Viewed from a rooftop during the day, the entire Qawwal Gali seems to be a godforsaken collection of untidy apartments and their poorly maintained surroundings. But at night, the neighbourhood truly comes to full musical life —.....

LANGUAGE continues to be an enigma in Pakistan. For the umpteenth time education is being ‘reformed’ in this country. Federal Minister of Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has now announced that ‘Urdish’ will be used as the medium of education in the country. ...

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court proposed on Tuesday that a renowned architect be employed to rebuild a Hindu temple in Karak district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as had been done in case of a temple in Shahalmi Market of Lahore a few years ago. . ...

Mutinous protests are evident everywhere in Punjab. BJP, a coalition partner is protesting that Akalis do not listen to them enough and are involved in nefarious activities; corruption, drug smuggling and sale and several other misdeeds....

If you ever find yourself in Kallar Syedan, a sub-district of Rawalpindi, just ask around for the ‘Babay Da Mehal’. Locals will guide you through the narrow alleys to this mansion and regale you with myths and traditions associated with the place.....

Izhar Ahmad Gulzar is a Paksitani poet, fiction writer, author, broad castor, critic and researcher, born july 15, 1966 in village 87 G.B. (Babay Di Bair) Distt. Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. He did his M.A (Urdu), M.A (Political Science) M.A (Punjabi Literature) M.O.L (Literature) ...

“We doubt whether any other man, European or Indian, has taken as great a part in the making of the Punjab of to-day as has Dr. Forman. A history of his educational work would be almost the educational history of the province (Punjab),” noted The Tribune on .....

QUETTA: Writers, poets, intellectuals, authors and literary figures have demanded the government to make Pashto an official and educational language. Speakers at the World Pashto Conference spoke at length on the importance of mother-languages and urged...

QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch has said that promotion of languages and literature is necessary for survival and development of any nation. “Literature promotes harmony, peace and love and eliminates hatred,” the CM said at the concluding session of the three-day international ...