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WHAT THE IRAN-ISRAEL WAR MEANS FOR PAKISTAN

Following Israel’s unprovoked aggression against Iran, the brief but brutal war that followed and the American attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, Ejaz Haider unpacks what ramifications this has for regional peace and security, for global nuclear non-proliferation and especially for Pakistan.

Ejaz Haider Updated 29 Jun, 2025 11:01am

SOCIETY: IN A GOLD RUSH, VANISHING WATERS

In the mineral-rich deserts of Balochistan’s Chagai, multibillion-dollar mining projects promise prosperity. But for villages such

Muhammad Akbar Notezai Updated 30 Jun, 2025 04:29pm

DEVELOPMENT: TEN YEARS ON FROM CPEC

As Pakistan and China mark a decade of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor, a Pakistani scholars’ visit to China helps its...

Dr Muhammad Ali Shaikh Published 29 Jun, 2025 11:01am

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Fatima Fertilizer’s ‘Sarsabz Tabeer’ launches healthcare initiative in collaboration with MASH and Punjab govt

The programme focuses on rural development and women empowerment, by uplifting farmers, children and their families.

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Sting taps into the F1 buzz with a nationwide hunt to the Grand Prix

A bold new chapter in fan-first marketing where sound leads the way to the ultimate adrenaline rush.

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‘Pakistan Ki Shaan’: Jacked Nutrition launches certified plant-based rice protein

Crafted from premium non-GMO brown rice, this protein is 100pc vegan, lactose-free, gluten-free and soy-free.

ADVERTISEMENT Updated 26 Jun, 2025 04:41pm

MOUNTAINEERING: SCALING SUCCESS

This spring climbing season saw Pakistani mountaineers make notable achievements on the world’s highest peaks. Here is a round-up

Madeeha Syed Published 29 Jun, 2025 10:56am

ESSAY: THE AGE OF CONSPIRACY

In an era of rampant public distrust — where governments lie, scientists manipulate and history is rewritten — conspiracy theories

Taha Ali Published 29 Jun, 2025 10:48am

EXHIBITION: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST

From matchstick tapestries to digital mythologies, textile archives to ecological cartographies — an exhibition in London...

Aarish Sardar Published 29 Jun, 2025 10:43am

SMOKERS’ CORNER: OLD MYTHMAKING FOR A NEW WORLD

As globalisation frays the fabric of civic nationalism, nation-states from India to Russia are embracing an older identity model — the civilisation-state.

Nadeem F. Paracha Updated 29 Jun, 2025 11:31am

DIARY OF A SOCIAL BUTTERFLY: THE TRUMP CARD

If I had to denominate anyone for the Noble Peace Prize, I would have denominated myself. I mean, just look how...

Moni Mohsin Published 29 Jun, 2025 10:01am

ADVICE: AUNTIE AGNI

‘How Do I Cope with a Life-Changing Health Condition?’

From InpaperMagazine Published 29 Jun, 2025 09:56am

GARDENING: ‘WHY ARE MY FLOWERS WITHERING?’

All your gardening queries answered here...

Dr Khwaja Ali Shahid Published 29 Jun, 2025 09:52am

WHAT HAS SHIFTED IN SOUTH ASIA?

The May 2025 military crisis between Pakistan and India marked a dramatic turning point in South Asia’s strategic landscape.

Rabia Akhtar Updated 22 Jun, 2025 12:43pm

ESSAY: DOES THE URDU NOVEL HAVE A GLOBAL REACH?

Eminent critic and writer Nasir Abbas Nayyar delivered a lecture at the Arts Council of Pakistan in Karachi on May 30, 2025,

Nasir Abbas Nayyar Published 22 Jun, 2025 06:39am

HORSE RACING: GALLOPING TO GLORY

Alishba Mohsin is not resting on her laurels as the first and only Pakistani woman to ride in and win a horse race…

Hussain Dada Published 22 Jun, 2025 06:39am

CONFLICT: THE ‘THRESHOLD WAR’

In the conflict between Israel and Iran, the Middle East isn’t just witnessing another war, it’s seeing the collapse of traditio

Farah N. Jan Published 22 Jun, 2025 06:39am

EXHIBITION: SUPREME STRUCTURES

Pure form and colour turn into a medium for profound contemplation at a recent exhibition in Karachi

Nafisa Rizvi Published 22 Jun, 2025 06:39am

ARTSPEAK: DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE

Although it seems like we live in increasingly divided times, the field of medicine shows us that a path towards unity, comp

Durriya Kazi Published 22 Jun, 2025 06:39am

NON-FICTION: TALES FROM THE SEASIDE

In a first-of-its-kind compilation of Urdu essays, a fisherman shares his lived memories of traditional fishing practices, the...

Zia Ur Rehman Published 29 Jun, 2025 12:04pm

NON-FICTION: A FAMILIAR FOREIGN LAND

A beautifully presented travelogue of India by a Pakistani explores the commonalities of the histories of the two countries as...

Imtiaz Piracha Published 29 Jun, 2025 11:58am

BOOKS IN BRIEF

This is a deeply spiritual book, which takes you on an emotional journey of faith, challenges and divine connection.

From InpaperMagazine Published 29 Jun, 2025 11:53am

COLUMN: GHALIB BEYOND LITERARY HISTORY

More than once, and in ways more than one, Ghalib has spoken of what may be called the paradox of manifestation (nazzaara/jalva).

