Al Razi's Book of Stones | Occult Properties of Gemstones in Islamic Tradition

A Brief History of Britain’s Great Mogul Playing Cards

Neevin Masjid, a Lodhi-era underground Mosque in the Old City of Lahore.

Kalapani | Hell on Earth, a Gulag run by the British Raj on the Andaman Islands

Onions in Hakeemi (Traditional Medicine)

Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna (The Desire for Revolt) | Poetry and Resistance

Urdu has been very heavily influenced by Farsi. Learn five Persian phrases we still use in Urdu.

Did you know that there is backstory to why Pashto is known as the Language of the Jinns?

Dr Izadpanah, the designer of Gulzar, an Urdu Nastaliq Typeface.

The Story behind Baba Bulleh Shah's Mahiya Tere Vekhan Nu

A Punjabi folk song by a fisherman for his lost son.

The Legends of Tirich Mir, the tallest peak of the Hindukush Mountains in Pakistan.

Read more to learn about horses from Pakistani mythology and folklore!

Spring Festivals in Pakistan celebrated by various communities.

The traditional craft of exquisite Hyderabadi Bangles

In Pakistani classical music, there are seven natural notes (frequencies): Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Da, Ni.  Five of these can be modified...

A list of the top ten most-important, most-used, and famed mountain passes of Pakistan.

Humankind has long been obsessed with the moon, and rightfully so. It is the subject of countless folk beliefs across cultures. This blog...

Meet Heer Blas, Casanova of the Macabre World from the Northern Mountains of Pakistan.

An English Translation of "The Lament for the Fall of Delhi" (Marsiya-e-Dilli-e-Marhum)