Afghanistan was a different place in 1960s and early 1970s, when I worked there. It was a progressive place, far different than the world has seen in the last 40 years. One day, I had a...

The conflict between good and evil has been going on from times immemorial, and history is replete with sacrifice of life, limb and worldly possessions by a multitude of devout people of different persuasions, to uphold...

Photo: A dance of Swati guests with traditional music at Baltit Fort (2014) Credit:  Dildarswat/Wikimedia Commons Pakistan has a lot of diversity among its people and has a rich cultural heritage dating back to some of the...

Kabul in 1950s or 1960s with modern transport system Photo: Public Domain/Wikipedia Afghanistan and Pakistan have been part of American news cycle for more than 16 years now since the U.S. invaded the country in 2001 after the September...

I was in the middle school in Chakwal – a town now in Potohar region of Punjab, Pakistan- when the movement for independence from Britain and partition of the Indian subcontinent was in full swing. The...