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*The last link*!!
On June 7, 2023, at 2 PM, I found myself attending a Symposium in Memory of the Late Prince Adnan Aurangzeb. The event took place at the Taxila Institute of Asian Civilizations, located within the premises of Quaid-e-Azam University. The…
*Cultural murder*!!
On Monday July 5, 2023, marks the death anniversary of the last ruler of Swat Maj. Gen Abdul Haq Jehanzeb. Sadly, with his passing away ended the era of peace and justice for Swat and the rest of the KP, where both rule of law is…
*Motorway police alert*!!
Motorway police is the only law enforcement agency who so far have maintained their policing standards especially their strict observation of the speed limit that prevents many road accidents.
These pictures were shared by a family…
*Girls education*!!
This historic picture is dedicated to the very first five girls and boys admitted at the public school sangota Swat in March 1965 the year the school wast founded. Aftab Khan being one of them is seen in the picture with his both hands…
*Sad State*!!
This newsworthy first hand information comes to my friends and family while on my way back to Islamabad on the motorway, Friday at 9. 20 PM on 2nd June 2023, once I left the insecurity of my hometown of Swat and its traumatised and…
Addressing offensive content, govt actions
The issue of offensive content, particularly blasphemy, has always been a sensitive matter in Pakistan, given that the majority of the population is Muslim. In the past, social media platforms like Facebook and YouTube have been blocked due…
*Cultural heritage*!!
On May 30, 2023, I attended the anniversary of the late Prince Adnan Aurangzeb at their Palace in Saidu Sharif, Swat. It was a pleasant surprise to see a young boy engaged in conversation with Prince Dr. Mahmud Aurangzeb and Prince Justice…
*Thank you*
"When I am not around these students from Swat will complete my story for you ", were the closing words of Honourable Prince Adnan Aurangzeb, before he met the fateful accident that took his life on Hazara Motorway last year .
I was…
*PTA*!!
The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) was founded as a regulatory body for all newly launched cellular companies, whether they are foreign or local ventures, post 9/11 and the subsequent communication explosion. Thus far, the…
*Steel*!!
This front-page advertisement, published on the front page of my former organization, Dawn, caught my attention amidst the chaotic political situation of state assertion versus political desertions.
Hilariously, it reminds me of my own…
