Paper Trail

To produce five sheets of 8 x 11 inch paper we use the equivalent energy of an 80 watt bulb operating for an hour; but

Let’s talk about Bollywood

While many people would rather drown in a nearby lake than admit that they watch Bollywood movies...

One Night in Romania

True story of a Pakistani’s ordeal while backpacking in the hinterlands of Europe

And the Oscar Goes to....Hell

a theater banquet for a small, pricey college

Deforestation and Drought

Massive deforestation started in the 1990s. Between 1990 and 2000 Pakistan lost an average of 41,100 hectares of forest per year with an average annual

Pakistan Poll Rigging

When you hear the opposition, particularly PPP and PML-N, describe the details of alleged rigging, it seems they have a great deal of knowledge and

Farzana and Me

Yours is the impotency of the minority, mine, the infertility of the majority.

An Open Letter to Jemima Khan

Many celebrated alliances in the West have fallen apart due to straying and jealousy. But you, Jemima, were one neat shoulder from which to fire

Interview with the Vamp

Angelina Jolie recently visited Pakistan for the second time in her capacity as a UNHCR goodwill ambassador...

Regret

Rustom wanted to fight the devil ...

Just the End of the Beginning

... will the arraignment of Osama BL be the end of the story?

Shades of Mendacity

“Emma, we have a 7.30 flight to catch. I hope all is packed and ready”, Jacques voice was visibly loud at the door. In 15

Taming of the Shrew – In Reverse

He had to content himself with putting his wife on notice that he would kill his wayward son, his unacceptable wife, and any of their

Subramanyan Chandrasekhar - an Astrophysicist Par Excellence

Although Chandra was bitter about Eddington’s treatment, they let “bygones be bygones” eventually. Eddington promoted Chandra’s election to the Royal Society in 1944. According to

Question

The voices of solitude

Mrs. Ashfaque Munir’s Resentment