Although the British Empire expanded, the native Indians never accepted their dominance. On May 10, 1857, Indian soldiers of the British Indian Army, drawn mostly from Muslim units from Bengal, rose against the British in [...]
The nation of Pakistan is only about six decades old, but human history in the area reaches back for tens of thousands of years. In recent history, Pakistan has been inextricably linked in the world’s [...]
Rehman Dheri is a pre-Harappan archaeological site, dated about 4000 BC situated 22 kilometres north of Dera Ismail Khan in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. The site is considered to be one of the [...]
The fascinating barren landscapes of the Cholistan (locally known as Rohi) starts some 30 kilometres from Bahawalpur and is spread over an area of some 16,000 square kilometres and extends up to the Thar desert [...]
Since Saadat Hasan Manto and Patras Bokhari – some of the great name in Urdu literature, no one other than Ashfaq Ahmed is to be ever remembered for his contribution to the development of Urdu [...]
The culture of Pakistan is an amalgamation of influences various civilizations that thrived in this part of the world as old as 7000 BC (Mehrgarh) and Indus Valley Civilization(3500 BC–1800 BC). In the near past, [...]
INTRODUCTION Rahim Yar khan district was declared as a separate administration district in 1943. The district derives its name from its headquarter city Rahim Yar Khan. The previous name of this city was Naushehra which [...]
Ask anyone where Chitral is, and one may get a blank look since this land of Tirich Mir and the Kafirs, people of the lost world, is obscured behind the Lowari Top, which due to [...]
Balochistan – rugged with endless landscape (devoid of vegetation) – is the largest province of Pakistan. Like Punjab, it is also divided between Pakistan and Iran to the west. Besides Iran it neighbours Afghanistan and [...]
Located on the Karakoram Highway (KKH), the Eighth Wonder of the World, Gilgit is the most important city in the Northern Area of Pakistan. Gilgit provides the jump pad to some of the loftiest and [...]
Whether you’re arriving to the capital city or leaving, it is accessible from two main arterials: the Islamabad Highway, which links to the (historic) Grand Trunk Road, and the Kashmir Highway. From the Eastern side, [...]
The Highest Military Award of Pakistan, made of gun metal, captured from the enemy in the previous wars, with a green ribbon and a star with five points is awarded to soldiers who Show great [...]
Personal Born in Shahibagh Charsadda on 19th February 1949. Attended primary school at Jesus and Mary Convent and attended college at Aitchison College Lahore. Graduated and got B.com honors from Peshawar University in the mid [...]
Describing the importance the game of polo, the WW-II acclaimed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill once said that “A polo handicap is your passport to the world”. His words could not ring with more shattering [...]
There are very few singers who just come and click to the audience right on their solo appearance. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was one such person, who came and conquered not only the local audience [...]
No matter how advanced the railways or air services are, roads continue to be the prime source of major traffic around the world. The same holds true in case of Pakistan as well. Although, the [...]
At least 127 people have died in Pakistan’s worst air crash in almost two years. Budget carrier Bhoja Air’s flight B4213 crashed near Islamabad airport on Friday at 6:47 p.m., seven minutes after it made [...]
