Stories from Creative: Asif Ali
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In her shadow: Reshma
Artistes remember late singer Reshma’s voice as one to be cherished.
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Moonshine: Death in a bottle
Consumption of locally manufactured moonshine might be easy on the pocket but weighs down on your health.
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Love for pencils: Record high lead levels
Bilal Asif’s childhood love for pencils turns into a record-breaking obsession.
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Swing low, sweet charity
Hope Uplift Foundation goes to the bottom of the social ladder for the noblest of work.
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Islamic art: Echo and return
Using Islamic art as a springboard for modern works can be a fraught exercise.
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Taxi cabs: Sunny-side up
Karachi’s Nissan Sunny B110 taxis may be old but they are never idle.
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Naswar: Tainted love
Never get high on your own supply, warns a famous naswar maker in Karachi’s Jackson bazaar.
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Chinese whispers in Buddha land
Antiques smugglers do damage to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s history by failing to document it.
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The physics of diamonds: Set in Stone
A stone is said to be ‘flawless’ if under ten-power magnification is shows no internal flaws.
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Main Hoon Shahid Afridi: Of cricket and heartwarming stereotypes
Director relies on a bucket full of childish narratives to convey an uplifting story.