"“In short, Lahore is the city of the dead and a complete picture of hell. Those in charge of this hell are so perfect…"

"The Hindus of the Punjab had quite as heavy an economic stake in these districts as the Sikhs, and more so even in La…"

"I loved Lahore. By the time I was at secondary school we had moved from Race Course Road to our own apartments in a l…"

"The centre of the town was swathed in red flags. It was my first demonstration and one that I remember to this day. T…"

"For my parents, most of whose friends suddenly vanished, Lahore in the fifties was like a ghost town. The pain of Par…"

"Lahore city, poison, violence, a watch and a quarter."

"from the destined walls Of Cambala, seat of Cathian Can, And Samarchand by Oxus, Temir's throne To Paquin of Sinæan K…"

"“It is said that Cabool was formerly named Zabool, from a kaffir, or infidel king, who founded it; hence the name of …"

"Beyond the fact of its Rajput origin, hardly anything can be recorded with certainty of the history or even of the ex…"

"The gutters of Lahore were running red with blood. The beautiful Paris of the Orient was a vista of desolation and de…"