The author has done his PhD in History/ Archaeology. He is serving as Assistant Professor at Taxila Institute of Asian Civilizations, Quaid-i-Azam university, Islamabad.
The condemnable decimation of a recently-discovered Buddha statue at Takht-i-Bahi in Mardan calls for serious reflection on our attitude towards...
Fainda Mand Haji is not an antiquarian in the real sense of the word, nor is he a treasure hunter. But he has developed a romance for things...
Indian Archaeology and Heritage Education: Historiographical and Sociological Dimensions argues for public utility and societal relevance of history...
If archaeology in Pakistan is to be made a vibrant discipline, inter/cross/multi-disciplinary considerations shall guide it
To promote mother languages means to use them as venues for mutual understanding and human emancipation, and not for hegemonic designs, exploitation...
When the historical symbol of love and peace witnessed the wrath of obscurantist forces
A peek into the history of once famous Buddhist sanctuary at Jahanabad in the Malam Jabba valley that became a notorious site of religio-political...
Porus, like his Greek rival, has come down to us through Persian literature, questioning Alexander-centric Western narrative
The resentment of Pakhtuns has found a language to express itself and a popular counter narrative in contrast to Pakistan’s national, ideological...
As the popular Dani is no more with us, do we not need more Danis at a time when we hardly hear custodians of heritage being prudent and articulate?
Sir Aurel Stein and the ‘lords of marches’: new archival materials by Luca Maria Olivieri is a new addition to the historiography of...
The monumental landscape of Gumbatuna in Swat valley requires our urgent attention
Assessing the strength and vitality of Dr. Luca Maria Olivieri’s work in the field of Pakistan’s archaeology
Now that more than one hundred archaeological sites belonging to prehistoric and historic times have been explored in the Khyber Agency
Deterioration of Pakistani archaeology stems from the so-called ideological basis of the country
Pakhtunwali or Pashtunwali is a culture in every sense of the word. Look at it from a variety of angles and you would find it a rich resource in...
January 26, 2009 marked the end of an age in the realm of Pakistani social sciences with the demise of Professor Ahmad Hasan Dani. Popularly known...
