Abode of Love
If you have seen one town in Pakistan, you have seen them all - except Malka Hans. A historic little town - serene, tranquil, pollution free - was once an abode of Waris Shah, who stayed here and composed famous romance tale Heer Ranjha... Documenting the 'division'
Select Documents on Partition of Punjab-1947, India and Pakistan, Punjab, Haryana and Himachal-India, and Punjab-Pakistan. Edited by Kirpal Singh. National Book Shop, Delhi. Revised and enlarged edition. Pages ... Rebel Sufis of the Punjab
The Sufi brotherhoods that arrived in South Asia from the Middle East and central Asia had already been influenced by the pantheistic traditions of South Asia, and in some cases the result was theist fusions,...Punjabi Writers on Warpath
KENFRI Punjabi Lekhak Sabha, the largest conglomeration of Punjabi writers is one again up in arms against the Punjab government for its language policy. The writers are angry because the bureaucracy at the higher levels ....Punjabi PoWs in Germany in WW1
It’s unbelievable. Somewhere in the archives of Humboldt University, Berlin, lie stacked hundreds of sound recordings of Indian soldiers, who died lusting for a glimpse of their native villages. ...Restoration of Pak Tea House demanded
LAHORE, Nov 16: Poets and writers on Thursday joined employees of the Pak Tea House to demand restoration of the historical place that had been a meeting point of literary giants even before partition...Indian delegates meet Pervaiz
LAHORE, Nov 16: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi has expressed satisfaction over the people-to-people contact between Pakistan and India aimed at establishing peace in the region which will help gear up the process of ...Play Review: Mirza Bagh a well-adapted play
LAHORE, Nov 13: Mirza Bagh, an adaptation of Brian Friel’s play Aristocrats, reveals one of many things - how large aristocratic families often preserve themselves in homespun glorification of the family... Mango, kinno in demand in India
Musical voyage at the Qadhafi Stadium
LAHORE, Nov 11: The World Performing Arts Festival, which opened its doors to the public on Friday, offered to the audience diversity in styles and origins, proving that the art form is closely linked to the ideal of voyage. ...