Op-Ed

Whenever I see a Sikh cabbie in the West driving around their white riders respectfully that they forget their history of how from a self respecting people they were robbed of both their dignity, culture, traditions and faith by the very…

This picture is of the Rani Of Hunza daughter of the former ruler of the princely state of Nagar married to the last ruler of Hunza late Mir Muhammad Jamal Khan. Today these former princely states whether Swat or Hunza are worst victims…

This picture was taken on Wednesday 14th September 2022 at 12.30 PM, at F-6/3 Sector, Opposite Marriott Islamabad. In all honesty, the Greek Architect Doxiadis, who designed Islamabad would have big laugh in his grave to see the ingenuity…

Each frame in this collage of 300 families of Bahrain in Swat given ration by a brave mother and her three daughters all by themselves has more to it then the eyes can see and the ears hear. These souls though themselves grief stricken…

It is so unfortunate that we are heading into a dangerous direction with no sanity in sight. Imran Khan's desperation and his public declaration to have become more" Dangerous", has left the state with little choice but use all available…

A nation with no heroes are like a beggar with no self respect. What a shame when I at long last managed to reach Ayaz Khan on my own through another sports coach Rafiq who once coached my son Azeem Effendi in gymnastics on the basis of…

This tweet widely circulated in the social media purportedly by Honourable Lady Jemima Goldsmith former wife of Honourable Imran Khan, the veracity of which I could not confirm despite my best efforts with friends and family. I doubt…

It is an old Pushto saying " Sir Dey Nay Sardar Dey Ye" ( No one but the leader must live). It is so touching but these Pukhtun women are known for their bravery when I came to know how the household of the Royal Family Of Swat being…

This picture was shared with me by Honourable Fazal Rahim Khan, a senior journalist from Swat. The caption read CM Mehmood Khan, Murad Saeed and other High officials visited Swat Press Club. It is not a pleasant site to see the…

I happen to just see a video posted by Swat News late at night with a proper song played in the background praising the local MPA Fazal Hakim, of the Mingora City, wearing gum boots and rescuing children in the broad daylight under the…