BANNED for life — Pervez Musharraf’s abortive return to politics has been brought to a screeching halt by the Peshawar High Court order of April 30, 2013. Parsing the logic of the order is a delicate business: Musharraf has clearly committed grave crimes against the Constitution and the superior judiciary was a direct target of […]
Jan-e-Alam Khaki SECTS and sectarianism have been an enigma for almost all world religions, and the cause of much strife. Almost all religions comprise sects and sub-sects, which appear to be a historical phenomenon, quite common across history. More often than not, sects and sectarianism have posed a great challenge to world faiths, leading often
Munir Hussyn Fatemi Everyone raises his hands to offer Dua while passing by the shrine of a saint in Jinalikoch area near Booni in upper Chitral. But very few people perhaps know about the saint buried there. ChitralToday in its series of articles on the personalities who played a key role in the spread of
God has given man’s destiny in his own hands and he is the one to sketch it the way he pleases. The story of Mr. Sardar Karim is enough to inspire the youth of Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral that the backwardness of our areas does not actually restrain us from success; it is our own lack
Did anyone have any idea that the election scrutiny process, punctuated hilariously with the comedy show emanating from Articles 62 and 63 of the constitution (put there by that master of our sorrows, Gen Ziaul Haq), would lead to such an intense debate about the meaning of Pakistan? But such a debate has erupted and
Deforestation is major issue in Chitral. Being an ideal valley of peaceful people, best resorts for tourists and projector of soft image of whole country in the world faces many environmental challenges these days. First and foremost challenge faced by this leader-less and God-gifted district is the ruthless deforestation which is taking place in limited
‘Frailty, thy name is woman’, the line from Shakespeare’s most celebrated play ‘Hamlet’ has so won the peoples’ heart and favour that it has attained a popularity almost very common since its origination. For every weakness on women’s part in general and for their assumed infidelity to their principles and their faithful in particular, they
On the basis of this article publsihed in The News on Nov 30, 2012, Ayaz Amir\’s nomination appers for contesting election from NA-60 were rejected by the returning officer of Chakwal on April 4, 2013. By Ayaz Amir Ardeshir Cowasjee was a genuine seth (tycoon) the Cowasjees one of the original 22 families. But unlike
CHITRAL, April 4: Despite all difficulties, a young Chitrali woman has challenged experienced politicians and a former dictator of the country by filing nomination papers for the National Assembly seat of Chitral. Asma Mehmood, a lawyer by profession, is also the contender for the provincial assembly seat of lower Chitral (PK-89). She hails from a
BY NEIL TWEEDIE, LONDON DAILY TELEGRAPH CHITRAL, Pakistan: Five years separate Major Geoffrey Langlands from his centenary, so it was to be expected that he would remain in his chair during the show marking his retirement from the school high in the Hindu Kush that bears his name. Yet, even at the age of 95,
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