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Proponent of living music

CLOSE to Badshahi mosque, between Heera Mandi and the Wazir Khan mosque, is one heart of Lahore that pulsates with music. This music street stretches for a kilometre, from the west where all bands have their offices to offer their ...

When boundaries disappear between countries

BSF DIG G. S. Virk along with other officers offering Chader at the Mazar of Baba Chamliyal at zero line of India-Pakistan international border, in Ram Garh sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday ...

Punjabi identities before the Punjab`s partition

The emergence of revivalist religious movements in the early 20th century as a reaction to the proselytising activities of Christian missionaries resulted in the establishment of community schools and colleges as well as ,...

Safma team returns from India

LAHORE,Aug 16: A vast majority of people on both sides of the border want a durable peace between India and Pakistan that could only be sustained through steadfastness and determination on the part of leadership of the two neighboring countries ....

Salaam, Namaste, Goodbye and Good Riddance

In which language do you think? When I was ten years old, it became clear to me that I generally think in English. Many years later, the repercussions of this seemingly innocuous discovery became apparent. Since then I have tussled with ...

Punjabi Complex almost complete, says Elahi

LAHORE: The Punjab government is taking measures to promote regional languages and the construction of the 1.6-acre three-storeyed Punjabi Complex on Ferozepur Road (near Gaddafi Stadium) is almost complete, Chief Minister Chaudhry...

100,000 Pakistanis visited India in 2005

NEW DELHI: The relative India-Pakistan bonhomie over the past two years has seen a considerable increase in the number of Pakistanis visiting India. While only 9,253 Pakistanis visited India in 2003, the number jumped to 67,416 in...

Roshan Ara Begum

MUCH has changed in the 40 years that have elapsed since she gave her first public performance at a music concert organized by Radio Pakistan on the lawns of its old building. A delightful performance of classical music, featuring ...

Tales of Protest and Assertion

Sharanjit Kaur is a well-known reviewer and commentator of Punjabi literature besides being a noted short story writer. She has already published five collections of stories which have been generally admired by...

Redefining a dying craft

The result of eight years of research and extensive travel over what has now come to be known as the October 5 Earthquake Belt, Phulkari, the book, comes as the first ever effort by any local researcher. ...