Afghan refugee repatriation threaten to tear marriages apart on August 18, 2016PESHAWAR: The ongoing repatriation and deportation of Afghan refugees from Pakistan has not only compelled them to sell valuable property and businesses for a song but also abandon spouses with Pakistani nationality. Pakistani women married to Afghan men are in a fix as they don’t want to leave their families in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province […]
Turkish FM request to close Pak-Turk school network rattles parents on August 11, 2016PESHAWAR: With the Turkish government urging Pakistan to close down schools and colleges funded by the alleged mastermind of Turkey’s failed July coup, parents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have asked the provincial government to clarify the schools’ fate. During an official visit to Islamabad on August 3rd, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu asked authorities in Pakistan […]
Mass arrests of Afghans intensifies in Peshawar on August 4, 2016PESHAWAR: Police in Peshawar deported thousands of Afghan refugees in the last week of July alone, figures obtained from the Capital City Police office reveal. Police department records on July 26 show the number of Afghans deported for the month at 500. By August 1, the figure had shot up to 2000. The government’s decision […]
Pedigree dogs pull high prices at Peshawar pet fair on July 2, 2016PESHAWAR: Canines, not always favoured by those of a religious bent in Pakistan, are apparently good business, if pet-sellers in the Peshawar Chirgano Chowk are to be believed. They say despite some folks’ aversion to dogs, others would pay good money for them – provided your pooch comes with a pedigree. Every Friday morning, Yasir […]
Pupils in Taliban-hit valley turn to sport, pro-peace graffiti on June 3, 2016PESHAWAR: The message on the wall is glaring and not just because it is black letters daubed on a stark white wall. In a place not long ago shattered by terrorism that displaced close to 2 m people, anything said or written about the subject still makes the residents of Swat take notice. Or in […]
Nepotism at F-9 Park on January 6, 2015Sir: Last Monday, a gathering of our friends with children went to visit Fatima Jinnah Park (F-9 Park). As we reached there, the park administration informed us that the park is normally closed for visitors on Monday for maintenance and renovation operations. But the facts were quite different because when we looked inside the park, […]
Unnecessary use of lifts on January 5, 2015Sir: I often observe that young people wait for lifts while going to the first or second floors of buildings. They even use lifts when they have to go down from the same floor. It seems that our young generation has become lazy and addicted to lifts. I believe that a lift should be used […]