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…
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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…
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…
Mujaddad Alif Sani : The saint who revived Islam
By Iftikhar Ahmed In the 10th century Hijri, certain hostile forces tried to harm Islam in the subcontinent. At the time, on the one hand, Muslim scholars were trying to sort out…
CPEC Tourism – Game Changer for Pakistan’s Economy
God has blessed Pakistan with Karakoram mountain range that is the most beautiful on earth and top to it we have the highest Khunjerab Pass connecting China that is now second largest…
10 things tourists need to know before visiting Pakistan
Back in the 60s and 70s, Pakistan was a popular stop off point on the hippie trail that stretched from Bangkok all the way to Istanbul. Since then because of political and…