Pashto warrior-poet Khushal Khan Khattak from the 17th century remains a household name in our part of the world. Faiz Ahmed Faiz served in the information arm of the British military during the ...

Written by the Pakistani poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz in 1979, “Hum Dekhenge” has evolved into a subcontinental anthem of defiance. The poem’s iconic lines, “We shall see,” became a battle cry against ...

Former ambassador Munshi Faiz Ahmad has issued a stark warning about recent calls from Bangladeshi officials to establish a “humanitarian corridor” into Myanmar’s Rakhine state. Speaking on ...

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SUMIT PAUL takes us back to the past when we exchanged greetings couplets and mithai with neighbouring countriesPakistanA Pakistani editor friend of mine from Faislabad erstwhile Layalpur sent me a ha ...