RECAP: Part I discussed how unstable modern claims become when ancient geographical terms are treated as national property. More shatteringly for hardliners sitting in New Delhi, the names India, Hindu and Hindustan all trace, through Persian and Greek transformations, to Sindhu, the ancient name of the Indus–a river that flows mostly through Pakistan. It goes […]
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What’s in a Name? Rivers, Nations and the Indus Civilisation (Part I)
A country does not usually discover a new name on social media. Yet for the last few days, a suggestion by Pakistani history communicator Faisal Warraich turned into something larger than a branding exercise. Warraich proposed that Pakistan consider “Indus” as an alternative civilisational name – not necessarily a replacement for Pakistan, but a way […]
Khursheed Shah hopes current rain spell to increase water level in dams, rivers
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Water Resources Syed Khursheed Shah on Friday expressed the hope that the current rain spell would increase the water level in the country’s dams and rivers and said concerted efforts would be made to ensure water supply to the tail-end of the Sindh province. Speaking in the National Assembly, he […]
The melting glaciers of Pakistan
Various studies state that developing normal temperatures in Pakistan’s north have expanded the liquefying pace of ice sheets. According to various studies, with 7250 discovered glaciers, no country on earth outside the polar region has more glacial ice than Pakistan. These glaciers are of immense importance for the country as the rivers that feed on […]