June 2005

The customary act of Swara is largely prevalent in various parts of the country, by the virtue of which, instead of giving blood money as "badl-e-sulha" an accused family gives their girl or girls in marriage to an aggrieved family as "compensation" to settle blood feud between them. . . . Read More

At the Higher Secondary School (F.Sc.) level, our English course book contained a lesson written by James Thurber about the humorous incident that took place in Ohio (an American city) on 12th March, 1913. The story was about the panic that started in the city quite abruptly. It was based on a rumour of breaking up of the dam built on the Mississippi river. As a result all the people of the city started running towards "The East" in order to save their lives. At that time we had not even thought of facing such an incident in our lives. . . . Read More

Ghani Khan, whose ninth anniversary is being celebrated today, was not only a poet but a great lover of peace and humanity. His life passed through various phases and almost all of them are reflected in his writings. Most people know little about Ghani Khan. For many, he is only a poet who wrote about love, music, pleasure, wine and sensuality. For some, he is a rebel while for others he is a heretic. It's, therefore, makes sense to talk also about his life and times instead of discussing his poetry in isolation. . . . Read More

Takkar, a small village in District Mardan, may be known to many of the Historians because of the Tragic War that took place between the British Army and the Villagers and which resulted in a mass bloodshed of the innocent villagers. But almost every Pakhtun around the world knew Takkar because of a veteran personality, which opened her eyes in this village. . . . Read More