Pakistani writing in English is attracting ever-increasing attention, both in Pakistan and the West. This might seem to be a self-explanatory category, comprising writing produced in English by ...

The Biden administration is offering a $500,000 grant to help teach the English language in Pakistan, in part by providing "intensive professional development courses for Pakistani transgender youth." ...

“Chill karo, don’t do bewakoofi.” Millions of Pakistanis are familiar with this informal statement, which speaks more about our linguistic reality than any grammar manual. English is being reshaped ...

Not words in a typical teen's vocabulary, but all come easily to Pakistani prodigy Bilal Asher, world under-14 Scrabble champion. In the eccentric field of competitive Scrabble, Pakistan's youngsters ...

Literature often arrives before theory finds a name for it. Long before Pakistani writing in English was granted the dignity of critical attention, poets and novelists were already grappling with the ...

A dual-language road sign at the Wagah border— English on top, Urdu on the bottom— speaks louder than words. It demonstrates that English in Pakistan isn’t a foreign artifact but an operational ...

Not words in a typical teen's vocabulary, but all come easily to Pakistani prodigy Bilal Asher, world under-14 Scrabble champion. Despite a musty reputation, the word-spelling game has a cult youth ...

KARACHI - Dram, meaning a measure of whisky. Turm, describing a cavalry unit. Taupie, a foolish youngster. Not words in a typical teen’s vocabulary, but all come easily to Pakistani prodigy Bilal ...

Pakistan Scrabble Association (PSA) youth programme director Tariq Pervez (centre) teaches children competing in a Scrabble championship organised by PSA in Karachi. (AFP pic) “Dram”, meaning a ...