Salman Rashid

NON-FICTION: A REAL TRAVEL-WRITER

Abubakar Sheikh’s latest book brings travel-writing in Urdu into full form, showcasing history, geography and ecology into... Published 27 Oct, 2024 09:45am

NON-FICTION: TOUR DE FORCE THROUGH A CHANGING SINDH

The third book by a pioneer in vernacular travel writing is a cry from the heart about environmental degradation, and also an... Published 19 Feb, 2023 08:42am

SOCIETY: THE MOONLIGHT OF KHARAN

In a remote village in the remote Balochistan district of Kharan, an eloquent and exceptional 11-year-old schoolgirl dreams big Published 15 Jan, 2023 07:12am

NON-FICTION: IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF GIANTS

An Urdu translation of one of the masterpieces of mountaineering and exploration work is as much a reader’s delight as the... Published 15 Jan, 2023 07:04am

NON-FICTION: THE SPECULATIVE ALEXANDER

A reprint of a book about Alexander the Great’s campaigns in modern-day Pakistan is often speculative and can exasperate Published 04 Sep, 2022 10:57am

HERITAGE: THE FORT OF JEWELS

The magnificent ruins of a pair of Hindu temples near Mianwali are part of a string of temples from the 8th to the 11th centur... Published 30 Jan, 2022 08:01am

NON-FICTION: TOMB RECORDER

An anthropologist’s treatise on the funerary art of Sindh is essential reading for informed laypersons and a priceless record... Updated 16 Jan, 2022 07:41am

TOURISM: FOLLY IN THE HINDU KUSH

In 1997, the PMLN poured millions into opening a PTDC motel in beautiful Birmogh Lasht in Chitral. It never received a single Published 19 Sep, 2021 07:26am

HERITAGE: OLD LADY IN THE WATER

A paean for an abandoned ferry boat at the Ghazi Ghat bridge on the mighty Sindhu... Updated 27 Jun, 2021 10:50am

HERITAGE: CRASH-LANDING ON WALTON

Once the paramount aviator training institution in the country, the Walton aerodrome is yet another piece of our heritage that... Published 06 Jun, 2021 08:37am

NON-FICTION: KARACHI ETCHED IN STONE

An anthropologist’s cri de coeur: to save ancient artwork before it’s destroyed by greedy developers and mindless collectors and Published 13 Dec, 2020 08:13am

TRAVEL: PIR CHHATAL’S MYSTICAL FISH

An idyllic small pond near Jhal Magsi teems with fish, preserved through fantastic folklore. But now it’s been discovered by... Published 18 Oct, 2020 07:14am

NON-FICTIONL: HISTORY COME ALIVE

Abubaker Sheikh stands apart from the run-of-the-mill Urdu travel writers in Pakistan. Like the best writers, his lates... Published 30 Aug, 2020 08:35am

HERITAGE: DOUBLE-CROSSED BY HISTORY

Does the Kavardo cross really shed light on early Christianity in Baltistan? Published 12 Jul, 2020 07:02am

HERITAGE: WHAT’S IN A NAME?

Historic names of places have interesting origins but face both deliberate and unintentional distortions... Published 19 Apr, 2020 06:18am

HERITAGE: IMPERIAL GRIT, SPIES AND LOCOMOTIVES

The British wanted to get to Kandahar before the Russians. The legacy of that was a feat of engineering and the sleepy Published 12 Jan, 2020 07:03am

NON-FICTION: A PRICELESS SINDH HERITAGE

One may not agree with the author’s treatise about its origins, but the superb photography and historical context Published 06 Oct, 2019 07:04am

NON-FICTION: ON THE RIGHT TRACKS

A delightful travelogue not only captures the essence of long-distance train travel but imbues the reader with the Published 26 May, 2019 06:15am

NON-FICTION: THE SOUL OF MOUNTAINEERING

A tour de force for those unfamiliar with the extreme sport, a book about scaling the peak called The Ogre is also about Published 27 Jan, 2019 07:01am

SOCIETY: THE CULT OF THE EARTH MOTHER

Khawaja Amran near Chaman promises fecundity to devotees like many other hilltop shrines through millennia Published 06 Jan, 2019 06:33am