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For the first time in many years Karachi is in a good position to say Khush Amdeed – Welcome! So if you’re planning...
60,000+ dead over 7 decades, 3 wars between 2 nuclear armed states, and countless human rights violations - Kashmir continues to be the heavily occupied and militarised region with the recent spikes between India and Pakistan.
Abdullah Sattar explores the roots of Sufism in Punjab, which spread, in large part, through the words of poets that are still recited and resonate today.
In 1947, Pakistan emerged on the world map with a predominantly Muslim population. However, before partition, a number of other religions were practiced in the region, including Hinduism. Hinduism first established its roots, and was adopted by the Indus civilisation, between 2300 BC and 1500 BC. Some of the earliest Hindu temples once stood in what is now Pakistan; their traces can still be seen in the ruins that exist today, in varying degrees of dilapidation.
Bilal Hassan travels to Gwadar, Pakistan To say that Gwadar’s location is idyllic would be an understatement. Affectionately referred to as Ganjen by...
A travel journal or blog, is not a new fad. Persians called it a safarnama, a travelogue. Nasir Khusrow, a Persian...
Timur Khan on invisible Indian writers in 18th century colonial travel writing Students of British rule in South Asia are familiar...
Recently in Pakistan, increasing value is being placed on tourism as a means for economic growth. The new government has committed to promoting Pakistan as a tourist destination, and in March 2019, rolled out a new visa policy to grant e-visas to citizens of 175 countries. Earlier this month, the Pakistan Tourist Summit was held, which brought together various stakeholders in the tourism industry, including government representatives, Prime Minister Imran Khan, members of the media, corporate and investment sectors, and local and international experts on tourism.
Over the course of my life, whenever I visited Pakistan, it was always to visit family in Karachi. For whatever...
