Pakistan’s government this week organized a “Gandhara Symposium” in an effort to create an environment that welcomes Buddhist tourists, boosts tourism and diversifies Pakistan’s identity. Buddhist ...
In 2007, a Pakistani schoolteacher was arrested and put on trial by the Taliban on charges of preserving the “symbols of infidelity.” It was a sheer stroke of luck that the Taliban’s ruthless justice ...
The shrine, located in Farooqabad, around 70 kilometres from Lahore, was reportedly demolished by a local businessman ...
43-year-old photographer, Maria Waseem, attributes her passion for documenting Pakistan’s heritage through photography as a “gift” from her mother. While growing up in Mangla, Azad Kashmir, Waseem ...
The country’s past, as detailed in a new book, is replete with people such as Dr. Mubarak Ali who resisted the national narrative When you write about Pakistan, the uppermost feeling that guides you ...
Ikram Sehgal and Bettina Robotka have co-authored Blood Over Different Shades of Green: East Pakistan 1971 History Revisited, seeking to “correct” Pakistan’s slanted view of the country’s breakup and ...
In Pakistan, a year of political deadlock has paralyzed the courts and unraveled the economy, and now there are fears that history could repeat itself. Pakistan is a place where generals have ruled ...