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Ghani Khan (1914-1996) was born in Hashtnagar (Charsadda), Pakhtunkhwa. Ghani was the eldest son of the great Pashtun political and spiritual leader Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (aka: Bacha Khan) (1890-1988), who dedicated his life for the freedom, education, empowerment and cause of Pashtun people. Renowned and revered for his peaceful campaign of social and political reform, Bacha Khan was nonetheless ...

Last Saturday a big counter demonstration took place at Oberhausen, a former industrial town in the “Ruhrgebiet” of North Rhine Westphalia, NRW, the western part of Germany, which now have less than 215,000 inhabitants. The town was founded in 1850 when industrialization formed the landscape between the rivers Lippe and Ruhr. All citizens were practically migrants from other parts of ...

The geo-strategic considerations and the Russo-phobia put constraints on the British imperial rule to introduce reforms in what came to be known their North West Frontier. The fearful British policy makers equated the reforms in such a ‘dangerously explosive’ land with holding match to a “gunpowder magazine”. More than a century has passed since then, but still the same fear ...

Think of morality as a set of rules. These rules may be set by the government and manifested in laws or they may be determined by societal agreement in traditions. They are rules to live by, rules you believe in, rules allowing and enabling great gatherings of human beings to live together in harmony. Ethics are the originators of those ...

BANNU: Netherlands, who failed to qualify for Euro 2016 after finishing fourth in their group, have recalled Captain Arjen Robben after he recovered from a thigh injury. Wales have qualified for next summer’s competition in France, their first major tournament since the 1958 World Cup. Manchester United forward Depay, 21, has four goals in 19 games for club and country this season, ...

Recently, Pakistan celebrated the golden jubilee of Defence Day with great fervour as it claims the September 6, 1965 to be of its victory over India. On the other hand, BBC reported on 28th August that, “India has begun more than three weeks of celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of what it claims was victory in the 1965 war with ...

 By NESHA STARCEVIC, AP SPORTS WRITER  FRANKFURT, Germany The president of the German soccer federation and two former high-ranking officials are the targets of a tax evasion probe over a payment to FIFA in connection with the 2006 World Cup, authorities said Tuesday. Police officers and tax inspectors searched the premises of the federation and three private homes, seizing written and ...

26/11 Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed is the founder of the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist group, which carried out the audacious 2008 Mumbai attack. (File Photo) Pakistani authorities have for the first time acknowledged Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed’s Jamaat-ud-Dawah ( JuD) as an “alias” of the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in an order directing TV channels and radio stations to blank ...

English is a composite language; various racial elements have come together in its making such as Angle, Saxon, Dane etc. It has borrowed at various stages, words from different languages such as Latin, Greek, French, German and Italian etc. that is why it poses complexity for its learners at various junctures. The English language has some oddities or peculiarities i.e. ...

Ghazi Siyaal (Born in 1933 in Bannu) is a well-know Pashto poet and writer. He is the author of 14 published books in Pashto.  The Government of Pakistan has conferred upon him the ‘Pride of Performance’ the highest civilian award for his works in literature. He has scored many titles and awards for his works in literature. Ghazi Siyaal is ...