2024 As we know it : Here’s to hope

It is with a slightly different, wider, lens that citizens should look at the year past, keeping the self-flagellation mode aside. The flip side is looking far ahead than the narrow interests — slowly building an alternative agenda for what a new peaceful, progressive and equal Pakistan must look like



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A year in art

A year in art

Curation, spectatorship and the shifting legacies of 2024

Terrorism update

Terrorism update

Terrorist attacks during 2024 claimed hundreds of lives in Balochistan

Reflections and frontiers

Reflections and frontiers

A look at how 2024 shaped the evolving landscape of Pakistani art

From familiar trails to new horizons

From familiar trails to new horizons

From the beauty of Eritrea’s timeless streets to the lush landscapes of Indonesia, and from the ancient...

The most cherished reads of 2024

The most cherished reads of 2024

By TNS

As the year draws to a close, The News on Sunday invites writers and readers to share the books that...


Political Economy

Economy in 2024

Political unrest throughout the year affected investor confidence and disrupted economic activities


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Instep

2024: A year in music – part two

As the year draws to a close, we look at major music shows, artists we've lost and what's coming up in 2025.


Shehr

The city we call home

The city we call home

Continued from Page 37 More voices on Lahore…

A ‘city’ thing to do

A ‘city’ thing to do

What do we do at the close of the year — maybe look back a little and look inwards too? For it’s in the light of...

Challenges and hopes for 2025

Challenges and hopes for 2025

As the end of year draws close, TNS gets up close with citizens

Fingers crossed

Fingers crossed

A genre-wise breakdown of 2024, a tepid year in terms of entertainment


Sports

Can Aqib take Pakistan cricket to the top?

Can Aqib take Pakistan cricket to the top?

The new coach’s primary focus is the Champions Trophy

Ben Shelton: A happy warrior’s year of learning

Ben Shelton: A happy warrior’s year of learning

The showman looks to break away from a ‘servebot’ label come 2025

­Will 2025 be Novak Djokovic’s final season on tour?

­Will 2025 be Novak Djokovic’s final season on tour?

The undisputed GOAT achieved personal and national glory when he took Olympic gold back to Serbia; what will motivate the 24-time Grand Slam champion next season?

Hardie an allrounder on the rise but injury hits bowling role

Hardie an allrounder on the rise but injury hits bowling role

An ongoing quad problem flared just as Hardie was putting together a string of promising performances

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Photo Feature

Pensioners’ protest

These senior citizens are forced to spend their golden years visiting pension offices endlessly and demonstrating about the difficulties they face in getting their dues rather than being able to retire in peace