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 …
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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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Khan Mir Aslam Khan Khattak was a famous social worker and Civil Contractor and great human ideal, who struggled to survive at time of difficulties. What he has done for people of his area is unprecedented. Mir Aslam Khan was born in 1841 into the Khan Khel Khattak tribe of village shaidu, tehsil Nowshera, Distt Peshawar of the then British …
Read More »Muhammad Nawab Khattak, son of Ghaus Muhammad Khan, father of Engrs Muhammad Sohail Khattak and Fayyaz Khattak has been one of the most distinguished elders of the Khan- Khel Khattak as indeed of Khattaknama. A nonagenarian, now in his early 90s, by and large, he is in excellent mental health though incapacitated due to a nerve problem in one of …
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The horse has always been man’s best friend and cavalry his best defense. During the cavalry’s history, it has had its ups and downs, however, till the 18th century, it was a force to be reckoned with, particularly in the Asian context. The British relying initially on a combination of artillery and infantry while considering cavalry as ‘flashy extravagance’, also …
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Wazir Muhammad Khan was one of the first officers hired by British American Tobacco when it started its operations in Pakistan soon after partition being Pakistan’s first MNC registered at the Stock Market. He received initial training at BAT’s Liverpool Factory. After partition, the lack of industry was the biggest challenge of the country as it was practically non-existent. The …
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A tribute by a grandson – Muhammad Ishfaq Khattak, Adamzai I turned sixty-nine a few days back, in June. After superannuating from public service as CEO/ GM, of Pakistan Railways, in 2011, I have, one way or another, continuously been associated with active public service till today, and at present am Chairman, of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Oil and Gas Company Limited, …
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Khattaknamah Akorkhel Khattak