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Zafar Iqbal Mirza, or Lord ZIM as we called him, is not dead. His ideas and his very being live within all those who... Published Dec 09, 2019 07:22am

If you have read Rudyard Kipling’s famous novel ‘Kim’, which is based in Lahore, the very first chapter... Published Dec 08, 2019 06:57am

The Wednesday (Nov 20) newspapers carried two stories next to one another. One was that on Tuesday last 23 persons... Published Dec 02, 2019 07:06am

Lahore and Kasur have from the beginning of time had a deep ‘love-hate’ relationship. Be it the Sufi saints or... Published Dec 02, 2019 07:06am

We all know about Allama Sir Muhammad Iqbal, Pakistan’s national poet from Sialkot who came to Lahore. But then,... Published Nov 18, 2019 07:13am

Every time a new government comes to power, the expectation is that they will fix the main pillars of the economy ... Published Nov 03, 2019 07:02am

The capture of Lahore by Maharajah Ranjit Singh in 1799 was no fluke. It was supported by the Muslim traders of the... Published Oct 30, 2019 07:08am

As one goes through the list of the very first British officials that led the administration of the Punjab, we see... Published Oct 20, 2019 06:59am

Search for ancestors was triggered by some documents given to me by my uncle. Updated Oct 17, 2019 09:31am

As the hair whiten and the balding pate begins to shine, a lot of things come to mind, which in this fast changing... Published Oct 06, 2019 07:01am

“Now that we are free we must spend one fifth of our national resources in educating the poor," Jinnah had said. Updated Sep 30, 2019 08:20am

On Monday last this newspaper carried an excellent story that has interested every scholar, no matter where they be... Published Sep 29, 2019 07:09am

One of the most interesting episodes in the political history of Lahore was exactly 100 years ago when high... Published Sep 16, 2019 06:56am

There was a time when being a Ravian was an honour. Today life is very different. On Monday last Hassan Amir Shah... Published Sep 10, 2019 05:48am

Most people still call it Lawrence Gardens, just as the old folk call it Company Bagh. Officially its Jinnah Bagh.... Published Sep 09, 2019 06:47am

The ancient Jataka Stories constitute literature native to the entire Indian sub-continent which focuses on Gautama... Published Aug 25, 2019 07:27am

Last month while working on a project related to Lahore, I visited the office of the Punjab chief secretary. Besides... Published Aug 18, 2019 07:15am

With Kashmir very much in the news and on the minds of the people as India’s move to change the ‘legal’ status... Published Aug 15, 2019 06:54am

As I was looking up old family photographs the one that attracted me most was a black and white one of my younger... Published Aug 04, 2019 07:06am

My third long walk last week through old Lahore took me from Chowk Data Darbar to Bhati, along Bazaar Hakeeman... Published Jul 29, 2019 06:58am