Forgotten: Sir Zafrullah Khan (1893-1985)

Posted on February 12, 2007
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By Yasser Latif Hamdani Last week (February 6) marked the 114th Birthday of one of Pakistan’s greatest unsung heroes. Once again, there was no mention of commemoration of his remarkable like. No sense of gratitude from a nation for which he did so much. He has been wiped out of our memory because he was […]

10 Moharram – Ashura

Posted on January 30, 2007
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Adil Najam Today is the 10th of Muharram. Ashura. It commemorates a struggle that is steeped in deep spiritual meaning, not only for Islamic history but for all humanity. It is a struggle between good and evil, between just and unjust, between weak and powerful, between immediate and the eternal, between principle and ambition. The […]

Panja Sahib: The Miracle at Hasan Abdal

Posted on January 29, 2007
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Mast Qalandar Most Pakistanis know Hasan Abdal as a town that houses the well-known Cadet College, the first to be built in Pakistan in the early 1950s. Other than that, Hasan Abdal hardly arouses any interest among Pakistanis. It is a non-descript dusty little town, 25 miles from Islamabad, situated along the National Highway, almost […]

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