Grand Historian And Jewel Of Islam’s ‘Golden Age’ – Muhammad Al-Tabari
Muhammad al-Jariri al-Tabari was one of the brightest jewels of what is often known as the “Islamic Golden Age.” That...
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History
Chitral’s Role In The Liberation Of Gilgit-Baltistan
Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan have much in common. Although Chitral is culturally and linguistically linked to Gilgit-Baltistan, it has never been...
History, The Historian’s Craft And South Asian History: A Study Plan
The story to prepare this study plan goes like this: after having worked in the development sector – designing, managing,...
Bacha Khan’s Struggle To Transform And Uplift Pashtun Society In The Colonial-Ruled NWFP
Abdul Ghaffar Khan (aka Bacha Khan or Badshah Khan) is a renowned leader of the Pashtuns, and for good reason....
On The Art Of War And Writing Letters To The Enemy: Gallantry At The Battle Of Jamalpur
In 1971, Pakistan found itself in an impossible situation. Severe polarization between the two wings of the country had resulted...
Remembering An 1857 Folk Hero From Punjab: Rai Ahmad Kharal And The History Society Lahore
Believe it or not, there is a society in Lahore which is doing a very important and basic work in...
Uninvited Guests: How Indian Prisoners Of War Lived In Italian Prison Camps During The Second World War
My interest in the Indian Prisoners of War (PoWs) held captive in Italy during the Second World War was aroused...
Medieval Sultan With A Healing Touch: How Firoz Shah Tughlaq Worked For A Benevolent Form Of Rule
We often hear of Muslim Sultans of India who performed great deeds for the welfare of their subjects. Alauddin Khilji...
How The Golden Sparrow Worked: The Economy Of The Mughal Era
The Mughals were among the most eminent rulers of the South Asian Subcontinent. They, while ruling the world’s most populous...
Of Fates Entwined: Kabul And The Indus Valley Through The Ages
As a complete pull-out of NATO troops from Afghanistan drew near, there was apprehension in Pakistan – now proven false...
When Horse Lords Subdued Iran, India And Beyond: The Empire Of The Hephthalites
The Eurasian steppe is a vast sea of grassland extending almost unbroken from the Pannonian Basin in Europe all the...
Napoleon’s Egyptian Odyssey: Two Centuries Later
Napoleon Bonaparte died on May 5, 1821, age 51, in a small, rat-infested house in St. Helena, a forlorn island...
Early Years of the ISI
Within the multitude of problems faced by Pakistan’s civil and military leadership at Independence, one of the most pressing was...
Milinda: Philosopher King of Gandhara and Punjab
Menander I Soter was the best known among the Indo-Greek kings. He started out as a classic ‘Hellenistic Tyrant’ who...
The Prince and the Spy
In the burning desert sun, Capt Hissam stands exhausted and powerless. “Butta giù le tue pistole. ,”...
A Brotherly Feud – II
PARVEZ MAHMOOD ON THE POWER STRUGGLE THAT BECAME KNOWN AS THE FOURTH FITNA
A Brotherly Feud
PARVEZ MAHMOOD ON THE POWER STRUGGLE THAT BECAME KNOWN AS THE FOURTH FITNA
Narratives on Settlements and Buildings: A Missed Perspective
BY ZAFFAR JUNEJO
From Maiwand to El Alamein
MAJOR GENERAL SYED ALI HAMID ON THE NORTH AFRICAN BATTLE EXPERIENCES AND LATER LIFE OF COL. SARDAR AFZAL KHAN, MC
The Elections that Broke a Country
Raza Naeem on the hopes and disappointments of 1970
Calling in the Big Guns: Ranjit Singh’s Topkhana – III
Major General Syed Ali Hamid on the wily Maharaja’s successful efforts to provide the Khalsa Fauj with artillery that rivaled...
Calling in the Big Guns: Ranjit Singh’s Topkhana – II
Major General Syed Ali Hamid on the wily Maharaja’s successful efforts to provide the Khalsa Fauj with artillery that rivaled...
A Pir versus an Empire
Muhammad Abbas Khaskheli tells the story of Soreh Badshah, who lost his life for being on the wrong side of...
Baron’s Breakthrough
Major General Syed Ali Hamid on the baron who found his way through the Qattara Depression
Rat Hunt in Burma
Major General Syed Ali Hamid on the tough fighting against the Empire of Japan in which Capt. Ajaib Khan secured...
Black September: Palestine’s Wailing Wall – II
50 years on, Raza Naeem looks back on the bitter events
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