What's Har Taan Pakistan about?

Drenched in nostalgia and cultural pride, Hartaan Pakistan by historian and archivist Absar Ahmed is a deeply researched homage to the patriotic melodies that have shaped a nation’s identity. From the early 20th-century poem "Cheen-o-Arab hamara" by Allama Iqbal, which was first dubbed a Milli Naghma, to the enduring airs of Tera Pakistan Hai, Watan ki Mitti Gawah Rehna, and Yeh Watan Tumhara Hai, Ahmed unearths the...