Feminustani Sabahat Zakariya

Mr. Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar has been going around fashionable institutions in Lahore, cheerfully doling out knowledge to the country's elite kids. We thought we would help everyone out a little by fact-checking his claims.

A dip into some of the historic forces that shaped today's Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Three short films released in one cinematic package. Are any of them worth watching? #KhalilurRehmanQamar

Pakistanis are always besides themselves at the smallest hint of validation from a western source. But do we have the ability to judge the merit of a piece of creative work without considering the trappings of awards and gora attention? How can a white judge who has no initiation into indian classical music be qualified to confer a grammy in that genre? #AliSethi #AroojAftab

The economy is tanking, politics is a constant circus of palace intrigues and there is no shortage of bad news in Pakistan, but at least, thank you for the music.

This review talks about the past and future of the Pakistani film industry while contextualizeing The Legend of Maula Jatt within it.