British raided the village of Jhamra to take a political prisoner. He was absent, so they arrested women and children instead.

Celebrated for his stories of partition, Saadat Hasan Manto’s creative choices have been subject to censorship.

Umar Sheikh Mirza, the father of Mughal emperor Babur, died in 1494, leaving the empire behind to his twelve-year-old son Babur. With his...

Babur was eighteen and once again abandoned by his family. Shaybani asked Babur for his sister’s hand, Khanzada Begum.

Bibi Mubarika, Babur's forgotten queen, remained childless. However, after Babur's demise, she was a part of her stepson, Humayun's, Zenanah

Cemeteries, where the dead rest, or dare we say, those who do not find peace, live on. Here are six historic burial grounds in South Asia, t

Ada Jafarey was born on 22 August 1924 in the small city of Budaun, India, with the name Aziz Jahan.

The Baloch were mentioned in Portuguese documents as Nautaques, which means "pirates" this was the name given to the Baloch from Jask-Gwadr

Rumour has it there once was an Urdu magazine so popular that it was smuggled across the border and sold for exorbitant prices.

what we know as the Angrakha today is a cousin of the national dress of Uzbekistan. The tunic, made from lighter and more flowy fabric.

Ustad Amanat immersed himself in the learning of the classical tradition of ‘Khayal’ (a Persian word which means imagination and thought.

Parveen Shakir was born on 24 November 1952. She was born into a middle-class home. She had started writing at a rather young age.

“I noticed how different the land and air of Leningrad was from back home in India. It was barely morning, and smoke from factory chimneys.

Performers and entertainers traveled around, earning coins for their skills, a practice in modern-day Pakistan.

Kundan jewellery is one of the oldest crafting styles; it was brought to South Asia several centuries ago.

Mussarat Nazeer was first offered a supporting role in the film "Qatil (1955)," where she was nicknamed "Chandni" by the director.

Abdullah Hussain rose to roar fame after writing his debut novel Udaas Naslein, first published in 1964 and translated into English.

According to research, Many Baloch people migrated during the “Little Ice Age” to different parts of Punjab in diverse waves.

Askari Mirza was the second youngest son of Mughal Emperor Babur. As such, it was unlikely that he would ever become the heir-apparent.

As a colony of the British Empire, postal stamps minted in the name of the British Monarch were used in the Indian Subcontinent.