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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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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,…
Umar Marvi, a Resistance in Sindhi Discourse
Of the seven queenly figures that appear in Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai’s…
Two and a Half Centuries of American Independence
The bicentennial year of the Declaration of Independence provides an opportunity not…
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Al-Khwarizmi: The Muslim Scientist Who Changed Mathematics Forever
More than 1,200 years ago, a scholar working in Baghdad…
The Canal That Changed Global Trade: The Story of Suez
A Shortcut That Changed the World Few engineering projects have…
Eight Olympic Hockey Medals: Pakistan’s Forgotten Sporting Legacy
A Golden Era Begins In the mid-twentieth century, few nations…
Dr. Ruth Pfau: The Humanitarian Who Became Pakistan’s Mother Teresa
When Ruth Pfau arrived in Karachi in 1960, she found…
The History of the Grand Trunk Road: South Asia’s Oldest Highway
Long before railways, airports, and modern motorways connected South Asia,…
Sadequain, the Pakistani Master Whose Art Is on Display in Abu Dhabi
The self-taught visionary who revived Islamic calligraphy left his mark…
How Salt Became Currency Long Before Coins Existed
Today, salt sits quietly on dining tables around the world,…
Madar-e-Millat: The Life and Legacy of Fatima
Jinnah Try asking any Pakistani to name the country’s most iconic…
King Alfred the Great Remains May Lie Under Hampshire Car Park
Could one of England's greatest kings have spent centuries buried…