Michelle Fatima
Pakistani folklore has been an essential part of the subcontinent’s history with love. The beautiful stories are the epitome of love and always succeed in warming our hearts. These boundary-bending and barrier-breaking tales are revolutionary stories that can instill the softest and most vulnerable of emotions into our hearts.
Heer Ranjha
Heer Ranjha need no introduction as they are the inspiration of lovers all around the world and their popularity never seems to cease, just like their love for each other. The epitome of tragic love, this story never fails to resonate with us and is famous in all the seven seas. To this day, couples from all over the country visit the resting places of the infamous lovers located in Jhang to relive the legendary tale.
Sassi Punno
Sassi Punnu is one of the most heart breaking love stories which speaks of sacrifices for love and the loyalty of a woman named Sassi who longs for her beloved husband when he is separated from her. It narrates the tale of how Sassi ran through the desert and covered a journey full of danger just to meet her love. She is one of the seven heroines of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai and their love story is sung and celebrated all across Sindh and Balochistan.
Mirza Sahiban
This is another tale which narrates how relationships form and how they can be easily broken. It depicts the story of two star crossed sweethearts who suffer at the hands of the society and its restraints. However, their love is unyielding as despite the unending longing and the tragic end, Mirza and Sahiban are successful in creating a love made for the history books.
Yusuf Khan and Sherbano
Yusuf Khan and Sherbano’s story is more than a love tale, it is a crossover of cultures and the fantasy genre as it includes supernatural elements and is a different yet interesting tale which is bound to interest the readers. Historians say that the way the different stratums of the society have been organized share great resemblance with the Pashtun culture, therefore it’s proclaimed as a Pashto tale.
