By Mansoor Bakhtiar For the last few years Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan has been in the spotlight as it is the only province continues to report number of polio cases. According to the health experts, the reasons behind higher number o ...
First-ever Women Jirga —a ray of hope
The fact can not be denied that Pakistani society specially Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) is male dominant and women are usually limited to their homes which is one of the reason for low literacy rate and increase in domestic violence against the women i ...
In Pursuit of healthy habits
Healthy habits and a positive mindset are critical elements of individual success. But it’s a known fact that building a new habit is as challenging as breaking the bad one. Good and healthy habits are built in the same way as the unhealthy ones but ...
سال 2020 میں دنیا سے رخصت ہونے والی پاکستانی شخصیات
سال 2020ء گزرگیا لیکن گلشن ویران کر گیا۔ کئی اہم سیاسی، سماجی اور مذہبی رہنما رخصت ہوئے- ان شخصیات نے اپنے ملک کے لئے بیش قیمت قربانیاں دی ہیں- آج وہ ہم میں نہیں رہے لیکن ان کی یادیں ہمیشہ ساتھ رہیں گی- آج ہم اس تحریر میں ان شخصیات کو یاد کریں گے اور ...
All is not well within PDM
The latest rifts and differences surfaced within Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) over several issues has put a question mark on the future of the alliance as it has failed to move forward on a joint strategy. PDM an alliance of the 11 parties wa ...
Peshawar’s Youngest Female Cosmetologist
KP's history has an intense impact on the beauty standard, that have been preserved are largely connected to colonial past, where women beauty was demarcated as having fair complexion, long hair, almond eyes and toned-up figure. In such a society whe ...
How book reading improves your life
With the upswing of social media and new technology, people have been reading less. Do your daily reading revolves around the Facebook update, Twitter, and the ingredients of your shampoo? This cannot be described as reading at all. Emerging communic ...
Christmas during the Coronavirus Pandemic
Christmas is that time of the year which is highly awaited by people around the globe. During the holiday season, people travel miles to devote some quality time with their loved ones. The festivity of Christmas begins since the start of December wit ...
Books and Chai – Reviving the Culture of Reading
Peshawar is a city which was formerly known as Qissa Khuwani (story-teller Bazar) and for flowers. The city lost its charisma as it relentlessly fought against the effects of war on terror. However, eventually, the city crawled back to restore its gl ...
December 16: Remembering APS Peshawar terrorism
Pakistan and specifically KP confronted endless vicious terrorist attacks in the history, but the APS Peshawar attack implied vital importance, as this terrible incident changed the whole discourse on the war on terror in Pakistan. Remembering Decemb ...