Whether curriculum needs to be in line with the cognitive needs and interests of the target group – children – or if it should be based on geopolitical and ideological wrangling is a question that has not been resolved in Pakistan yet. With such an immensely polarised society,....

Faiz Ahmed Faiz poses with revolutionary Punjabi poet Ustaad Daaman in this undated photograph.Daaman, whose real name was Chiragh Din, was a tailor by profession. He joined the independence movement against the British encouraged by leftist leader , ...

On the 90th anniversary of Mohammad Rafi’s birth, Asif Anwar Alig pays tribute to the man who could not return to the city that gave him his start On the 90th birth anniversary of the legendary playback singer Mohammed Rafi on December 24, the inseparable ...

Shafqat Salamat Ali Khan, one of the living legends of classical music in Pakistan, talks to Ally Adnan about the fascinating origins of the Shaam-Chaurasi gharaana, his idyllic relationship with his father and the role of peace in a musician’s lifeThe youngest son of one of ,.. ...

Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s death in June, 1839 triggered a visible slide into turmoil of his Punjabi Kingdom, an unrest which had hitherto remained under the lid, even as it had simmered steadily. In defiance of his Sikh faith, the Maharaja, like his Muslim predecessors, had succumbed to ...

LEARNING English will make you rich, and learning Arabic will make you holy. No one ever says these things out loud in Pakistan, but their premises undergird many decisions. They dominate the thinking of parents braving long lines outside the compounds of . ...

The Indus, the longest river in Pakistan, is one of the most mesmerizing geographical features of the region. Centuries of history entwined with its past and miles of geography playing its host have lent the status of a marvel to the river Indus – the giver ….

Tahira Syed talks to Ally Adnan about her exacting mother, indulgent father and the joys of being single The youngest child of celebrated songstress Malika Pukhraj, the lovely Tahira Syed started her career in music when her mother forced her into a ...

After the British annexed Punjab they decided to use Urdu as the language of education and, therefore, Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs who sought government employment had to learn Urdu On December 28, 2014, I had the privilege of giving a talk at the ...