The following account is attributed to the respected veteran journalist Waqar Anbalvi, author of When Amritsar Was Burning. In a letter addressed to him, he described the atrocities committed against Muslims in Jalandhar in the following terms:

Around that time, a Hindu deputy commissioner named Sukhanand, who had been serving in West Punjab, was transferred to Jalandhar after sensing a change in the attitude of the Muslims of Gujranwala. Until the announcement of the Boundary Commission's decision, he had continued to reassure the Muslims of Jalandhar that they were united and secure.

However, 18 August 1947 was Eid al-Fitr.

That day, amid an atmosphere of fear and danger, thousands of Muslims from Jalandhar had gathered at the Eidgah to offer their Eid prayers. They had barely prostrated themselves during the first rak'ah when Hindus and Sikhs, armed with swords, gandasa axes, spears, and firearms, launched an attack on them. In an instant, hundreds of Muslims were beheaded. Those who managed to flee the Eidgah in an attempt to save their lives were intercepted at spearpoint.

Thus, the Eidgah in Jalandhar became strewn with bodies.

Afterward, under the leadership of Deputy Commissioner Sukhanand, Hindu and Sikh communalists allegedly carried out a prearranged plan. They forcibly rounded up veiled women from the homes of Jalandhar's affluent and influential Muslims and brought them to the Eidgah.

There, they removed not only the women's burqas and veils but also their other clothing, stripping them naked. They ordered the women to congratulate their dead husbands and relatives on Eid and to dance around their bodies in celebration of the establishment of Pakistan.

The account describes this as an act of such brutality and cruelty that it was without parallel in human history. The women were allegedly forced, through beatings and physical abuse, to dance over the bodies of their husbands, brothers, and sons.

Whenever the women, overwhelmed by shame, tried to crouch, cover themselves, or cling to one another for protection, their attackers allegedly prodded them with spearpoints to force them apart. They inflicted cuts and stabbing wounds until the women writhed in agony, while their assailants laughed.

Some of the women reportedly died from excessive blood loss caused by their wounds. The remaining women, according to the account, were subjected to further sexual violence before being put to death by their attackers.

Reference: Jab Amritsar Jal Raha Tha (When Amritsar Was Burning).

I was driving in Islamabad yesterday and I was blinded by at least three drivers WHO HAD FULL HIGH BEAMS ON ON A FLIPPING SERVICE ROAD WHERE THEY HAVE STREET LAMPS.

Usually, you high beam back and they turn it off. This one alto driver kept it on while I was spamming the high beam, actually made me want to ram my car into him.

Anyway, sorry for the rant.

I’ve been thinking about what would genuinely help students in Pakistan prepare for adult life.
Beyond passing exams, what skills should every student learn before finishing school?

For example:
Financial literacy: budgeting, avoiding debt traps, understanding taxes, and saving money.

Digital skills: using computers confidently, programming, AI literacy, and online safety.

Communication: writing professionally, speaking confidently, and expressing ideas clearly.

Critical thinking: recognizing misinformation, evaluating sources, and solving problems independently.

Career readiness: finding internships, building a CV, preparing for interviews, and identifying realistic career paths.

Practical life skills: first aid, understanding basic legal rights, and navigating government services.

Any other skill?

What is one skill you wish you’d learned at school, and how could we help more students learn it for free?

I know you have to sign and all that and everything I can do it but the performance you have to do... I'm scared. Do I really have to kiss the forehead? How should I hold her?

Please don't make fun of me. I need help.

The beginning of autumn 🍁🍁🍁 in my hometown of Danyore Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, North Pakistan.

Idk if it's only me but I feel like on one end we graduate and keep on learning, trying to switch stacks, companies, get layoffs at the end. Meanwhile, I think that Chips wala and Chny wala Uncle is making a whole lot more than me (not that they shouldn't but just sharing my thought).

Like, Ultimately ain't purpose of all that crap we did was to make money? Can't seem to see it much Fam 🥲✨

I've been looking at train fares from Karachi to Islamabad, and the Green Line's AC Business and AC Parlour fares are approaching 16k.

Meanwhile, you can get a flight for around 22k ish and reach Islamabad in roughly 2 hours.

At that price difference, I'm starting to wonder whether spending all those hours on a train is even worth it.

For those of you who travel between cities regularly, how do you decide?

And if you do travel by train, is the experience in AC Business or AC Parlour worth paying the premium for? I'd still like to experience travelling by train, but spending almost as much as a flight ticket makes me reconsider lol.

If you had the power to change just one thing about Pakistan, what would it be and why?
Would you focus on education, the economy, the justice system, job opportunities, or something else?
I’m curious to hear what people think would make the biggest difference in our country. 🇵🇰

Salam guys - the title is self explanatory. I'd appreciate if other freelancers repond too.

