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When Life Magazine Covered a Pakistani Wedding: A 1955 Photo Story
A trip down memory lane to LUMS founder Syed Babar Ali's 1955 Washington wedding. Some photographs do not just record a moment. They preserve a whole world. In the summer…
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When Faiz Met Noor Jehan: The Story Behind “Mujh Se Pehli Si Mohabbat” and the Song That Became Immortal
Few Urdu poems have travelled across generations as powerfully as "Mujh Se…
What If Hollywood Discovered Mohenjo-daro Instead of Troy?
Christopher Nolan's adaptation of The Odyssey has renewed interest in the legends of…
What Cars Were Made Of: 250 Years of Evolution
From a wooden steam cart in 1769 to today's aluminium-wired electric machines,…
UNESCO Adds 12 Pakistani Heritage Sites to World Heritage Tentative List
Pakistan's UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List has grown to 37 sites after…
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From Tarana-e-Milli to Allahabad: Iqbal’s Vision of a Muslim Homeland
Long before Pakistan appeared on the map in 1947, Muhammad…
On National Minorities Day, We Celebrate Pakistan’s Minority Heroes
Pakistan's story is not the story of one community alone.…
Pakistan’s Forgotten Capitals: The Cities That Ruled Before Islamabad
When people think of Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad usually comes to…
The First Independence Day: What Happened in Pakistan on August 14, 1947
The day when power was transferred, an oath was taken,…
Quaid-e-Azam’s Karachi: The City That Cradled Pakistan’s Founder
From the modest mansion where he was born to the…
Legacy Check: Why Doesn’t Pakistan Produce Memorable Independence Day Songs Anymore?
There are two kinds of Pakistanis in this world—those who…
The Artist Who Designed Pakistan’s First Postage Stamps
Before Abdur Rahman Chughtai's celebrated set arrived, the young nation…
The Sacred Timing: Why Pakistan’s Birth Fell on the 27th Night of Ramadan
For many Pakistanis, the fact that the nation came into…
The Secret That Could Have Changed a Nation: Jinnah’s Hidden Battle with Tuberculosis
Few secrets in the history of South Asia carried consequences…
The World’s First PC Virus Was Created by Two Pakistani Brothers
In the early days of personal computing, when computers were…