By Mansoor Bakhtiar The female athletes from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province of Pakistan are gaining recognition in sports despite many challenges they face when it comes to overcoming rigid gender norms, patriarchal society and a lack of access to ...
KP’s Sehat Sahulat Card: An Overview
By Kashmala Shuja The SehatSahulat Program waslaunched in 2015 with an objective to provide the best medical and health care services to the underprivileged citizens of Pakistan through a free micro health insurance scheme. SSP was initiated to ens ...
Bannu’s First-ever woman journalist breaking stereotypes
Pakistan is one of those countries, where women still face many problems in their respective professional fields as well as domestic life. Women face domestic violence, emotional abuse, forced marriages and sexual harassment; menaces that hinder thei ...
Mohsin Dawar from cyberspace to PTM
By Kashmala Yousafzai Few days back Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) held a rally in Makeen North Waziristan, apparently to support Afghanistan but the event marred by internal rift over had exposed the vested elements within the movement. Primarily th ...
DI Khan’s First female photographer swimming against the tides
It is not easy being a woman in Pakistan. A large number of women in the country do not have access to education. Most women are unaware of their basic rights due to lack of social exposure and many social constraints. They fight daily for their basi ...
Manzoor Pashteen’s journey from Mehsud to Pashteen & PTM
By Kashmala Yousafzai The founder of Mehsud Tahafuz Movement later Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), Manzoor Pashteen rose to fame sanctimoniously speaking about Pushtun rights, however, the chronology of his activists, a journey from MTM to PTM is an ...
Kumrat – A Road to Heaven through Hell
Kumrat - A Road to Heaven through Hell By Anmol Sheraz Nature has blessed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with millions of natural resources, minerals and breath-taking scenic views. One such spot which recently grabbed the attention of national and internationa ...
The Khyber Pukhtunkhwa Local Govt Act at a glance
By Kashmala Shuja Article 37 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, as a principle of policy, requires devolution of government management to help expeditious discarding of its business to meet the expediency and requirements of the ...
DI Khan graveyard : A symbol of Interfaith Harmony
The Chah Syed Munawar Shah Graveyard in the Dera Ismail Khan District of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa is a sign and symbol of interfaith harmony and unity. It is the only graveyard in the province allowing people from all the religions to bury their dead. The ...
Ethnic politics over Usman Kakar’s death
Ethnic politics over Usman Kakar's death By Kashmala Yousafzai The death of Usman Khan Kakar, a prominent leader of Pakhtunkhwa Mili Awami Party and Senator, has been mourned by people from all walks of life. However, certain political and ethnic gr ...