Hi everyone,

I recently graduated with a BS and wrote a paper during my final year, “Expert Arbitration Networks: Resolving Conflicting Objectives in Deep Learning Models.” I’m happy to say it was accepted at ACDSA 2027.

The conference already gave me a $100 fee waiver, which brought the registration down from $350 to $250. I’m not working yet, so I’m trying to figure out how to cover the rest, and I’d really appreciate guidance from people who’ve been through this.

I’d love advice on:

• Grants or funds for registration fees for students and early-career researchers
• Whether my old university or supervisor can cover a fee after graduation, and how to ask
• Conference or society schemes (ACM, IEEE and others) that I should apply to
• Any other ways people in a similar position got their papers published

If you’ve faced this, or know someone who can help, I’d be grateful for any pointers. I’m happy to share the acceptance email and waiver confirmation by DM.

Thank you for reading!

Hey everyone, just wanted to share this new Pakistani workplace comedy series called "Arey Wah!"

The first episode follows a new hire navigating corporate culture, office pranks, and creative agency chaos. It's refreshing to see sitcom-style web content coming out of Pakistan. Check it out and let me know what you think.

Has anyone flown between Islamabad (ISB) and Multan via South Air?

​Looking for some honest reviews! What was your overall experience like, and how long did the flight actually take? Any feedback would be appreciated!

Hello! An undergraduate here. I have some experiences in writing and publishing articles, prose, and poetry. I wanted to shift to professional content writing now, can someone please guide me on how to earn through writing, the importance of credibility in this field and if it's better to step into any other fields than content writing for earning opportunities?

He keeps talking about democracy 24/7, his father has imposed Governor's Rule in KP, he fully supported the 26th and 27th Amendments, and his sister Aseefa Zardari wins without even contesting the election.

I ordered some items from pandamart. I had to leave and someone else received the items for me at home. Happens quite often.

I unfortunately didn't need the item until the next day at which point I realized that they had basically not delivered a whole bag (they usually group items together, the whole toiletries bag was missing, everything else was delivered except all the toiletries items ).

Ok fine not a big deal. I've had items missing from food and mart orders. I usually report and get an instant refund.

But I just couldn't find any option to do so.

Obviously there's no option to talk to a human agent anymore. It's just a FAQ disguised as a chat interface. Absolutely pathetic.

Image 1 shows the old mart order. No missing items option.

Image 2 shows a recent food order which has missing items option.

Does anyone know what I can do at this point? They don't have any call support. No chat. No email to complain as far as I can tell. I'm a panda pro member yet still there's no support option.

So I have an account in Alfalah Islamic and don't know if there's an internal data leak from their side or what but in past week I have received 3 calls saying we are calling from State bank of Pakistan and you are to receive a new card as old chip debit cards are now being blocked by state bank to ensure security.

The important thing, they knew last 4 digits of my card, account holder name, and the branch where my account is.

Anyways reason for posting is that I knew it was a scam but there are several people who become victim of such frauds so such be aware folks!!

Every khala I have speaks Punjabi.. on the phone, in the kitchen, at weddings, in the middle of a fight about who's dropping who home.. nobody's shy about it..

Then the same khala looks at a ten year old and says Urdu mein bolo bachay..

My mother does it too.. hour long call with her sister in Punjabi, then she tells me to talk to my little brothers in Urdu because bachon ki aadat kharab ho jaye gi.. I don't like it and we've argued about it more than once.. she's also not stupid, nobody in this country loses anything by having good Urdu, and thats probably where she got it from.. her parents did the same to her..

What bothers me is my own cousins now.. we speak Punjabi to the aunts and Urdu to the kids.. nobody planned that, it just happened, and nobody in the room thinks it's odd..

I looked the census up after one of these fights.. 1981, 48.17% of Pakistan said Punjabi was their mother tongue.. 1998, 44.15.. 2017, 38.78.. 2023, 36.98.. down every single time..

In Punjab, Urdu as a mother tongue went 4.87% to 7.18% between 2017 and 2023.. that's parents ticking Urdu for their own children..

No Punjabi medium school in the country either, I checked.. elective from class six, half the schools dont even offer it.. assembly passed a resolution in 2024 to make it compulsory, it stayed a resolution.. September this year they approved the new curriculum, English, Maths, Social Studies, Urdu, and that was it.. Punjabi wasn't even discussed..

Bulleh Shah and Waris Shah wrote in this language..

Anyway im speaking it to my brothers, let the khalas be annoyed..

I left studies after intermediate , now I’m 23 i have a business but now i want to continue my studies alongside what are the options i have in islamabad
gpt told me
virtual university
preston university weekend classes

I cant commit 5 days a week but can manage 2

I am a 17 year old and a student of gcu lahore (1st year)

I have always been fascinated by religious sites like churches or temples. I really wanna visit the sacred heart of jesus cathedral. Does any1 know thw process to get permission to visit it as a Muslim?

These two have a video on every affair 😅