A lesser-known chapter in 18th-century history is the Afsharid Empire, ruled by the Kurdish Emirs, encompassing modern-day Iran, and parts of modern-day Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, and Azerbaijan.

Khilafat-e-Isakhelistan, a micro-nation in Pakistan.

The Paisley motif, originally known as Boteh, Ambi, Koyari, or Kalka in the Indo-Persian world, drew inspiration from the Cypress tree...

Read more about the first Pakhtun Kingdom in history.

The Empire of Alexander the Great stretched to South Asia. After conquest, he named many cities Alexandria, some of which are now in Pakistan.

Developments which led to the Battle of the Indus and the fall of Khwarzem and Khorasan to the Mongols.

A brief history of the Mughal-Safavid Wars for Qandahar, modern-day Afghanistan, the Crown Jewel of Khorasan.

A note on the life, rise to power, and demise of Bairam Khan, a friend to Humayun, and Regent to Akbar the Great.

Ajab Khan Afridi is a hero in Pakistani history and folklore, who made it to pop-culture for his courage against fighting the British Raj.

Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan, a noble at Akbar's Court, put together the Nagar Shobha, a work of poetry, womanhood and their professions.

Twitter Threads | Sultana Khadija Rehendhi of Maldives

The Punjabi festival, Lohri, marks the end of winter and the start of the harvest season. Read more about the festivities!

Some customs and traditions related to aerial firing, or celebratory gunfire in Pakistan.

Some Urdu poetry which took centre stage during the Pakistan Movement, as a form of resistance against the British Raj.

A brief textual history and some folklore associated with the classic, Kalilah Wa Dimna.

An exploration of how and why Farsi was systematically erased from the collective memory of South Asia.

Jashan-e-Mefung, the Winter Solstice Festival of Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan.

Shab-e-Yalda, the Persian Winter Solstice Festival.

Gwati-i-Laeb: A Cultural and Spiritual Practice in Balochistan, Pakistan.

The history and gameplay of Ganjifa, an Indo-Persian card game.