T he Walled City of Lahore is the place to be at. From the high-energy celebrations of Basant — which saw scores of residents flocking...
I It’s been a landmark February for Lahore. The city’s skyline, silent for so long, was finally reclaimed by its beloved kites in a...
E Every year, between September and March, Pakistan becomes a crucial stop along the Indus Flyway, a massive aerial highway used by...
— Photos by Rahat Dar T he first win is always a great morale booster. On Thursday, Pakistan pulled off a historic win to kick off...
The long-awaited Safe Basant is round the corner. Kite and twice makers, some of them claiming expertise developed over several generations, are...
Extreme weather has a strange influence on a household. It draws the occupants inwards and binds them together. In bitter chill, the fireside...
Lahore’s foodscape is looking up, as diverse food joints and outlets continue to open. They are now considered a thriving industry. Next, the city...
Every year, in the days leading up to Christmas, various churches in the city host Carol Services. It’s a very popular part of the festive season,...
Debris and broken structures surround an active construction zone, highlighting slow progress and safety concerns in the midst of ongoing urban...
A thick blanket of smog greets early commuters as birds hover above, underscoring the city’s escalating air pollution and the strain on daily...
2 025 marks the National College of Arts, Lahore’s 150th anniversary year. Established in 1875 as Mayo School of Art, the NCA is one...
A bicyclist pedals through thick smog near Shahdara. The air quality has been on the wane as the temperature continues to drop.
Young girls transport heavy sacks from the fields, proving themselves equal partners in the demanding manual labour.
Fighting pollution with more pollution? Unfortunately, that’s a reality: the practice of burning garbage heaps in open public spaces is becoming...
A late-night thunderstorm followed by a day-long spell of rain was the highlight of last week. It swept away the oppressive heat and ushered in a...
Every year, in the Islamic month of Rabi’ al-Thani, devotees of Abdul Qadir Gilani gather on the bank of the Ravi, and launch paper boats carrying...
Call them wandering mystics, if you will. But in vernacular, they are defined by one mighty compelling word: malang. The malangs don’t have a...
A lone white crane getting set to wade in shallow waters of the river, in its hunt for food, is a sight to behold.
As water in the Ravi rise to alarming levels, threatening to inundate many settlements on its banks, those crossing the Ravi Bridge seem to stop by...
Exterior. A Public Park. Sundown. An eerie quiet befalls the place that is now empty of humans. The only one left there — under the banyan tree...
