Ghazala was born in the Swat valley which fell to Taliban rule in 2007. When Taliban captured her home town, she was forced to migrate 170 kilometers away with her family to the city of Peshawar.

Her first audience was the sheep and horses she herded in rural Pakistan, but she became a national hero. So why is this folk music icon reduced to living in a makeshift house? In a bootleg video from ...

On May 10, miscreants launched a violent attack on the building of Radio Pakistan in Peshawar, causing significant damage and depriving millions of listeners of the cherished Pashto and Urdu songs of ...

When future generations ask who silenced Pashtun music, the Taliban won’t get the blame – it will be piracy. The “pirates” are easily identifiable – they are the young men armed with laptops who can ...

PESHAWAR: Young folk singers, musicians, performers and fans gathered here to pay glowing tributes and coronate veteran artists in recognition of their illustrious contribution to Pashto folk music.