Majid Sheikh

Almost every tourist to the Lahore Fort and the Badshahi Mosque walk through in awe of these massive structures,... Published 01 Jan, 2023 07:05am

It was merely 1,500 years ago that Lahore and its entire surrounding lands were ruled by a fierce barbarian Hun... Published 25 Dec, 2022 07:04am

If ever there was a starting point if you wish to research the origins of the city of Lahore, surely it has to be ... Published 18 Dec, 2022 04:39am

There was a time when honesty mattered, and was even given the highest honour. Just over 77 years ago in New Garden... Published 04 Dec, 2022 07:08am

The ‘on-off’ then ‘on with cuts’ then ‘off’ ban on the film Joyland in politically mysterious... Published 27 Nov, 2022 07:05am

Almost every country in this world has varying degrees of beliefs and superstitions. Lahore is no exception. If you... Published 20 Nov, 2022 06:59am

Last week at the conclusion of the climate change conference in Egypt, a handout was issued about how the first... Published 13 Nov, 2022 07:04am

Of the ten Sikh gurus two belonged to Lahore, more specifically to Chuna Mandi. Their contribution to their religion... Published 08 Nov, 2022 07:00am

One thousand years ago foreign invaders approached Lahore with the intention of plundering and killing all its... Published 30 Oct, 2022 07:18am

We often ponder just which is the oldest structure of Lahore? This is a loaded question, but the answers exist at... Published 18 Oct, 2022 07:06am

Of the four outstanding builders of the British-era Lahore, Bhai Ram Singh the amazing architect, and Ganga Ram the... Published 09 Oct, 2022 07:08am

Once the British had taken over from the crumbling Sikh Empire in 1849, it took them another 50 years to develop... Published 02 Oct, 2022 06:48am

The great poet of Peru and Nobel Prize winner, Pablo Neruda, once said that if humans do not notice the small things... Published 25 Sep, 2022 04:06am

Every power dispensation survives because of the establishment they create. Change is therefore, naturally, ... Published 18 Sep, 2022 04:14am

In these testing times have you ever been to a library, or an archives collection, of even a museum? Attendance is a... Published 12 Sep, 2022 04:43am

It seems like a familiar theme -- the betrayal to powers foreign. It seems like the story, rightly or incorrectly, ... Published 28 Aug, 2022 04:22am

Many eons ago when we lived near Saddar Bazaar in the Lahore Cantonment, one noticed that most markets and roads had... Published 21 Aug, 2022 04:33am

Today is the 75th anniversary of the birth of Pakistan. It is an occasion where we celebrate our ‘freedom’ from... Published 14 Aug, 2022 05:03am

By understanding the reason monuments were created for, we might strongly feel the reasons they should be conserved and restored. Updated 10 Aug, 2022 08:40am

Of the 12 gates and a ‘mori’ of the old Walled City of Lahore, the one gate and the ‘hole in the wall’ on ... Published 07 Aug, 2022 06:26am