Homayoun Sakhi is a master performer on Afghan rubab as well as a composer who brings together Eastern and Western musical languages and instruments. Born in Kabul into one of Afghanistan’s leading ...

usicians, artists and rights activists have welcomed the official recognition of rubab as the king instrument of Pashto orchestra by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural ...

The view is breathtaking in Saidpur. Among the places in Pakistan that house diverse communities, the village is home to Hindu temples, gurdwaras and Sufi shrines. A five-minute drive away from ...

Wood shavings littered the floor of Sakhi’s cramped workshop in the Afghan city of Herat as another rubab, the national musical instrument of his homeland, took shape under his deft hands. Sakhi has ...

Wood shavings littered the floor of Sakhi's cramped workshop in the Afghan city of Herat as another rubab, the national musical instrument of his homeland, took shape under his deft hands. Sakhi has ...

As the Kashmir Valley was under lockdown for much of the second half of 2019, Abdul Hamid Bhat’s travel plans ended up in a flaming mess. Rubab players at Sarhad School in Katraj PUNE: As the Kashmir ...

The region known in ancient times as Khorasan bequeathed a rich and diverse cultural heritage to human civilisation. Like all long-lived cultures, Khorasan’s geography expanded and constricted like a ...

LAHORE, Oct 27: Punjab with 222 points won the keenly contested fifth National Women Junior Age group swimming championship at the Fatima Jinnah Medical College pool Sunday. Punjab got 11 gold, 14 ...

LAHORE, July 6: Rubab Raza, a promising swimmer from Lahore performed superbly in the seventh Punjab Open/Talent Hunt swimming championship at the Fatima Jinnah Medical College pool on Sunday. Rubab ...

Pakistani expat artist Rubab Zahra in an interview with the Gulf Today said, “Calligraphy is an integral part of the UAE culture and is intriguing and eye-catching, particularly for Western expats.