Syed Nomanul Haq Published 29 Jun, 2025 11:29am

NON-FICTION: HOW PAKISTANI ART CAME TO BE

A remarkable limited-edition book casts a long and piercing look at the historical antecedents and contestations of contemporary

Saima Zaidi Published 22 Jun, 2025 10:30am

FICTION: A WORLD CONNECTED LIKE MAGIC

Spanning three decades and the world, a debut Senegalese English novel weaves in music, the Black experience, a love story...

Rehana Alam Published 22 Jun, 2025 10:24am

IN MEMORIAM: THE SPY WHO WROTE NOVELS

Frederick Forsyth, who passed away earlier this month, was one of the few authors whose novels were not only bestsellers but also

Dr Naazir Mahmood Published 22 Jun, 2025 10:17am

COLUMN: MARX’S LITERARY STYLE

Recently, I chanced upon a book review by the British author and literary critic Terry Eagleton, published two years ago in the...

Harris Khalique Published 22 Jun, 2025 10:14am

SPOTLIGHT; THE BIG FILM DIVIDE

A handful of films do not make an industry. Despite the success of Love Guru and even Deemak, the Pakistani cinema outlook

Mohammad Kamran Jawaid Published 29 Jun, 2025 06:25am

THE GRAPEVINE

Soldiering On

PYT Published 29 Jun, 2025 06:25am

CINEMASCOPE ; A SLUGFEST BALLET

Ballerina doesn’t require much acting and both Keanu Reeves and Ana de Armas understand that part quite well

From InpaperMagazine Published 29 Jun, 2025 06:25am

WIDE ANGLE; THE DARK STATUS-QUO UPHOLDER

As Batman Begins turns 20, it’s intriguing to look at how Christopher Nolan’s trilogy challenged power but still sided with

Irene Zarza-Rubio Published 29 Jun, 2025 06:25am

THE TUBE

THE WEEK THAT WAS

Sadaf Haider Published 29 Jun, 2025 06:25am

WIDE ANGLE; THE DEAD WE LIVE ON

The 28 Days Later franchise redefined zombie films. But the undead have an old, rich and varied history

Christopher White Published 29 Jun, 2025 06:25am

WIDE ANGLE; THE POLITICS OF JAWS

The Steven Spielberg film which turned 50 this June is not just a cinematic masterpiece. It is an incredible piece of propaganda

Colin Alexander Published 29 Jun, 2025 06:25am

FLASHBACK: MR PERFECT INSPIRATION

Aamir Khan has an enduring talent for reinterpreting global and regional cinema through the Bollywood lens, sometimes officially

Muhammad Suhayb Published 29 Jun, 2025 06:25am

Financial inclusion in bloom

Moving away from the bureaucratic nightmares of banks, telco mobile wallets have helped significantly boost access to financial.

Mutaher Khan Updated 30 Jun, 2025 10:30am

Perpetually caught between panic and paralysis

Pakistan’s potential for foreign investment remains lower than its competitors, largely due to its ineffective policymaking.

Nasir Jamal Updated 30 Jun, 2025 10:23am

Marginally improving fiscal planning

The Finance Bill that is set to become law is notably more people and business-friendly, and less autocratic in tone than the draft presented earlier.

Afshan Subohi Updated 30 Jun, 2025 09:36am

Is the textile sector recovering?

As shipments account for 55.4pc of total exports in 11MFY25, the sector’s continued growth depends on shifting from commodity.

Mohiuddin Aazim Updated 30 Jun, 2025 09:10am

Weekly rupee-dollar parity

Chart by ZA

From InpaperMagazine Updated 30 Jun, 2025 08:14pm

KSE 100-share index fluctuations

From the Newspaper Updated 30 Jun, 2025 08:13pm

Data centres and a digitisation opportunity

Establishing specialised centres can address concerns around data sovereignty while creating thousands of direct and indirect.

Munib Khawaja Updated 30 Jun, 2025 09:06am

Agriculture: Deregulated market, unregulated consequences

Lack of government intervention in the coming year exposes wheat to a series of issues, including artificial price manipulation.

Khalid Saeed Wattoo | Dr Waqar Ahmad Updated 30 Jun, 2025 09:14am

Don’t fall into the procrastination trap

Many people have a natural tendency to postpone tasks, thinking they will do it later on. This habit of...

Marium Ahmad Published 28 Jun, 2025 10:02am

Mailbox

This is regarding the story “When time paused” by Huda Ilyas (YW, March 15). Through the clever use of a ‘paused moment,’ the...

From InpaperMagazine Published 28 Jun, 2025 10:00am

Poet's Corner

From InpaperMagazine Published 28 Jun, 2025 09:57am

Facts

We all have seen a zebra crossing — a type of pedestrian crossing marked with broad white ad black stripes painted on the road...

From InpaperMagazine Published 28 Jun, 2025 09:47am

QUIZ: Astronomy

The Quiz Master Published 28 Jun, 2025 09:42am

Story time: The equation of success

Faris slumped against his chair as he stared at the word problem Miss Ahmed had just explained on the board. To him,...

Wasfa Khan Updated 28 Jun, 2025 09:44am

Opinion: Being busy is a blessing

We have all heard this old saying since childhood: “An empty mind is the devil’s house.”

Ayesha Ilyas Updated 28 Jun, 2025 09:44am

Website review: Exploring science!

Every once in a while, we stumble upon a website that isn’t just educational or entertaining, but it’s both, in...

Asif Ali Updated 28 Jun, 2025 09:44am