Painting The Fall Of Sindh: Depictions Of The Battle Of Miani
Might I start this article with a question: “Is there any thesis or art work on the Miani battle of...
Thursday, June 1, 2023
History
The Legacy Of Balochistan’s Greatest Ruler – As Recorded By Durdana Zahid
Much ink has been spilled about the history of Balochistan over the past several decades. What is more thrilling and...
Inspired Physician and Jewel of Islam’s ‘Golden Age’ – Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi
Sitting in his clinic, attending to his patients on one of his busy days in a long-lost era twelve centuries...
Parity Not Partition: The Vision That Drove Mr. Jinnah’s Politics
I came across Dhruv Rathee’s video that equates Jinnah with Savarkar based on communalism. Rathee is young YouTuber with a...
Captain, Comrade, Conspirator, Citizen: Zafar Ullah Poshni’s Vow of Loyalty
It so happened that I was reading the very readable WW2 memoir of Major Ishaq Muhammad on the 6th of...
Chief Ministerial Trivia: Provincial Supremos Of The Bhutto Era And Their Fates
The leader of a major religious party; a former princely ruler; a major feudal grandee; a leftist intellectual; a Baloch...
Pioneering Mathematician And Jewel Of Islam’s ‘Golden Age’ – Muhammad Ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
The ‘Islamic Golden Age’ produced many remarkable scholars in science and literature. During the five-and-a-half centuries between circa 750 and...
From Maulana To Mao-Lana And Beyond: Bhashani’s Dream
Maulana Bhashani, who was born 141 years ago on December 12 yesterday, was the most important leader of that Pakistan...
The Chained Khan: Abdul Samad Khan Achakzai’s Struggle For Democracy And Social Reform
"If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants,” wrote Isaac Newton in a letter...
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...
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. ,” shouts an Italian...
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
THE TRUTH WILL OUT
Why Has India Cancelled Plans To Host In-Person SCO Summit?
Speculations are rife after India's sudden change of...
Civilian Supremacy ‘Greatest Casualty’ In Prevailing Political Crisis: HRCP
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has...