This story is about a herdsman. Back in the day, people used to give the charge of their goats and sheep to people they knew. The...

Once upon a time, there was a goat. She had two little baby goats, named Angaya and Bangaya. She used to go to the forest everyday,...

Once upon a time, there lived a charming young noblewoman from the Rind tribe, famed for her intelligence and strength of character. Her...

From Bukhara to Gujrat - a tale of love and betrayal across the River Chanaab Artwork credits: Abeer Kasiri Legend has it that in the...

An ill-fated yet eternal love between a Sindhi Princess and a Baloch Prince Once upon a time, a baby girl was born to the Raja of...

A rather enthralling of love and war where the fates of a Roman prince, a Chinese Princess, and a Pakistani Djinn intertwine. In ancient...

An ill-fated romance from Punjabi heartlands which continues to live in our hearts. Artwork credits: Abeer Kasiri Once upon a time,...

Reshun's braveheart Chirmaan Hakim of Reshun was a warrior, a courtier and a diplomat hailing from Chitral’s Singhaye tribe. After the...

Remembering Shehzada Saleem and his beloved In the 16th century, a King named Akbar ruled India. So one day, the king arrives at the...

Your love or your blood? Centuries ago, twelve generations after Heer, a beautiful girl was born to a tribal chief of the Sial clan. Her...

A tale of forbidden love between the Mughal Princess Zeb-un-Nissa and then-Governor of Lahore, Akil Khan If you talk of Lahore, how can...

Rai Abdullah Khan Bhatti, who goes more popularly by the name of Dulla Bhatti, is a Punjabi folk hero, alive in Punjabi folk music even...

As legend has it, once upon a time, in a village near Chitral lived a strange man. His face was half black and half white. He was also known for having the gift, or curse, of second sight, however you choose to put it. Not only could he see beyond the veil, but che ould also move back and forth between our world and the otherworld. He was known for his friendships with the fairies. He spent several hours of his day conversing with them, playing with them, and learning from t

The Malki Necropolis in Pakistan's Sindh province is one of the most magnificent and largest funerary sites globally. Spanning over an area of approximately 10 kilometres, it houses over half a million tombs built over four centuries! The closest city to the Necropolis is Thatta, the capital of three successive dynasties and later ruled by the Mughals. Thus, the city was constantly embellished from the 14th to the 18th century, of which the historical monuments at the Necropo

The word Al or Hal, implies in Turkic dialects, red-coloured, fire or evil. Ana also means mother, giving her the name Al Ana in Tuvan, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijanese and Turkish. In Pakistani lore, the Al appears in Baloch and Brahui lore. She is believed to be the Shaitan's (Satan) daughter and is known to attack women whilst they give birth. Legend has it that a hunter came across a woman in the wilderness, holding a liver in her hand. It was Al. He fought her and forced her to re

Once upon a time, when the Yusufzai tribe took over the kingdom of Mardan and Hashtnagar, a grand jirga was held to decide upon how to...

Once upon a time, a young farmer was passing by a field. An old woman was trying to lift up a sack of dried cow dung. A young lad, a...

Once upon a time, in a village far far away, lived a man, Panja Khan. Panja Khan was often mocked by the villagers for being a coward, he...

Once upon a time, there lived an Egyptian prince, his name was Saif-al-Malook. Hunting was one of his favourite sports, so he often...

A King, along with his ministers and his servants goes off for a hunting adventure. On their way, the King feels thirsty, so the party...