The Buddha caves
Being the chairman of the Prime Minister’s Task Force on Gandhara Tourism, I have visited the historical Buddha ‘s Caves located at the Shah Allah Ditta town of Islamabad as…
Dealing with dissent
Part - II Side-effect In any state and society, tolerance for dissent is the first step towards making the state and society internally strong, safe and civilised. However, the word…
Thread of the unstitched cloth
Firaq Gorakhpuri was the senior poet on the stage at a Lucknow mushaira. A rookie versifier was on the mike. Firaq appeared to have dozed off, as his turn, the…
Closing of the Pakistani mind
A Friend showed me a class four Pakistani textbook from the 1960s. It was on famous personalities. In the first section there were four chapters, including one on Prophet Muhammad…
Why not Pakistan?
Recently I was asked to give a briefing on the Gandhara Corridor in a high level meeting of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC), attended by federal ministers and the…
A peaceful life
December 8 holds immense significance for the followers of Gautama Buddha, the messenger of peace, around the world. Historically, Bodhi Day commemorates the day when Prince Siddhartha, who grew up…
Poet for all times
Yesterday – on November 9 – the 146th birthday of our national poet Allama Iqbal, born in the city of Sialkot, was celebrated not only in our beloved country but…
Skardu tourism
It is well said that mountain tourism changes a person’s life. Once you go for a trip to the mountainous valleys, you are not the same. You end up feeling…
How to be happy
The three-day International Gandhara Symposium held in Islamabad on July 11 under the auspices of the prime minister’s task force on Gandhara Tourism can be termed as historic in all…
Ticket to paradise
Under the auspices of the prime minister’s task force on Gandhara tourism, it was indeed an honour for me to chair a round table conference on Wednesday (July 5), which…
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