Holi in Multan
The Pakistan Hindu Council, while ensuring preparations to organize the annual combined marriages ceremony for deserving Hindu couples, faced various hurdles and uncertainty due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, it…
A passage to Multan
IN many ways, the Pakistan Democratic Movement’s (PDM) jalsa in Multan was the most significant one among the public meetings held so far. It was held in an area of Punjab considered…
Ahmad Shah Abdali Multani?
There is a dire need for friendship and good-neighbourliness between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Geography cannot be altered and neighbours cannot be chosen. To live in mistrust of each other represents…
The bus comes to Multan
The third metro bus service in Punjab has just kicked off and the ‘famous’ story has just been told for the third consecutive time. It is said that a group…
No saints in this Multan
Pull out your divining rod and put your ear to the ground, it’s time to figure out what Multan meant. Gilani won; Bosan lost. That we know. But what does…
Multan now, maulanas later
One single front against the government or selective electoral alliances? A campaign now or should the thrust wait until the election for greater vitality? These are the questions for opposition…
Great wall of Multan
If you have been to Multan in recent times you must have seen the bridges that have been erected there and the new, ‘Lahore-like’ roads that have been laid. You…
Global power shifts to the East
In the realm of global power dynamics, the East, spearheaded by China, Russia and their respective allies, is undergoing remarkable economic and diplomatic expansion, while the historically dominant Western nations,…
A peoples’ quest for peace – Part – I
In my previous column series, ‘Discussing South Asian Peace’, we talked about the evolution of people’s initiatives for restoring peace in South Asia. From the Pak-India Peace Forum to Himal…
Conserving water smartly
Pakistan faces a simple but urgent truth: our water crisis won't wait. As someone who has watched floodwaters devastate communities one year and drought parch farmlands the next, I have…
