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Climbing K2: Porters’ high
Climbing K2 is somewhat akin to a fatal attraction that many mountaineers cannot resist. The world’s second-highest peak, feared as the ‘Savage Mountain,’ was first conquered on July 31, 1954, by...
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The joke’s on you
It is hard to have a serious conversation with people who make a living out of comedy. Even if you manage to break the ice, it still takes time to figure out whether you are being picked on or if you...
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Book review: Hard Choices - cloaked in diplomacy
The American press usually uses the word ‘polarising’ to describe Hillary Rodham Clinton — people either love her or hate her. The conservatives think she’s cold and calculating. Even during her...
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Movie review: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - man and primate
The Planet of the Apes franchise has reached a profound turning point since its reboot in 2011 with Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Its latest installment, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, the second...
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Whole wheat: Health g[r]ains
The critical link between diet and health was propagated nearly 2,500 years ago when Hippocrates espoused, “Let food be the medicine and medicine be the food.” The concept, however, has only recently...
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Unexploded shells: What lies beneath
Tosa Maidan, a bowl-shaped lush meadow on the hem of the Pir Panjal mountain range in Indian administered Kashmir, has been used by the Indian Army and Air Force as a field firing range since it was...
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By the sea: Caught off-guard
A wave of melancholy swept the beaches of Karachi when 37 people drowned at the Clifton beach on Eidul Fitr this year. But there is a difference of opinion regarding the culprits of this tragedy...
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Wanderlust: Venturing into the unknown
Travelling and adventure treks feature high on everyone’s bucket list. The rush of adrenaline, pushing boundaries and being one with nature — the feeling is sublime. But what drives one to abandon the...
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Talking heads
Social conditioning might lead you to believe that the louder you are, the more likely you are to win an argument. But initiatives like the Model UN (MUN) — a conference that emulates the United...
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Mid-career Makeover
Reinventing yourself professionally might seem like a young person’s game but the truth is that no one gives it much thought if you make a career switch in your early 20s. In fact, people the world...
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A push in the right direction
Until 1947, the Mall Road in Murree was restricted by the British for natives or non-Europeans. Today, it’s hard to spot a European but the place is bustling with local tourists who provide a market...
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The Ma[i]n Problem
The Other Woman might come as a disappointment for Cameron Diaz and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister of Game of Thrones) fans since Bollywood films such as Love Ka The End and Ladies vs Ricky...
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The Lives of Others
On February 6, 2011, millions of Americans were tuning into television for what was described as the biggest sporting event of the year — Super Bowl Sunday. The day was significant, not just for...
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The Four Daphné Girls
Each of the Pakistan Navy’s four Daphné class submarines, Hangor, Mangro, Shushuk and Ghazi, arrived from France in the late ’60s and early ’70s carrying portraits in oil on canvas. While Shushuk had...
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Playing to his strengths
There is more to Manchester United than just big names and shiny trophies. The English football club has also been a breeding ground for exceptionally talented players who live and breathe football,...
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Disappeared Kashmiris: The Missing
Imagine a day without knowing where your loved one is. Now imagine a lifetime. But for the hundreds of families in Kashmir — whose sons, brothers, husbands and fathers have been missing for years —...
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Movie review: The Railway Man - war-torn
The effects of war are brutal and live with those who witness it firsthand. Civilians are often empathised with as the casualties of a choice made on their behalf. Little thought, however, is given to...
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World Flower Show: Floral Olympics
Floral aficionados from all across the world flocked to the Royal Dublin Society in Ireland, for what is popularly known as the Olympics for flowers or the 11th World Flower Show, in June this year....
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Art: Moving stills
According to the dictionary, ‘distill’ means ‘to fall or exude in drops or small quantities’, and the process of distillation results in the purification of a liquid, by extracting its very essence....
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Ap(p)t delivery
Most of us know the pain of asking for favours from friends and relatives overseas to bring back the latest iPhone or designer bag on their next visit to Pakistan. But a new application called Pijjit,...
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