a would-be terrorist
Dawn: Remembering Faiz
Dawn - Books and Authors: KLF: a mixed bag
Dawn - Books and Authors: FESTIVAL: The best of Urdu & other Pakistani languages
Express Tribune: In search of the Jews of Karachi
Foreign Policy - AfPak Channel: Equality in the eyes of the law in Pakistan
OPEN Magazine: Big Brother Is Gawking
Dawn - Books and Authors: Lipstick jungle
NYT: Report Says Militants in Pearl Killing Still at Large [Contributed reporting]
Dawn.com: The next generation
The News: Last five years Zahid Hussain’s latest book is a painful reminder of Pakistan’s recent history
ABC Australia - Unleashed: Pakistan's last moderate?
NYT: The Islam That Hard-Liners Hate [Co-authored with Charlotte Buchen]
The News: Bridging a tiny geographical but huge political distance
2010
Dawn.com: "Pardon?"
NYT: Necessity Pushes Pakistani Women Into Jobs and Peril [Contributed reporting]
ForeignPolicy.com: Karachi Explodes in Ethnic Warfare
Dawn.com: What students are being taught about the separation of East Pakistan
OPEN Magazine: What in God’s Name is This?
Jinnah Institute: Chronology of misuse of Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan (Pages 9-18)
Express Tribune: Punking Pakistan up
NYT: Bomb Strikes Counterterror Offices in Pakistan
The News: A short story of fiction Has the boom merely taken place in the minds of local and foreign journalists?
The News: Love, life and time travel Charles Yu’s stunning debut is a breath of fresh air in the world of science fiction
Dawn.com: Encouraging English language fiction in Pakistan
OPEN Magazine: Persecuted in Pakistan
NYT: Political Bloodshed Paralyzes Karachi [Contributed reporting]
Dawn.com: Hate on the Internet
NYT: Sufi Shrine in Pakistan Is Hit by a Lethal Double Bombing
NYT: NATO Supply Trucks Remain Idle in Pakistan [Contributed reporting]
Express Tribune:“Music channels are not taste makers, they’re just going with what sells” Q and A with Imran Malik from The Kominas
OPEN Magazine: Good News from Pakistan
Express Tribune: Granta: The global reach of Pakistani literature
Foreign Policy - AfPak Channel: The perils of reporting in Pakistan
NYT: Pakistani’s Death in London Sets Off Unrest [co-authored with Adam Ellick]
The News: The new wave Pakistan's most promising, upcoming writers in one book
The New Indian Express: Aisha and the millions without an umbrella
NYT: Floods Could Have Lasting Impact for Pakistan [Contributed reporting]
Express Tribune: Welcome to Baltistan
Guardian: Karachi riots leave 45 dead after MP assassinated Gunmen swarm Pakistani city's streets seeking revenge after politician Raza Haider killed in gangland-style hit [co-authored with Declan Walsh]
Express Tribune: Kingdom of Fear
Newsline: Magical Mystery Tour
The News: Of newsprint and journalists Tom Rachman's debut novel is a fresh insight into the lives behind a struggling paper
Foreign Policy - AfPak Channel: Illusions in Punjab
Foreign Policy - AfPak Channel: The cloud in the sky
Foreign Policy - AfPak Channel: Throwing acid on human rights
Foreign Policy - AfPak Channel: Power plays in Pakistan
The News: Scenes of Chaos Review of Fatima Bhutto's Songs of Blood and Sword
Foreign Policy - AfPak Channel: The million dollar question: Who killed Benazir?
The News: "I'd like to think that all the characters are facets of my persona" Author H.M. Naqvi talks to The News on Sunday about his novel Homeboy, seekh kababs and more
Outlook India: A Memory Flows By The river that gave India its name and Pakistan its lifeline is bone-dry
Foreign Policy - AfPak Channel: Ghosts of corruption past
The News: March Madness The Karachi Literature Festival showcases Pakistani authors and poets with a sprinkle of international authors to jazz up the mix
Foreign Policy: The U.S and Pakistan: It's All Talk
The News: Brash, refreshing H. M. Naqvi invokes passion, a sense of camaraderie and nostalgia for one's homeland in his stunning debut novel.
The News: Dial M for millennium Steig Larsson's trilogy is an adventure unlike none other
The News: Magic, witchcraft and ghouls Neil Gaiman spins a fantastic tale of a child's coming of age in the most unlikeliest of locations: a graveyard.
