How Harappa is different from Mohenjo-Daro
What is the difference between Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro? Little if you know a bit of history. Much if you know a bit of politics. Both are ancient cities, the former being the northern urban centre and the latter the southern... A feast for all senses
Lahore, Pakistan's historical capital and centre of the arts, literature and music, is playing host to the second and even more fabulous Lahore Literary Festival (LLF). For three days starting Feb. 21 and ending on the ... International Mother Language Day
LAHORE: Opposition leader in Punjab Assembly Mian Mahmoodur Rashid has said that his party will try to motivate the provincial government and the ruling party legislators to introduce a bill in the assembly,...Mother Language Day today
LAHORE - International Mother Language Day is being observed today under the theme of ‘Local languages for global citizenship: spotlight on science’. Linguists will lead various activities including rallies. ....
Our language tragedy
There are 69 languages spoken in Pakistan. In addition to Urdu only one language is recognised in each province as the ‘provincial’ language. The non-recognition of the minority languages causes the death of these languages. ...Canadian Punjabis don't want Ghadarite
Around 100 years after Ghadrite Bhai Mewa Singh became the first Indian to be hanged in Canada on charges of killing a senior British officer there, Punjabi community residing in the country is moving,...Faiz Aman Mela 2014 Lahore
The myth that Faiz Ahmad Faiz is a poet of the elite and not understood by working class was hammered down yesterday at Faiz Aman Mela Lahore when over 5000 turned up to the event. Trade unionists, ...Bhagat Singh's house, school get Rs. 8 crore
Legendary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh's ancestral house, school and his village in Punjab province in Pakistan will be restored under a Rs. 8 crore-project. "We have allocated Rs. 8 crore for restoration..... A belief in unity: The life of Abdus Salam
The name lay waiting, until he was born and all his life, Abdus Salam wore it as a mantle. Almost nine decades ago, Mohammad Hussain, a school teacher in Jhang, had a dream that his unborn son would go on to do. ...Lahori friend helps an Amritsaria connect
Amit Rajat Gauri, a 41-year-old local businessman, had only heard about his family legacy until fate gave him a chance to claim it, at least a slice of it. . ...