By Mansoor Akbar Kundi IT is said that travelling by the Sibi-Khost Express in Balochistan is something of a novelty and one can enjoy experiences which cannot be had otherwise. I cherished…
Author: Jamal Panhwar
It’s a spicy world Spices of Pakistan
By Hassan Aslam Shad IT’S that wonderful aroma which, like a soothing whiff from heaven, enters the nostrils and takes control of minds. Whether at home or in the office, our heads…
Wild birds at the roadside
By Ahmer Ali Rizvi THE wetlands of Pakistan are rich in wildlife, hosting a large number of migratory waterfowls that arrive from Siberia and Russia. Every year, during winter, millions of water…
The hidden valley of Chitral
By Syed Farooq Ali THE beautiful valley of Chitral surrounded and hidden in the mountain peaks of the Hindukush is accessible by road only through its two famous high-altitude hilly passes —…
Balouchistan travel: Hamlique Valley
By Azmat Ansari THE Hub river forms tiny lakes and pools along its course, the remnants of the run of the river from the last rains. Moving along vast hill escape made…
Urdu and Pakistan’s freedom struggle
By Lt. Col. Najmuddin Mirza (Retd) THE word Urdu has a very wide and great interest for the Muslims of the subcontinent and of special interest to us are the stimulating keynotes…
Muzaffarabad: the gateway to the Kashmir valley
AS our car moved across the bumpy bridge, made of wooden logs over the raging Jhelum river deep down below, the driver of our car told us we are now entering Azad…
Makli largest Muslim necropolis in Sindh, Pakistan
By Omar Mukhtar Khan ABOUT sixty kilometres east of Karachi, on the Karachi-Hyderabad highway is the largest cemetery of the East, Makli necropolis. Spread over an area of six square kilometres, these…
Pakistan Breakfast delights
By Hasan Sangrami THOUGH continental breakfast of bread, butter and eggs have become common in Pakistan, the majority of people still prefer traditional breakfast of chholay-puri-halwa or chai (tea) paratha for breakfast,…
History: Bombing of Gujranwala by British warplanes
By Qutubuddin Aziz THE year 1919 was a turbulent and blood-spattered year in the history of British colonial rule in India. Inebriated by the victory of the Anglo-French-led coalition against Kaiser’s Germany…
Thatta: the glory that was
By Omar Mukhtar Khan Tour of Thatta from Karachi Thatta, one of the most famous cities of Sindh, is mentioned as a flourishing city as far back as 1351 A.D. From the…
A memsahib’s view of Raja Ranjit Singh
By Hafizur Rahman Of the many books available on Maharajah Ranjit Singh, ruler of the Sikh empire that extended from the Sutlej to Kabul, none is as delightful as Fanny Eden’s book…