Malakand

Badiuzzaman’s sacrifices recalled on anniversary

Sunday, November 16, 2008 Bureau report PESHAWAR: The 14th death anniversary of PPP MPA, Badiuzzaman, was observed in his native Shangla district and his son and political heir Dr Afsarul Mulk on the occasion pledged to remain...

Much Sounding of Bugles (John Harris)

In early 1895, following the death of a chieftain and conflict over the succession, a British force ended up besieged in Chitral fort, in the shadow of the Hindu Kush in what is now north-west Pakistan. Much Sounding of Bugles...

12 schoolchildren go missing in Swat

Wednesday, November 05, 2008 By Musa Khankhel MINGORA: Twelve schoolchildren went missing from Arkot Nazarabad area of the troubled Swat Valley on Tuesday while two persons, including a cop, were killed in fresh incidents of...

Swat MPAs want showdown with militants

Wednesday, November 05, 2008 Bureau report PESHAWAR: Awami National Party members of the NWFP Assembly from the troubled Swat valley have suggested a more serious action against extremist elements in the area. An official...

8-12 schoolchildren go missing in Swat .....

MINGORA: Twelve schoolchildren went missing from Arkot Nazarabad area of the troubled Swat Valley on Tuesday while two persons, including a cop, were killed in fresh incidents of violence in the resti...

NWFP gets fair share in expanded federal cabinet

PPP, ANP, independents all adequately accommodated Tuesday, November 04, 2008 Rahimullah Yusufzai PESHAWAR: With the federal cabinet undergoing a large expansion and the number of ministers reaching 55, the North-West Frontier...

Malakand varsity campus renamed after shaheed BB

Appointment of 11 teachers approved Tuesday, November 04, 2008 Bureau report PESHAWAR: The Syndicate of the University of Malakand Monday approved the appointment of 11 assistant professors for the varsity and decided in...

Lawyers observe countrywide Black Day

Tuesday, November 04, 2008 ISLAMABAD: The lawyer community observed November 3 as Black Day to condemn the imposition of emergency by former president Pervez Musharraf on this day a year ago. In Islamabad and Rawalpindi, the...

ANP MNA Abdul Mateen passes away

Friday, October 31, 2008 by Shaukat Ali DAGGAR: Abdul Mateen Advocate, Member of National Assembly of Awami National Party who passed away on Thursday was laid to rest in his ancestral graveyard in Bajkata village. Abdul...

Khawaja: The Canadian connection

Canadian software developer Mohammed Momin Khawaja has been found guilty in a trial linked to a foiled fertiliser bomb plot in Britain. Born in Canada on 14 April 1979, of Pakistani parents Grew up in Ottawa and studied...

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