As you read this column on yet another relaxing Sunday, it might not occur to you that exactly 100 years ago to the... Published Nov 11, 2018 07:05am

As schoolchildren we heard a lot about Rajinder Singh Bedi from our father. They were school friends, attended... Published Nov 04, 2018 07:05am

In my school days among the many journalists who frequented our house was Syed Sibte Hassan. His flowing white locks... Published Oct 28, 2018 07:05am

There was a recent scare that the ‘Mai Daru de Haveli’ inside Lohari Gate - better known as the Lal Haveli of ... Published Oct 21, 2018 06:58am

“Lahore can never be understood. It has to be felt. Published Oct 14, 2018 07:10am

It was almost six years ago during a visit to a factory near Sheikhupura a most startling conversation took place... Published Oct 07, 2018 06:59am

If you walk from Rang Mahal towards Dabbi Bazaar, just next to Sonheri Mosque in Kucha Jamadaran is Baoli Sahib, a... Published Sep 30, 2018 06:36am

Last week this newspaper carried a photograph of one of the damaged minarets of the mosque of Wazir Khan, the... Updated Oct 19, 2018 04:32pm

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