Newsline: The A to Z of Pakistani Politics Politics in Pakistan can be many things: complex, frustrating, shameful, regressive . . . and the list goes on. But it is, without fail, always interesting. Here is a lighthearted look at Pakistani politics, from A to Z. [co-authored with Nadir Hassan]
Newsline: Don't Cry for Me, Mr. Ad Man
Newsline: Food Inc. Despite the recession, some restaurants in Karachi have managed to hold on to and gain new fans in the last year. Sadly, some have managed to alienate their customers with bad service and overpriced menus. Newsline takes a look at what some restaurants and takeout joints had to offer their customers in 2009.
The News: The Pakistani fiction odyssey While 2009 may have seen Pakistan making the news for all the wrong reasons, the country's authors wrote both impressive and tepid fiction books. TNS looks at the year in Pakistani English-language fiction
2009
Newsline: The Leaky Cauldron
Newsline: The Stumbling Block
The News: Confusion and chaos An eye-opening account of a Muslim's internal struggles
The News: Crisis of identity The Shanaakht Festival helped bring literary giants closer to their fans
The News: Bound by faith Dalrymple's Nine Lives brings to life the stories of the faithful and their search for enlightenment, peace and God
The News: A lesson in history Jaswant Singh puts Jinnah, Gandhi and Nehru, amongst others, under the microscope in an attempt to clear the air surrounding the Partition
Newsline: Lights off, Diyas On
Newsline: Funny People
The News: Against all odds Christopher Sandford's new biography tries to decode the maze of contradictions that make up the charismatic Imran Khan
The News: "It's a fallacious notion that Pakistan will cease to exist" Nicholas Schmidle talks about his book To Live or To Perish Forever, learning Urdu and his time spent in Pakistan
The News: Aboard the Pakistani rollercoaster To Live or To Perish Forever serves a fresh take on Pakistan
The News: No local connection Azhar Abidi drowns a good plot line in cliches
Seminar: Against All Odds
Huffington Post: Swat Valley IDPs Continue to Suffer In Pak; Children Some Of The Worst Hit
The News: An old-fashioned world Musharraf Ali Farooqi's quaint tale of a widow exudes the charm of nostalgia
The News: Brevity for the soul Two talented individuals try to help give creative minds in Pakistan a long overdue push with the 'Life's Too Short' Short Story Prize
The News: In the aftermath of the Swat exodus Playing host to migrants or refugees in every decade, it is now time for Karachi to make way for Swat refugees
The News: 'All our dreams have been shattered’ IDPs come to Karachi hoping to rebuild the shattered fragments of their lives
The News: "My identity is that I am Pakistani and we are first class citizens here, no matter how pushed around we are." -- Sherry Rehman There is nothing as attractive as a woman who knows what she wants and how to get it. There is also nothing as impressive as a person willing to give up power but unwilling to compromise on principle. Sherry Rehman is both
The News: Devastated Lives Fiction does not need any justifications, Nadeem Aslam demonstrates in his latest book
The News: "There are no comparisons in a writer's life." [Nadeem Aslam - Interview]
The News:"There's only one rule with writing. If it works, do it" Kamila Shamsie talks about her 18-month break from writing, her new book and her favourite authors
The News: The quest continues Basharat Peer, the author of Curfewed Night, talks about Kashmir, independence and his book
The News: Introducing the muse behind Slumdog Millionaire: Vikas Swarup's Q & A As Slumdog Millionaire fever grips worldwide, and it picks up award after award and its share of Bollywood detractors, Instep takes a look at the book that formed the basis of the screenplay for the much-raved about film.
The News: Wonders in other rooms For a debut novel, from a country that in this age is known more for its militancy and less for its literature, to be snapped up at the recently held Jaipur Literature Festival within hours is a remarkable feat. So who is the person behind the stunning debut novel In Other Rooms, Other Wonders.
The News: Inside the Magical World Wonderful tales of crooked electricians and conniving servants [Review: In Other Rooms, Other Wonders]
The News: The dying art of Pakistani filmi billboards The dying film industry combined with economic recession and technological development has made it next to impossible for Pakistani film billboard painters to make ends meet and carry on their trade that has iconic significance to south-Asian cinema.
The News: Amid books in Jaipur A literary festival in India shows the possibilities and pleasures of dialogue and debate
2008
The News: A search for democracy… in all the wrong places Sabiha Sumar's 'subjective' Dinner with the President leaves a bad taste in the mouth for an 'objective' journalist
