Heritage

My several years of fieldwork from 2000 to 2020 in Darel and Tangir in Diamer district of Gilgit-Baltistan have revealed...

Traveling on the Karakorum Highway (KKH) opens a number of historical vistas for anyone undertaking that journey. On the way...

I have been visiting the megaliths of Yasin valley and other megalithic sites in Ghizer district since 2000 to discuss...

I recall my first visit to the Tangir valley in the Diamer district in 2000. Before Tangir, I had visited...

The Darel valley in Diamer district is known for its distinctive culture, history and heritage. It was in 2000 when...

Like various other valleys in the Diamer district, Thor valley is also famous for many heritage sites, prominent amongst these...

Harban Nala is a tributary of the Indus River and located in the Upper Kohistan district in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province....

The Indus-Kohistan region in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province is distinguished for its distinctive culture, society, history and heritage. In every valley,...

Maira Sharif village is located about 28 km west of Pindi Gheb town in the Attock district. It is famous...

Pindigheb is a tehsil and historic town in the Attock district. Like many other towns in Attock, Pindigheb is also...

Apart from the historic mosques and shrines, Makhad, in Jand tehsil in Attock district, also boasts some temples and havelis...

Dance has always been part of the social and religious life of the people of Sindh. The discovery of the...

Ranjha village is located about 48 south of Chakwal town and 20 km northwest of Balksar. Ranjha is one of...

There are many tombs located in various districts of Sindh which depict the romance of Sasui and Punhun. The folktale...

There inhabit many oral historians and village intellectuals in Pothohar in Punjab, who have preserved the history of their respective...

Makhad is a historic town in Jand tehsil in Attock District, located about 55 southwest of Jand town. The town...

There are many villages in the Pothohar region in Punjab which are noted for their rich cultural heritage. But unfortunately...

There are many Sufi shrines in the district of Umarkot. Located about 6 km north of Umarkot town is one...

Located on the National Highway in Mehrabpur taluka in Naushero Feroz district is the historic town of Kotri Kabir, which...

Located about 15 km west of Basal chowk is Saghri village which is one of the historic villages in Jand...

Located about 40 km west of Chakwal town is the historic village of Chawli. Like many other villages in Chakwal,...

There still live many oral historians and village intellectuals in the towns and villages of Pothohar who have preserved the...

Chakwal district is home to many historic monuments, mystics, scholars and philanthropists. Almost every other village boats a shrine of...

Located on the left bank of the mighty Indus river is the historic town of Makhad in Narrara Hills (also...

Sukho in Gujar Khan tehsil is a small town which was an important grain market in the British colonial period....

Nara is a historic village in Jand tehsil of Attock district. It is located about 25 km west of Basal...