By Shahzad Nadeem This is with reference to the article captioned \”Chetrar under Katoor dynasty: Domain and political structure\” written by Ghulam Sarwar Sehhrai dated July,16 2012. I would like to refute the historical manipulation made by the writer. It is proverbial that the people who distort their history, history distorts them. In the present […]
CHITRAL, Sept 30: While the civic agency responsible to take action against polluters has failed to discharge its responsibilities, River Chitral is being used as a dumping ground by people living along its sides. [caption id=\"attachment_4605\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"] Chitral River[/caption] Environment activists say the local government is least bothered to discharge its municipal duties and
NESTLED in the northern Karakoram-Himalayan region of the subcontinent, Gilgit and Baltistan remained a strategic part of Dogra-ruled Jammu and Kashmir prior to the territory’s self-generated independence in 1947-48. When a local group led by Col Hassan Khan of Kashmir’s Fourth Regiment in Gilgit revolted against Maharaja Hari Singh, the then ruler of Kashmir, they
By Zofeen Ibrahim KARACHI: With Pakistan’s last major stands of deodar (cedar) threatened by a ‘timber mafia’, the local people in the Chitral are resorting to direct action to stop the denudation of their picturesque alpine homeland. Since April, the community in Ayun town has been running a determined campaign to intercept trucks carrying cedar
By I. A. Rehman THE latest round of India-Pakistan ministerial-level parleys reminds one of the element of niggardliness in the subcontinent’s culture that has given currency to quite a few sayings about the reluctant offerings of goat milk. Given the state of relations between the two subcontinental neighbours, their foreign ministers did try to make
Minority groups from various countries have represented their national sides throughout history. Ever since the gentleman’s game was born, minorities from an array of backgrounds have striven hard to play the game for their respective countries. There have been instances when the black majority of South Africa for example, were unable to hold the willow
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View Larger Map Islam forbids suicide. In Islam, escape from life is not solution to any problem. Quran says: \”And do not kill yourself (nor kill one another). Surely, Allah is the most merciful…..\”( An-Nisa 4-29). During the life time of holy prophet, he refused to attend the funeral prayer of a man who had
By Nasira Jabeen It is said that when someone sees the same people each day, they are started to be taken for granted. And because we are consciously or sub consciously aware of this saying our behavior seems like so to us and to them as well. But in reality these people become a
(This article was published in Providence Journal, Rhode Island, US in 2012). By Zar Alam Khan [caption id=\"attachment_3693\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"] Eid prayer at Rhode Island–Photo by the writer.[/caption] On Aug.19, One of the US states, Rhode Island\’s small Muslim community celebrated one of the Islamic calendar year\’s most important festivals: Eidul Fitr, which marks the
