THE publication of Pashto books, ranging from poetry and short stories to current affairs and travelogues, has witnessed a considerable surge in the last decade as the land of Pakhtuns has been focus ...

PESHAWAR: A Pashto book titled ‘Sahu Pukhto’ (untainted Pashto) was launched here on Monday. A literary organisation, Qalandar Momand Research Cell, organised the event at its offices in Hashtnagari ...

PESHAWAR: In order to report historical facts with utmost accuracy and in the language that is spoken in the areas themselves, a book titled Gandhara was published in August. The Pashto manuscript ...

According to statistics available with The Express Tribune, 2,500 Pashto books were published in 2015. At least 80% of them were poetry books. The main theme of most of these books remained war and ...

More Pashtuns live in Karachi than any other city in the world and they are concerned about their heritage It was the afternoon of September 24. A group of people -- both young and old -- gathered at ...

First, a young man opened the meeting with a Quranic chant. Then the first author stepped up in front of his critics. Noor Gul Shafaq, 22, an Afghan radio journalist with lank, dark hair and wearing ...

Women's rights activist Shafiqa Khpalwak is hoping to change public attitudes in Afghanistan with her newly released Pashto-language translation of Women Who Work, the 2017 book by U.S. President ...

PESHAWAR: Books review ceremony of Pashto poetry titled, "Halzoon" written by Yousaf Baheer and "Hasoon" by Kabir Khan Kabir, was held in Government Degree College hall sub-division Landi Kotal on ...

Mullah Zaeef says he was abused by the Americans at Guantanamo Bay US President Barack Obama's decision to close the Guantanamo Bay prison within a year has been welcomed as a positive development in ...