Epic Adventure | Hazaar Raatein | A slave girl protects her master from a gang of robbers

Pakistani Folktale | Friendship, wit and treachery, as recorded by Andrew Lang

Sindhi Folktale | An eternal romance, even in its ill-fatedness

Punjabi Folktale | The generous shall always be blessed

Kashmiri Folktale | A fable to remind you that greed shall be the your undoing

Legend | The haunting tale of Koh-e-Chiltan, Balochistan

In the splendid reign of the wise caliph Haroun al Rashid, amidst the bustling city of Baghdad, resided a humble porter named Hindbad....

Legend | The origins of the name of the Margalla Hills in Islamabad

Punjabi Folktale | A miracle at the Mazaar of Heer and Ranjha

Epic Adventure | Absorbed into Urdu from Arabic | One of the most famous heroes in Muslim lore

Epic Adventure | Arabic, Persian and Urdu | The beginning of Hazaar Raatein, or Alif Laila

Legend | An ancient fort in Balochistan

Folk Satire | Turkish, Persian, Arabic and Urdu | A fable on sharing food, and not looking down on people

Once upon a time, in a village in modern-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, there lived two brothers who were the best of friends. Their...

During the British Raj, a Yousafzai tribal elder found himself imprisoned for his dedication to the Khudai Khidmatgar Movement. His...

Zoroastrian Cosmology | The Story of Atar, the God of, and Anahita, the Water Goddess

Punjabi Folktale | A fable teaching children important lessons on unity, and overcoming fear

Ecological Folklore | The Night-Blooming Jasmine (Raat ki Rani) flower

Ecological Folklore | The Day-Blooming Jasmine (Din ka Raja) flower

Ecological Folklore | A Sufi fable about a rose and a nightingale.