Current issue
One Lasting Desire Despite It All by Fatima Jafar
Poetic Renditions
Urdu to English: غزل ۔ ناصر کاظمی
Included in this issue
We Learned Hunger in English by Mahin Wahla ||
A conversation between a woman and the last wild witness by Zainab Jokhio ||
مونگ پھلی by سید قمر عباس اعرجی ||
Five Hundred Words a Day: Creativity in the Time of Monsters by Sakina Hassan ||
Tending to the Indoor Garden (detail 3) by Iman Ahmed ||
The Woman Who Wants Everything: An Interview with Dur e Aziz Amna by Anum Asi
A panel discussion and readings by exciting voices in writing and translation from South Asia.
Translations can and should start from home ground itself, with the understanding that they are, already, part of world literature. Chaired by Hammad Rind, South Asian translators and writers Deepa Bhasthi, Gaya Nagahawatta, Eratfa Bintay Redwan, Rishabh Pandit, and Fazal Baloch will talk about the power of translation; what is meant by home ground and global stage; the challenges of translating from underrepresented languages; and the opportunities that can be created.
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Chowk . چوک
2026: Transformations
۲۰۲۶: تبدیلیاں
Art, August 2026
Brewery Road
by Talib Dostizada
Art, August 2026
Inquiry: From Mapping Light to Memory
by Asavir Nadeem
Art, August 2026
CyberLahore
by Hazem Asif
Essay, July 2026
Sherengul Deserved a Word
by Ayesha Farooq
Essay, July 2026
Don’t Light Up the Dark
by Khadeeja Bilqees
Maliha Hasan and Aima Tariq speak with editors Bareerah Ghani and Sidra Hassan
Watch the conversation here

