History

Major General Syed Ali Hamid describes how Pakistan’s leaders wooed Richard Nixon while Indira Gandhi’s administration rebuffed him

Major General Syed Ali Hamid traces the story of some distinctive items of uniform

Parvez Mahmood on the historical and geographical factors which played a role in the Abbasid decision to found Baghdad

Major General Syed Ali Hamid on the Mian Mir Cantonment from 1850-1906, which is today the Lahore Cantt

Major General Syed Ali Hamid compares the personality and approach of two early and influential figures from Pakistan’s Armoured Corps

Major General Syed Ali Hamid on the experiences of a distinguished Frontier soldier in the conflicts of the 19th century

Major General Syed Ali Hamid on the experiences of a distinguished Frontier soldier in the conflicts of the 19th century

Major General Syed Ali Hamid on the wily Maharaja’s successful efforts to provide the Khalsa Fauj with artillery that rivaled...

Fateh-ul-Mulk Ali Nasir describes the creatures that were once familiar to the peoples of the Indus but are now long...

R Chowdhury on the roots of the 1969 mass movement in East Pakistan and how it tied in with the...

Major General Syed Ali Hamid considers the historical evidence and the conditions faced by the Macedonian conqueror in modern-day Punjab

Parvez Mahmood on a period of 18th-century warfare that continues to be remembered from many sides even today

Major General Syed Ali Hamid on the origins of a legendary force in a global empire

Parvez Mahmood on the career of the crafty Adina Beg Khan, a gifted man from Sharaqpur

Pirates from Muslim North Africa once preyed on Christian shipping in the Mediterranean. Parvez Mahmood on the story of these...

Major General Syed Ali Hamid on the nature and circumstances of the earliest US military assistance for Pakistan

Parvez Mahmood zooms in on the experience of a traveller in the pre-railway era

Major General Syed Ali Hamid tells the story of the mountain gunners

Major General Syed Ali Hamid tells the story of a voluntary surrender by a well regarded German general in the...

Parvez Mahmood turns to the accounts of a Venetian traveller to find out how Emperor Aurangzeb and his family actually...

Parvez Mahmood examines the nature and scope of communal violence between Muslims and Hindus in the decades leading up to...

Major General Syed Ali Hamid on the experience of the Bahawalpur State’s own military force during the 19th and 20th...

Major General Syed Ali Hamid on the experiences of a fiercely loyal Muslim officer in a German PoW Camp

What brought a Korean-born general serving China into the mountains of northern Pakistan? Fateh-ul-Mulk Ali Nasir on the epic real-life...

Major General Syed Ali Hamid revisits some of Pakistan’s critical armoured clashes with Indian forces in 1965

Maj Gen Syed Ali Hamid on the wartime adaptability and experience of PIA in times of major conflict