Malakand agency lies at a strategically important position as it acts as a Gateway to Swat, Dir, Chitral and Bajaur. It is in the lower Swat region amidst high mountains thick with evergreen olive and pine trees. It stands at the exit of a pass known as Malakand Pass or Darrah Malakand; now much less difficult to cross than before as one travels from Peshawar to Swat. . . . Read More

Recently I received some beautiful books of various sorts. One of them has been titled as نمر په کنډاوونو "Nmar pa kandawoono" (The sun over the mountain-passes). . . . Read More

Abdul Haq was a pious, retiring, & modest man, whose home became a center for poets & scholars seeking the benefit of his erudition. He spent most of his life in teaching and research. He began his career teaching Persian and Arabic in Kabul secondary schools and worked his way up to become professor of literature at the University of Kabul. . . . Read More

NWFP has a genuine right to claim major portion of royalty from the Ghazi Barotha Hydel Project (GBHP) as its major components consisting of Tarbela reservoir. Ghazi barrage, its 7 mile long pond on the upstream and about 20 km of power channel are all located in NWFP. These vital components form the Head Works Complex of the project to produce hydropower. . . . Read More