The writer is a freelance contributor based in Lahore.
Over 40 years since it was constructed with much love in the heart of Radio Pakistan Lahore, Yaad Bagh is an unkempt place, evoking nostalgia and...
The August 12, 1948 massacre in Babara is a reminder that nonviolent Pashtun movement has not lost its steam
Democracy in Pakistan has often been messy and unpredictable, not that dictatorship has flared well in the absence of a proper functioning...
As the elections 2018 loom, the single most important issue that should command priority attention should be the economy
The recent pattern of rains has set the alarm bells ringing for urban planners and city managers for the future development model of the city
Scattered all over the modern-day Lahore are towns and hamlets whose histories predate the city and have contributed to what it has become over the...
The ‘Urban Heat Island’ effect is inducing local climate changes that compound the global effects of greenhouse gas emissions. Can the situation...
The more the sun beats down, the more these big, bold and beautiful bunch of Amaltas flowers brighten up; seemingly fighting back the scorching heat
The 200 years old Haveli Naunihal Singh, also dubbed as the crowning glory of Lahore during the Sikh reign, is slowly crumbling, and succumbing to...
The historic Bagh in Mochi Darwaza has been a significant rallying point for leading political movements, since the Raj
Why is it that hard to claim my right to the city
Until a solid solution to preserve our existing natural resources is sought, the development plan of Lahore shall remain a vague ideal
A glimpse of the last remaining population of vultures, secured in a large aviary and locked away from the reach of mankind, is nothing short of a...
Suzi, the elephant at the Lahore Zoo, has parted from us after 25 years. She died of a foot disease which the African elephants held in captivity...
With the onset of winter, the migratory birds transform the dead surface of the brackish Uchali Lake into a cacophony of noises -- alive and vibrant
Conservationists posit that human activities are disrupting migratory patterns of endangered turtles
A proposed festival at Deosai National Park is likely to leave carbon footprints deemed dangerous for wildlife and ecosystem
As the country grapples with the effects of climate change, new approaches to sustainable development need to be adopted
The Punjab government’s recent ordinance amending the Forest Act of 1927 is a threat to the shrinking forest cover
Tribesmen see the government’s move to disarm them in times of adversity with scepticism
