Travel & Tours2 min read
A closer look at Pakistan
Beyond the headlines, a country of mountain roads, layered cities and everyday hospitality is waiting to be understood.
The Pakistan journal
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20 stories to explore
Art2 min read
Truck art: a gallery on the move
Flowers, birds, poetry and impossible color. Pakistan’s decorated trucks turn a working vehicle into a personal canvas.
Food & Cooking2 min read
A little halwa. A cup of chai.
Some comforts need very little introduction: toasted semolina, a hint of cardamom and the unhurried ritual of tea.
Travel & Tours2 min read
Along Pakistan’s Arabian Sea coast
A fresh reading of an old coastal list, from Karachi’s urban waterfront to the open shores of Makran.
Life Style2 min read
Seven windows into everyday Pakistan
Cricket, celebrations, food and the road: seven familiar pleasures that reveal a country through ordinary life.
History2 min read
Balochistan: a short historical introduction
A region with a history larger than its modern borders, connecting the Iranian plateau, South Asia and the Arabian Sea.
Movies & Music2 min read
Listening to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
A voice that invites patient listening, and a doorway into the collective energy of qawwali.
Women in Pakistan2 min read
Women who shaped the national story
Revisiting a historical collection of profiles with more attention to work, context and individual lives.
Women in Pakistan2 min read
Ruth Pfau and the work of care
Remembering a German-born physician whose life became closely connected with Pakistan’s leprosy-control work.
Business2 min read
E-commerce in Pakistan: trust comes first
The technology changes. The central question remains: can a buyer trust what happens after clicking “order”?
Literature2 min read
Two novels, two ways into Pakistan
A literary-award story from the archive becomes a reading invitation: Bilal Tanweer and Kamila Shamsie.
Food & Cooking2 min read
Biryani, one layer at a time
Rice, spice and patience: a practical introduction inspired by a recipe page from the old journal.
Business2 min read
The women building something of their own
A look back at an entrepreneurial profile collection, with the focus on ideas, useful work and the people behind it.
Travel & Tours2 min read
The colors of Kashmir
Reading a landscape through seasons, settlements and the ordinary details a photograph can easily leave out.
Technology2 min read
Choose broadband for the place you use it
Signal where you live, performance when you need it, and a plan you can understand. Start with those three things.
Technology2 min read
A sensible way to choose an Android phone
Start with the everyday tasks you care about. Let the specification sheet answer those needs, rather than choose them for you.
Showbiz2 min read
Maya Ali and the early television years
Revisiting a short profile from the archive through the roles and storytelling that introduced an actor to audiences.
Sports2 min read
Imran Khan: the cricketing chapter
An archive profile revisited through sport: captaincy, all-round skill and Pakistan’s 1992 World Cup.
Sports2 min read
Waqar Younis and the art of reverse swing
Pace matters. So do length, movement and the small margin between a playable delivery and a devastating yorker.
Technology2 min read
Pakistani ideas that deserve a closer look
From development economics to physics: revisit an old inventions list with curiosity and a more careful eye for evidence.