The ‘temple bell’ will toll for long
I heard about the passing away of Shamshad Begum, quite appropriately, on 'telephoon.' After all, Shamshad was the one who sang into the nation's collective memory with Mere Piya gaye Rangoon, Kiya Hai Wahan Se... Shamshad Begum
Shamshad Begum, the gramophone goddes, passes away in Mumbai ... India singing legend Shamshad Begum dies
Indian singing legend Shamshad Begum has died in the western city of Mumbai, aged 94.,...Pran personifies the Lahore-Bombay film link
Pran explained his reluctance to visit Lahore as an emotional matter: he found it difficult to return to a place from where he was once forced to leave because of his religion. ....Countering opposition to the Punjabi institute
Countering opposition to the Punjabi institute ...Who Speaks Punjabi?
Altaf Hussain Asad reports on last month’s World Mother Language Day activities in Lahore and what needs to be done to rid Punjabis of their apathy for the language .,...A passage to India
In what turned out to be an investigation of what a region without militarized borders would feel like, I crossed the Wagah border on foot and spent a night in India last week. Isn't that marvelous? The idea of spending a night in ...All I wanted was a moment alone, to sit and weep
All I wanted was a moment alone, to sit and weep..... In Remembrance Shafqat Tanvir Mirza
Shafqat Tanvir Mirza, a senior Pakistani journalist, writer and newspaper columnist passed away in Lahore on November 20, 2012. He had been suffering from lung cancer since the beginning of 2012. ...New Ideological Battle in Pakistan
LAHORE, Pakistan — If ever a squabble over a street name could sum up a nation’s identity crisis, it is happening in Lahore, Pakistan’s cultural capital.
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