Rahman Baba in English

Rahman Baba is a towering giant. Although dead for over 300 years, the insights and statements of this remarkable man are still quoted and enjoyed up and down the khyber-pukhtoonkhwa . Now for the first time all of Rahman Baba's poems have been translated into English. You can buy them in a coffee table edition, or as a sampler of his best loved poems, or study the whole diwan in a single, fat volume with English and Pushtu texts side by sid...

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UN delivers nearly 170,000 tons of food to flood-hit people

UNITED NATIONS: UN agencies and their partners have delivered almost 170,000 tons of food to millions of people affected by the severe July floods, and are preparing to distribute seeds and fertilizer ahead of the planting season to enable 4.2 million people to feed themselves again, the world body said Friday. An estimated 8 million flood-affected people are meanwhile expected to receive food aid this month, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said. To date, organizations providing health care have delivered enough medicines to cover the health needs of more than 5 million people. More than 6.7...

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Gunmen torch 29 Nato oil lorries in Mithri

At least 29 fuel-carrying lorries, meant for Nato troops fighting in Afghanistan, caught fire after unidentified armed men opened fire here in Mithri area in Balochistan on late Friday, This attack is the fifth of its kind since October 1st. “27 oil containers for Nato supplies were heading to Afghanistan from Karachi when some unknown gunmen opened indiscriminate fire on those in Mithri locality of Bolan district in Balochistan”, official from Levies Forces said. He said: “Firing resulted in eruption of fierce ablaze which engulfed 27 oil tankers in no time.” “Fire fighting crew has been called in from Sibi district to bring raging blaze...

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