Lahore has a number of historical monuments that have earned the coveted title of UNESCO’s World Heritage Site. Lahore Fort is one of those. Sadly, it could also be counted among the ‘endangered’ sites. The Fort is as old as Lahore. Upon Hassan Nasir’s death in its torture cells, on…
Category: Articles
Ten years of CPEC
The politics of the world is going through the process of changes at this time. The region of Southeast Asia is the major center of these changes. America Bahadur has made India the center of all its attention. America is trying hard to make India compete with China by any…
Rediscovering Mohenjodaro an article
Perched atop the tallest brick structure in Mohenjo-daro’s Citadel district and just a stone’s throw away from a second-century Buddhist stupa, it’s impossible not to be awestruck by the sheer magnitude and intricacy of the ancient city sprawling beneath you. Taking a moment to process that what you’re witnessing is…
JASHN-E-BAHARAN Spring in Lahore
JASHN-E-BAHARAN By Shahbaz Sharief H.E. Prime minister of Pakistan former Chief minister of Punjab With Its Storied Traditions, Pluralism And Diversity. There’s No Place Quite Like It. City is only as universal as the ideas it inspires, and Lahore is a mruly global city. Its storied history and traditions, pluralism…
Daee Aya Anga: The most powerful woman in Mughal Empire whose downfall was caused by her son
Maham Anga was the wife of Mughal Emperor Humayun’s foster brother Nadeem Khan and was his sister-in-law through the same relationship. After the defeat of Sher Shah Suri, Humayun and his wife Hamida Bano Begum went to Persia (Iran) for political support and Nadeem Khan was with them. Along with…
Udero Lal: The ancient Shrine of Sindh where both Muslims and Hindus pay respects
Udero Lal Sindh has been a region of South Asia that has introduced religious tolerance to the fore. We find examples of this not only in the time of united India, but even now this process continues in the same way. The shrines of the Sufis in Sindh seem to…
Benazir Bhutto: From ‘Pinky’ to The Prime Minister
On a very hot day, June 21, 1953, the members of the nursing home staff, including the family, were overjoyed at the birth of the baby girl at Pinto’s Nursing Home in Karachi. The father called his first child ‘Pinky’ and the mother ‘Baby’ before the name was kept, in…
Sher Shah Suri: A mathematician whose rule is the standard of good governance even after five centuries
Sikandar Lodhi ruled over Delhi when Farid Khan was given the management of his jagir (Estate) by his father Hassan Khan. He then wrote a letter to his father expressing his determination to give the region an orderly and sustainable government. “Justice is the key foundation and the root of…
You must be logged in to post a comment.