For decades, the Khattaks have held monopoly over politics in Karak, in the south of Peshawar, but their house has always remained divided. While Aslam Khattak and his son-in-law Nawabzada Mohsin Ali Khan have dominated the political scene in Karak, . . . Read More

In the first century BC when polo was invented in Central Asia, kings probably judged the skills of their horsemen by watching them battle with the opponent's team to wrest the "polo" - ball in the local language - from them. There was no limit to the number of players in each team. . . . Read More

In September 1965, when the Pakistani Armed Forces defeated the adventurous aims of an Indian army five times bigger in number than them, the whole world congratulated the efforts of the Pakistan Army and their leader, Field Marshall Muhammad Ayub Khan. Not many people know that this man belonged to a family whose members have always left behind their mark on battle fields. Three such members of Muhammad Ayub Khan's family stand up at this occasion; Muhammad Khan Tareen, Bostan Khan Tareen, and Ghulam Khan Tareen. These were the ones who attained martyrdom but never even gave a second thought of bowing their heads before the enemy. . . . Read More