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 ...

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 ...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — There's a new terrorism title in the increasingly crowded field of glossy propaganda publications. Al Qaeda has "Inspire" and "Resurgence," the Afghan Taliban has "Al-Somood" and ...

“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 Asher, ...

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 ...

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 ...