Shops in Bagh bazar are finally opening up after a lapse of eight months. A remote area of Bara Sub-Division, Tirah Bagh had been badly affected due to the infighting between factions of Ansar-al Islam and Lashkar-e Islam. . . . Read More

Peshawar; the city of proud Pakhtoons, the capital of the NWFP, is a frontier town, the meeting place of the subcontinent and Central Asia. It is also a place where ancient traditions rub against those of today, where the bazaar in the old city has changed little in the past hundred years except to have a modern university, some first-class hotels, several international banks and one of the best museums in Pakistan. . . . Read More

After doing away with great Mujaheds like Sardar Muhammad Khan Tareen and Bostan Khan Tarin, the Sikhs had a field day in tormenting and persecuting the population. The Mashwanis of Srikot were forced to migrate from their homelands and because of this they were refugees in nearby localities for six to seven years. Many of them crossed the Indus and moved to Swabi. The Sikhs also forcefully enscripted several Mashwani youths in their army. After the death of Maharaja Ranjid Singh, the Sikh empire fell prey to disorder and hence their rule weakened. . . . Read More

The night of 8th February, 1872 was a historical one for the Andaman Islands. These islands are found in the Bay of Bengal and are also referred to as 'Kala Pani'. During the British Rule, those prisoners who had received life in prison would be boarded off to these islands. These prisoners would than pass their life doing hard labour for the British. . . . Read More