Muhammad Hassan Miraj
This letter is one of several that the author wrote to his wife when he was stationed at the glacier.
Updated 07 Apr, 2017 03:18pm
I could hear someone telling the faithfuls on a loudspeaker: Islam was endangered! Endangered by whom, I wondered.
Updated 07 Nov, 2014 09:29am
Of these graves, the oldest, belongs to Jalal ud Din Surkhposh. This 14th century father-saint of South Punjab was...
Published 30 Jun, 2014 10:35am
Dr Mehdi Ali Qamar is today’s count for the self-righteous in Pakistan.
Updated 28 May, 2014 01:07pm
Within a millennium, the locality founded by herders was now an extraordinary city famous for its saints.
Published 01 Apr, 2014 08:58pm
Haq is far away from the rigid dialectic of religiosity. His eyes, however, speak of a faith born out of redemption.
Published 17 Feb, 2014 04:13pm
The book is a literal transportation to where the blurred line between faith and patriotism is crossed over.
Updated 15 Feb, 2014 05:59pm
Like an explorer's destiny, the dunes of Cholistan shift their location but never alter their temperament.
Updated 27 Jan, 2014 09:37pm
Like so many artists in the country, Musadiq also had a share in asking for the freedoms that others feared.
Updated 17 Jan, 2014 08:02pm
As the word spread that young Channan was reciting the Kalma his destiny as crown prince came to abrupt end.
Updated 27 Dec, 2013 06:48pm
Famed for its palaces across India, Bahawalpur basked in the aura of royalty.
Updated 18 Dec, 2013 12:29pm
Once the point of origin of Holi, Navratri in today’s Multan is as quiet as Eid in the Austrian city of Graz.
Updated 03 Dec, 2013 02:19pm
From architecture to linguistics and calligraphy to modesty, most artistic effects in Multan carry a Sufi blessing.
Published 18 Nov, 2013 02:25pm
The religions that valued life and property were exploited to prey upon the lives and property of others.
Updated 11 Nov, 2013 07:46pm
A group of historians insist that in order to off-set the devil, many saints made Multan their home.
Updated 18 Nov, 2013 01:36pm
On the darkest day in Khanewal, the fire that engulfed the village only died because there was nothing left to burn.
Published 29 Oct, 2013 01:57pm
During partition, some residents were so confident about their return that they took their house keys with them.
Updated 21 Oct, 2013 02:43pm
The city is surrounded by villages which now lie within the Indian border where people live with unpartitioned hearts.
Updated 21 Oct, 2013 01:11pm
The Gurudwara at Makhdoom Pur has survived both, the paintbrush and the faith of the maintenance staff.
Published 30 Sep, 2013 04:36pm
Now famous for its khaddar, the city is as introverted as the spinning wheel.
Published 16 Sep, 2013 06:52pm
