The suicide bomb attack in Peshawar last Saturday, the death of CCPO Malik Mohammad Saad, DSP Khan Raziq, other policemen and civilians on 27 January 2007 brings genuine grief to many of us. Malik Saad was known to be one of the best policemen in NWFP. Thinking of his wife and three young children makes […]
Pakistan, circa 1860s
These photographs have been kindly shared here by Malik Naveed Khan and Shiraz Khan. The exact dates and name(s) of the photographer(s) are unknown, and there is also some doubt as to the specific locations in some instances. Fortunately, what is most well-preserved is an accurate depiction of a certain age evoking […]
Ghani Khan Revisited
Thanks to the tremendous hospitality of Nasreen Wali Khan (niece of Ghani Khan), Bahram and Mashaal (grandsons of Ghani Khan), I made another visit to Ghani Khan’s home in Utmanzai, Charsadda with Dr. Aftab, Dr. Fuad, and my father. Dr. Fuad was nice enough to bring along his Nikon D-70S camera; he took […]
