Pakistan, Afghanistan urged to expedite trust-building processes on November 30, 2017There is a need for continuous engagement between Pakistan and Afghanistan, as the regional dynamics, especially in the context of Afghanistan, continue to evolve. More so, the two countries should invest in structuring people-to-people ties. These thought came in seminar titled “Pakistan’s relations with Afghanistan: Changing Dynamics and Future”, organized by Pak Institute for Peace […]
The shadows of extremism over the valley of Kalash on November 27, 2017Kalash valley is located in far-fetched area of the Chitral district of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Covering assignments in the said valley was an entirely new experience. We reached Chitral city after driving around a curvy mountain pass – Lowari Pass – as the tunnel (Lowari) could not become functional despite the passage of 17 years […]
A mother whose last wish is to get her son’s body back on November 23, 2017Khanum Bibi, 65, has kept a photo of her son Muhammad Tariq close by all the time for 12 years. At the mud brick house in Mohmand Agency, she has spent her days and nights since Tariq’s death at age 17 in 2005, waiting for some news about the recovery of her son’s body. Tariq […]
A village mourns 37 lives lost one Friday on April 19, 2017“One Friday morning of September 2016, our friends decided to hold a cricket tournament in our village Pae Khan. On the day of the final match, we decided to offer the Friday prayers first and went to the nearby mosque. I sat in the main hall while other players adjusted in the veranda of the […]