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Confrontations between traditionalism & progressivism in Things Fall Apart

December 22, 2023

Adil Ahmad Things Fall Apart, a postcolonial novel, by Chinua Achebe, is part of our course for specialization in literature. Like modern American literature, South Asian literature and Canadian literature, African literature is also part of our semester\’s subjects. We read this novel in postcolonial literature as well as in African literature. Simply, we read

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PTI loses its election symbol of \’bat\’

December 22, 2023

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has deprived the embattled PTI of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan of its election symbol of \’Bat\’ saying it did not hold the recent intra-party election in accordance with its constitution. The decision was announced by the five-member commission headed by Chief Election Commissioner Sikendar Sultan Raja

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Lowari tunnel: a dark and dangerous journey

December 22, 2023

Gul Hamaad Farooqi CHITRAL: The Lowari tunnel, one of the longest road tunnels in the world, is plagued by serious operational issues that endanger the lives of the commuters and the security personnel. The tunnel, which spans 8.6 km, is supposed to connect the districts of Chitral and Dir Upper in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. However,

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Drosh police arrest two suspected thieves

December 21, 2023

DROSH: Police here have arrested two persons on the charge of stealing batteries, tyres and other accessories of vehicles from different areas of Drosh, a spokesman for the Lower Chitral police said on Thursday. According to the statement, the Drosh police had received complaints about theft from vehicles in Dondigal and Allian areas. A team

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Siraj hot favourite PPP candidate for PK-1

December 21, 2023

Zulfiqar Ahmad ISLAMABAD: In all ominously abuzz likelihood, the freezing weather of Upper Chitral is all roasted up with the mercurial political temperature ahead of February 8, 2024 electoral frenzy with Advocate Siraj Ali Khan jumping into the fray as the hot favourit probable for the coveted ticket of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) which enjoys

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