TODAY’S PAPER | May 11, 2026 | EPAPER

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  • Where is Mazhar Majeed?

    Almost a month after allegations that have turned Pakistani cricket upside down, Majeed, the main man or the middle man, is nowhere to be found.

  • Photo Essay: Surviving with a smile

    Beyond the riots and devastation is an innate desire to survive. A desire that is not cunning or deceitful. Through the lens of my camera I experienced the soul of Pakistan.

  • Auntysville

    A typical aunty can make you feel like a miserable loser - and she can do it politely! Auntys manipulate conversations to wheedle information for their own nefarious ends

  • Shobhaa has her day

    De makes no bones about expressly stating her opinion - her books have explored raunchy themes with such graceful cunning that their long-term affect is always superbly welcoming.

  • Sacrificing education for floods

    If the education department remains low in our list of priorities, it will be disastrous both for the students and for the future of this nation.

  • For those who haven't donated...

    I was going on about how fundraising for the flood victims has developed into a competition among NGOs, when my wife interrupted and asked “What are you doing to help them?”

  • Dreams of grandeur for Pakistan's elite

    Wild parties are fun and progressive values are important, but the assumption that there is a causal relationship between the two is bordering on idiocy.

  • Making the right call

    Nurses should not be allowed to use their mobile phones during work hours – no logical explanations required. It is a rule, hence it should be followed.

  • Time for zero tolerance

    Grand policies which invoke, “revolutionary zeal” make for good posturing and politics. However, it’s only in the efforts of the individual that true change can be achieved.

  • Why the third Pakistan-England ODI was not fixed

    I believe the original charges against our spot-fixing trio, but fresh accusations about the third ODI are, in the words of Shahid Afridi “Absolute rubbish”.