“Punjabi families no longer speak Punjabi with their children”. This generalisation we usually hear whenever we talk about the long-standing issue of language in Pakistan. This is, though, a generalisation and cannot be applied to the whole of Punjab; .....

LAHORE: Punjabi scholar, poet, researcher and educationist Sharif Sabir, who passed away on Thursday, was laid to rest at Narang Mandi on Friday. He was 85.Born at Pakki Saraan, Sheikhupura on May 18, 1928, Sabir was a towering personality in Punjabi ...

Makai ki roti and sarson ka saag is popular item across the subcontinent, and is especially sought after in winter. — Photos by Khurram Amin. RAWALPINDI: If there was ever a dish that could capture the essence of Punjab it has to be the most traditional..

It is rarely that one rarely comes across an academic who shows utmost commitment and sincerity to his research endeavours. We don’t have many genuine scholars in our universities and that is the main reason behind our dismal academic output. Stifling conditions...

SUKKUR: A large number of members of the Sikh community, their well-wishers and supporters took out a rally in Jacobabad on Monday in protest against desecration of their holy book Guru Granth Sahib in India and killing by police of fellow Sikh protesters who were agitating against the incident of sacrilege in India.....

The family of late Mohammad Achar Kumbhar, one of the renowned potters of the country, and his relatives living in the Tando Bago town of Badin district have kept alive their centuries old tradition of making pots and selling them in various markets of the district and beyond, especially during the first ten days of Muharram. ...

Search engine giant Google celebrated the 67th birthday of legendary Pakistani singer and musician late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan by making a doodle of the legend. The Google Doodle of Tuesday October 13 has been a dedication to the iconic Sufi singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan on his birth .....

On September 28, the Punjab Cardiology Hospital issued a corrigendum stating that both Muslims and non-Muslims were eligible for sanitation-related jobs. Earlier on September 17, the hospital, in an advertisement in several newspapers, had stated “Only Non-Muslims persons [sic] who belong to minorities . ...

Summers are usually very hot in the plains of central Punjab, although it rains often in monsoon season but as soon as it stops pouring, the heavy and overcast weather makes everyone sweat. It was such kind of a day in early August while we were travelling to our maternal village, 65 km away from district Gujranwala along ...