Literature festival opens in capital
ISLAMABAD: It was with fanfare and a crowded hall that the second Islamabad Literature Festival opened at Margalla Hotel on Friday afternoon under the auspices of Oxford University Press.... The Sikh Darbar at Lahore and the Fakir Brothers
Punjab, the area to which Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Fakir Azizuddin belonged, lay in the northwestern plains of India. The Punjab derived its name from the five rivers—Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, and ... THE URBAN BOTANIST
The city of Chandigarh is Islamabad gone right. The similarities between these two cities – of their size, the most modern in the subcontinent - are numberless. ,...THE FRIENDLY FOE
“Kindly stay on the line. The Prime Minister will speak to you.” I waited, and within half a minute, I heard a familiar voice. It was I.K. Gujral. ....THE FRIENDLY FOE
My great-aunt died the other day. She was old just how did would be difficult to guess exactly. She had been a presence in the family ever since I or my father or even my grand father before him could ...THE LION OF THE PUNJAB
Maharaja Ranjit Singh has eluded capture by even the most persistent of his biographers. He has been approached on his blind side by western authors curious to find out whether the wily, wiry, lion of the,...Khushwant Singh comes home to rest
A fistful of ashes of legendary writer Khushwant Singh were placed at his school in Hadali, 12km from Khushab city. ...Yousaf Hasan’s favourite themes and dreams
Yousaf Hasan is a man of great intellect and integrity. Born in Kala Gujran, Jhelum, the Urdu and Punjabi language poet and critic, started writing literary criticism ..... Saiful Malook in Khari Sharif today
Rawalpindi: The twin cities literary group 'Punjabi Sufi Sangat' has been organizing a weekly session for last three years to read and understand 'Saif al -Malook', a famous Punjabi poetry boo written by Hazrat. ...International Opinion on Language Policy
Last month, the Government of India issued a notification which included retrograde provisions for Indian languages for central civil services examinations. The notification also added further weightage to English. ...