Khattaknamah Akorkhel Khattak
Poems of Khushal Khan Khattak written in Pashto language. All Pashto alphabets used in this poetry are without dots. A unique example of ‘dotless’ poetry in Pashto language.
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Villages and Towns of Khattaknamah
A Trip to Khattaknamah Shrines
The organizing committee of “Da Khushal Kor Tolana” has successfully managed a day-long trip to shrines of sufis and saints of the Khattaknamah.
Read More »The Fascinating Khattak Dance
The fascinating Khattak Attan (Dance) (خټک اتڼ) is a swift martial attan dance usually performed while carrying a sword in one hand and a handkerchief in another hand (while not always are they holding a sword and handkerchief) by the tribesmen from the agile Khattak tribe of Pashtuns. Khattak dance is also the National dance of Pakistan. Earlier, the Khattak dance …
Read More »Coffee with CEO
Watch the Coffee with CEO program of Mr. Adil Khattak (CEO, Attock Refinery Limited) sharing his inspiring success story and case study – a story of pain and pride with CEO Club Pakistan. (Courtesy/Source: CEO Today TV by CEO Club Pakistan)
Read More »Hujra Akorkhel Khattak, Ameeru
Hujra Akorkhel Khattak situated at Ameeru village falling in Elaqa Khwarra, (Nizampur), Tehsil Jehangira, District Nowshera, KP – Pakistan, constructed in the year 1934 by one of the notable Khankhel Rissaldar Major of the Guides, Muhammad Tuhair khan, father of Abdul Jabbar khan. Unfortunately, the great Khan passed away on the 12th of March 1939 in a car accident on …
Read More »A Unique Pashto Ghazal by Khushal Khan Khattak
A unique ghazal written by Khushal Khan Khattak in the 17 century.
Read More »A Brief about Pashto Literature
The history of Pashto literature spreads over five thousand years having its roots in the oral tradition of tapa. However, the first recorded period begins with Bayazid Ansari (1526-74), who founded his own Sufi school of thought and began to preach his beliefs. He gave Pashto prose and poetry a new and powerful tone with a rich literary legacy. Khair-ul-Bayan, …
Read More »Adieu Nawab Lala!
A thousand times we needed you. A thousand times we cried. If love alone could have saved you, You never would have died. Today, Friday the 20th, May 2022, we bid farewell to our loving family elder, Muhammad Nawab Khattak at our village Adamzai. He passed away in the wee hours of the morning, peacefully in his sleep, at age …
Read More »Muhammad Ajmal Khattak
Muhammad Ajmal Khan Khattak (محمد اجمل خٹک 15 September 1925 – 7 February 2010) was a prominent Pashto poet, writer, teacher and politician from a well known Akore Khattak آکوڑہ خٹک town of Nowshera district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, خیبر پختونخوا Pakistan. He served as the President of Awami National Party. The early life of Muhammad Ajmal Khattak was marked by active protests against …
Read More »Sheikh Syed Kastir Gul
Sayyid Kastir Gul سید کستیر گل(1573-1653) also known as Sheikh Al-Mashaikh Sheikh Rahmakar شیخ المشائخ شیخ رحمکار alias Kaka Sahib, کاکا صاحب was an Islamic jurist and Sufi saint of the 16th and 17th centuries who was still highly revered among Afghans and Pakistanis. He is the patriarch of the Kakakhel tribe. Sheikh Rahmakar was born on Friday evening, December …
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Akorkhel Hengal Hike
Afzal Khan Khattak (1665-1741)
Afzal Khan Khattak (Pashto: افضل خان, 1665-1741) was a Pashtun chief of the Khattak tribe, poet in Pashto, and author of Târikh-e murassa تاریخ مرصع (The Bejeweled History). He was the eldest son of Ashraf Khan HIjri اشرف خان ھجری(1044-1105/1635 to 1693–94). In 1083/1672-73 Ashraf succeeded his father Khushal Khan in the chieftaincy of the Khattak tribe, but in 1092/1681 …
Read More »Ameer Village! A Serene and Charming Akorkhel Abode
Ameer village, a serene and charming Akorkhel Khattak abode is falling in Mauza Shagai (موضع شگئی), Tehsil Jehangira (تحصیل جھانگیرہ) District Nowshera (ضلع نوشہرہ), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (خیبر پختونخوا), Pakistan. Ameer is one of the most prominent villages situated in Elaqa Khwarra which is a cluster of around 36 villages. This village has a Government primary school for girls and a …
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