Pervaiz Munir Alvi Attock District in Punjab, Pakistan, is a place of great historic significance. Alexander the Great of Macedonia passed through it as did the first Mughal, Babar, and the various Afghan Sultans before him. Emperor Akbar the Great, the grandson of Babar, recognizing the strategic importance of this area in 1581 built his […]

Adil Najam My posts over the last few days have all been designed to build up to this (here, here and here). Irrespective of whether Abdul Sattar Edhi is a Pakistani or not, irrespective of how much most Pakistanis hold his selfless zeal in reverence – and irrespective also of all the ways in which […]

Adil Najam Suspense over. Yes, so many of you were right. Our mystery man IS Abdul Sattar Edhi. I have really enjoyed this ATP Quiz thread (here and here). I had hoped that this method will get people more engaged than just writing a post on Edhi sahibs work. I also really wanted people to […]