lal shahbaz qalandar

Why Sufi Lal Shahbaz Qalandar holds the key to Pakistan’s future security

One day the Sufi saint Lal Shahbaz Qalandar was wandering through a desert with a friend when dusk fell and it suddenly turned very cold.

Mar 15, 2017, 17:13 PM IST

Carnage at Qalandar: The Shia, Sunni, Sufi triangle

The suicide attack on the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sindh is unlikely to dampen the spirit of Dhamaal, the ecstatic dance performed in the shrine`s courtyard at dusk every Thursday.

Feb 27, 2017, 16:09 PM IST

Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine attack: 35 terrorists killed in Pakistan security crackdown

At least 35 terrorists were killed as the law enforcement agencies launched a security crackdown across Pakistan on Friday.

Feb 17, 2017, 14:03 PM IST

Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine – Pakistan's latest attack site – inspired soul-stirring song 'duma dum mast qalandar'

Pakistan's revered Sufi shrine Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, which was ripped apart by a deadly terror attack on Thursday in which dozens of people were killed and hundreds of others injured, has an Indian connection too.

Feb 17, 2017, 13:41 PM IST

Pakistan shuts Torkham border crossing with Afghanistan after Islamic State-claimed bomb kills 70 at Sufi shrine in Sehwan

A police source said a suicide bomber entered the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, a 13th century Muslim saint, and blew himself up among hundreds of devotees. 

Feb 17, 2017, 09:30 AM IST