The famed Rohilla clans were mainly drawn from Pashtun tribes. They migrated from their barren surroundings in the Hindukush and, its extension, the Koh-e-Suleiman, to the fertile lands of North India in the post-Aurangzeb Völkerwanderung. Some of them were attracted by – and wandered into – the turmoil and vacuum of central India where their […] The post Syed Ali Hamid’s New Book Focuses On Sahibzada Yaqoob Khan’s Life As Prisoner And Future Diplomat appeared first on The Friday Times - Naya Daur.
Saifullah Paracha, a Pakistani incarcerated at Guantanamo Bay, will be released soon. Senator Mushtaq Ahmed raised the issue of the continued imprisonment of 75-year-old Saifullah Paracha in Guantanamo Bay during a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights on Monday. He claimed that the US government has declared Paracha innocent and wishes to […] The post Pakistani Guantanamo Prisoner Saifullah Paracha Set To Return Home As ‘Free Citizen’ appeared first on The Friday Times - Naya Daur.