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

A listing of some of the forts in Khyber Pashtunkhwa. Most of the forts listed have their origins leading to the British empire. . . . Read More

BAREQ(I), a Pashtun tribe in southern Afghanistan. Like neighboring Tarin and Dorrani, the Bareq are part of the Sharkhbun branch of the Sarbani Pashtun. Genealogists divide the tribe into two distinct sections, Daudzi and Hussainzi:, which are further subdivided respectively into five and six senior lineages, although only three are still . . . Read More