Darwaish

If you think this is an English countryside castle then you are wrong. This is a fascinating place of great historical importance located somewhere in Pakistan. Some ATP readers would immediately recognize it and other won’t. If you know this place then hold your answer for a while (but please comment and give a hint [...]

Adil Najam, Asma Mirza, Darwaish and Owais Mughal
Each Independence Day we have been inviting our readers to share with us what ‘Pakistan’ and ‘Pakistaniat‘ means for you. In our 2006 Independence Day post we offered the verses of Faiz Ahmed Faiz - aaiye haath uthain hum bhi and hum daikhain gay - as manifestations of [...]

Darwaish

Dr. Aafia’s Siddiqui story has been haunting most Pakistanis for months now. Famously known as ‘Prisoner 650′ at Bagram Base in Afghanistan, she is one of the missing persons of Pakistan, wanted by FBI on alleged links with Al-Qaeda.
Dr. Afia Siddiqui, a highly educated researcher who studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US, for [...]

Darwaish

The subject of this photograph has great historical importance. It requires immediate conservation effort to save it from complete collapse which is imminent. But lets first see how many ATP readers can guess a) what it is, b) where, and b) to whom it belongs? Happy guessing.
Answer and info about original photographer coming up in [...]

Darwaish
I am also an old Kulfi lover like Owais. This photograph, from Lahore Nama, immediately got my attention and brought back so many childhood memories.

Darwaish
I am watching television right now and every news channel is reporting the latest interview by Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan. This interview came as a surprise to many people here in Pakistan and is sending shock waves around the world (wait and see after 4th July holiday in US).
Dr. Khan, who remains popular across [...]