Akhtar Balouch
One would expect consensus over Jinnah’s year, date and date of birth. But it’s not so simple.
Updated 05 Apr, 2017 12:59pm
What was it that drove people to deface Das’ statue, not once, but multiple times?
Updated 22 Jun, 2016 01:02pm
The Lund Baloch tribe of Mirpur Khas overruled the naysayers and gave Sohni the burial she had requested.
Updated 28 Mar, 2019 08:09pm
Documenting the Gurudwara in Mirpur Khas, I wondered if Bhan Singh ever returned from India to his estate in Pakistan.
Updated 09 Jan, 2016 04:41pm
In Pakistan, there still exist many Jogendras, who have exhausted their energies trying to prove their patriotism.
Updated 11 Aug, 2017 03:36pm
How did the assassin find a seat in a row designated for the Crime Investigation Department police officers?
Updated 16 Oct, 2016 03:41pm
It was during her stay in Pakistan that she penned her masterpiece novel Aag ka Darya.
Updated 05 Oct, 2015 03:08pm
They established schools, hospitals and residential colonies for the city. Today, most wouldn't know their names.
Updated 26 Sep, 2015 12:57pm
Mohammad Ali Bogra's journey from a diplomat to a prime minister owes much to the way he conducted himself.
Updated 08 Sep, 2015 04:00pm
With a strong public appeal among the working class, he defeated Shah Nawaz Bhutto in the latter’s home constituency.
Published 21 Aug, 2015 04:04pm
The King of Iran was due to visit Pakistan in 1950, and the nation did not yet have an anthem to receive him to.
Updated 14 Aug, 2015 03:35pm
Most Pakistanis believe their country appeared on the world map on August 14, but historical sources reveal otherwise.
Updated 14 Aug, 2015 11:08am
Bilquis Edhi wants to get her married now, but Geeta gestures for the plane, saying she will only marry in India.
Published 07 Aug, 2015 03:05pm
'Because of the clip, nobody was willing to hire me. Now, I have job offers from news agencies across the world.'
Published 27 Jul, 2015 03:54pm
Huseyn Suhrawardy was the man who fought to bring Bengal on the map of Pakistan. And how was he treated in return?
Published 21 Jul, 2015 03:33pm
It was the first Eid prayer after Pakistan's independence, Jinnah stood in the last row, praying like a commoner.
Updated 16 Jun, 2018 10:27am
“Darling, I recorded three songs at the station today. Tune in at eight o’clock,” she told the President of Pakistan.
Updated 11 Jul, 2015 05:30pm
Founded in 1855, the school had 477 students by 1876. Currently, it only has 300.
Published 30 Jun, 2015 02:28pm
The Mari Mata Temple's story could have been an example of religious harmony, instead it is one of disputed ownership.
Updated 16 Sep, 2015 06:32pm
He was never ready to leave his motherland for India. But, he accepted exile over compromising his ideals and struggle.
Updated 16 Sep, 2015 06:32pm
