KARACHI: Out in the distance, the alam faltered. But Abbas, the alamdaar (standard-bearer), would ensure that his body hit the ground before the alam did. But it never came crashing down.

The tragedy of Karbala has inspired great literature in all languages of Pakistan, said Iftikhar Arif, Chairman Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL), while speaking in a discussion session on 'The ...

The memory of the Battle of Karbala is as old as time itself. According to a hadith in Bihar Al-Anwar [a comprehensive collection of traditions or ahadith compiled by Shia scholar Mohammad-Baqer ...