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Fashion, Lifestyle »

[31 Oct 2010 | Comments Off | Maheen Bashir Adamjee]
Chic and Sassy

The concept of multi-brand stores appears to be catching on, belying sceptics who argue that fashion in Pakistan is ill-prepared to support them.

News & Politics »

[31 Oct 2010 | 2 Comments | Online Editor]
Is Pakistan on the Verge of a Revolution?

Politicians, pundits and foreign journalists have all been saying that Pakistan is ripe for a revolution. But does that mean it is likely?

News & Politics »

A Revolution In Waiting?

The French did it. The Russians followed suit a century and some later. Pakistan’s neighbours China and Iran each had theirs. Is it Pakistan’s time?

News & Politics, Opinion, Viewpoint »

[31 Oct 2010 | 2 Comments | Mahir Ali]
Revolutionary Road

The likelihood or otherwise of a revolution in Pakistan cannot be contextualised by the whys and wherefores of revolutions past.

News & Politics, Opinion, Speaker's Corner »

[31 Oct 2010 | 4 Comments | Abbas Zaidi]
Waiting for Ayatollah Godot

Pakistanis are yearning for a messiah who will magically transform the country without them lifting a finger themselves, says Abbas Zaidi.

Business, News & Politics »

[31 Oct 2010 | 3 Comments | Saad Hasan]
Till Debt do us Part

An ever worsening economy spawns a series of desperation-induced suicides.

News & Politics, Pakistan Floods 2010 »

[31 Oct 2010 | 2 Comments | Afia Salam]
Heritage Under Threat

Flood waters combined with government neglect have caused damage to centuries-old heritage sites. The extent of the damage, however, is yet to be determined.

News & Politics, Pakistan Floods 2010 »

[31 Oct 2010 | Comments Off | Shahzada Irfan Ahmed]
Naming and Blaming: Breaches in Punjab

Landowners and politicians in the Punjab are being accused of the intentional creation of breaches in embankments across the province to save their properties from flood waters.

Arts & Culture, Music, People, Q & A »

[31 Oct 2010 | 2 Comments | Zara Farooqui]
Interview: Cheapmunks

By harmoniously syncing their voices to render a fusion of eastern and western melodies, the Cheapmunks seem to have found a niche that caters to the taste of Pakistan’s modern youth.

News & Politics, Pakistan Floods 2010 »

[31 Oct 2010 | Comments Off | Salam Dharejo]
Man-made Disaster?

Looking back at the accusations of wrongdoing against politicians and landowners in Sindh to see how nature combined with man to create one of the worst humanitarian disasters in living memory.