The Seer Of China: Reading Lu Xun In Urdu, In The Centenary Year Of The CPC
Widely considered to be the father of modern Chinese literature, Lu Xun – born 140 years ago today – was ...
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Tag: History
Sindh University: Nostalgic Space Of Our Collective Memory – II
The pre-1947 history of Sindh’s higher education, in broad terms, can be divided into three eras: early history, the Muslim ...
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
Black September: Palestine’s Wailing Wall
A more insensitive and ill-informed date and week than the 15th of September could not have been chosen by Washington ...
Resistance to the Raj
Shehla Ahmed recounts the heroism of her proud Pathan family
How some Rajput rulers almost acceded to Pakistan
Fateh-ul-Mulk Ali Nasir on the last-minute negotiations by two new countries with proud princes
Three Swords of Subedar Meer Jaffir
Major General Syed Ali Hamid on the experiences of a distinguished Frontier soldier in the conflicts of the 19th century
Three Swords of Subedar Meer Jaffir – II
Major General Syed Ali Hamid on the experiences of a distinguished Frontier soldier in the conflicts of the 19th century
Sahabzada Yaqub and Gul Hassan: A Study in Contrast
Major General Syed Ali Hamid compares the personality and approach of two early and influential figures from Pakistan’s Armoured Corps
How Lahore’s Cantonment once struggled with Disease
Major General Syed Ali Hamid on the Mian Mir Cantonment from 1850-1906, which is today the Lahore Cantt
Founding of an Eternal City
Parvez Mahmood on the historical and geographical factors which played a role in the Abbasid decision to found Baghdad
Origins of Black in the Pakistan Army
Major General Syed Ali Hamid traces the story of some distinctive items of uniform
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