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I am Afghan journalist and writer. I have worked for many Pashto and Urdu newspapers and magazines and my articles and stories are published there. I write mostly about Afghan and Pakistani issues.
Besides this, I teach Pashto and Urdu languages. Writing and

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Politics, News & Issues > News Industry Essays: Reporters for dollars: 1 of 1
A few months ago I had written an article in Pashto about media progress in Afghanistan. A survey report of Reporters without Borders was quoted in the article but unfortunately the name of the organization was misprinted when the article published in a local newspaper. In Pashto the organization is called 'Da Besarhada Zhor... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Pakistani General Musharraf should resign his commission before the October elections.: 1 of 1
A nine-member larger bench of Pakistan's Supreme Court is currently hearing the petitions filed against General Musharraf's dual offices. On Thursday, Pakistan's Election Commission announced that presidential election will be held on October 06. It means that Gen. Musharraf will try to get himself re-elected as President by... More..
Politics, News & Issues > International News Anti-terror Mullah assassinated in Pakistan: 1 of 1
An anti-terror Pakistani Mullah Maulana Hasan Jan has been assassinated Saturday. He was central leader of Jamait Ulema-e-Pakistan (Fazl group) and a known religious scholar. According to details, Maulana Hasan Jan had gone to attend the marriage ceremony of a local party leader. After the ceremony, he was going to the neare... More..
Arts & Humanities > Languages (Other) Learning Pashto, the language of the Afghans: 1 of 1
Pashto (also known as Pashtu, Pakhto, Pakhtu, Paxto) is the language of the Afghans. And these days many people are learning it. May be the rising interest in learning Pashto is that it is the language of those people who are living in that areas of the world where the whole world is engaged at the time. Any language you wan... More..
Politics, News & Issues > International News Pakistan: Civilians killed in fighting: 1 of 1
Two women were killed and four men injured Friday night during a fighting between security forces and local militants in Bajaur Agency, restive tribal area of Pakistan near Afghan border. The fighting erupted after the militants fired rockets on security forces at Khar, said political agent of the Agency. One security man an... More..
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Death: 34 of 59
The jihad' against Russians was over and war among factional warlords was at its peak. We were informed that due to the fighting between two rival Islamic warlords, we would be not able to go to Jalalabad . So I went to Torkham to learn about the situation. I found the small bazaar of Torkham to be like a cemetery. There was... More..
Travel > Travel (Other) Has Muslim extremism damaged world tourism irrevocably?: 12 of 20
The extremists are destroying world's earliest remains in Pakistan and Afghanistan and the beautiful areas are now under complete fear and controlled by hardcore militants who know only one thing: destroy all beauties of the nature and history. Swat is one of the most beautiful place of the Pashtoons. The terrorists are now ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Terrorism How the media inadvertently glamorizes and fuels terrorism: 13 of 21
All of us are aware of the importance of the media in keeping the prevailing political and geographical situation before our eyes, and letting us know about the day-to-day events of terror across the world. However, human beings find inspiration from the events reported. If these events are linked to his or her religious tho... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Religious contradictions: 2 of 3
'One, two, three fifty four.' after counting all the breads, Qari Saheb first stared at Abdullah suspiciously, then patched half-cut breads to each other to examine if they were cut by Abdullah, and when he was fully satisfied that they were not, and the breads were collected from all the houses of the village, he re-wrapped... More..
Politics, News & Issues > International News Pakistan erupts as protesters and Bhutto fall under Musharraf's emergency measures: 5 of 7
Musharraf's emergency - second emergency - crackdown continues, while Pakistani lawyers protest and Benizar Bhutto is held under de facto house arrest. Pakistan's police force barricaded and surrounded Bhutto's residence, preventing her from joining a protest rally. The outcry over Musharraf's efforts to ignore Pakistan's co... More..