Looking up old maps can throw up a lot of forgotten stories. It just needs a little research. Over time as our... Published Sep 16, 2018 06:34am

The origins of the name of Roshnai Gate threw up a lot of interest with readers ‘propounding’ new theories, some... Published Sep 09, 2018 06:55am

Last week a social media piece put me on the trail of the origins of Roshnai Gate, the gateway that joins the fort ... Published Sep 02, 2018 06:56am

The amazing colours of life that come through our ears, noses, eyes and tongue when you visit the old Walled City of... Published Aug 26, 2018 07:39am

These days as I research among Cambridge archives, it was a delight to welcome a Pakistani scholar from Peshawar, a... Published Aug 19, 2018 07:19am

Any Lahori worth his salt … and pepper … would know about the Food Street on Gowalmandi’s main bazaar. Besides... Published Aug 12, 2018 07:10am

As we research the history of Lahore, I am always reminded of Faiz Ahmed Faiz describing our culture as simply being... Published Aug 05, 2018 07:27am

One of the finest books that narrate the history of Lahore of the late Sikh era can be found in an excellent... Published Jul 29, 2018 07:07am

Everyone in Lahore knows about the Miani Sahib Graveyard. You never know who might end up there. Updated Jul 24, 2018 11:02am

It might sound strange in this time and age, let alone with almost an entire population brain-washed about its... Published Jul 15, 2018 06:24am

On Tuesday last as Lahore, the alleged Paris of rulers past, suddenly became Venice minus their beautiful gondolas.... Updated Jul 08, 2018 11:43am

The Lahore High Court on Thursday once again called on the Lahore Walled City Authority to … if the need arose …... Published Jul 01, 2018 07:06am

Opposite the Punjab Civil Secretariat, the original headquarters of Maharajah Ranjit Singh’s French generals and... Published Jun 24, 2018 07:05am

On this Sunday morning as our readers will mostly be reeling from their sumptuous Eid pastimes, it might make sense... Published Jun 16, 2018 08:05am

If you proceed along Lahore’s M.M. Alam Road, just before reaching Hussain Chowk to the left is a lane. Updated Jun 10, 2018 12:36pm

One of the things that fascinates me about Lahore is its resilience against all odds. It has been completely... Published Jun 03, 2018 07:04am

Of the 13 gates of old Lahore, the least known is the harbour that the city once had at Khizri Gate, which was much... Published May 27, 2018 06:57am

One of the most delightful, and at times passionate, debates you can have with regard to the history of Lahore is to... Published May 20, 2018 08:14am

In our school days one of the delights was a walk on The Mall to see an odd car pass by. Cars were rare in those... Published May 13, 2018 07:19am

Fate takes strange twists. A once beautiful Mughal garden was used in the Sikh era to build the ‘Samadhis’ of... Published May 06, 2018 07:04am