Darwaish Legendary archeologist, historian and linguist, Dr. Ahmad Hasan Dani has passed away in Islamabad today at age 89; born on June 20, 1920. Among Pakistan’s most noted authority on South Asian History and Archeology, Dr. Dani was author of several books and received national and international recognition for his remarkable work. He was under […]

Pehalwan ji, wrestling no more?

Posted on January 15, 2009
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Darwaish There was a time when being a Pehalwan was a way of life, an art and a passion. Thousands of people used to watch Rustum-i-Pakistan which was a very popular event in Lahore (just like a one day cricket game these days). You could easily find many Ukhara’s or Akhara’s (kinda small stadiums where […]

Pakistan 2009: Muskrahatoun kay naam

Posted on January 1, 2009
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Owais Mughal, Adil Najam, Darwaish, Asma Mirza From all of us at Pakistaniat.com, and on behalf of all our readers too, we wish these two children in the photograph a wonderful New Year and a prosperous and peaceful 2009. These children may be shoeshine boys to the world. But they make all our worlds shine […]

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