Muhammad Nawaz Khan (writer)
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Major Muhammad Nawaz Khan | |
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محمد نواز خان | |
Personal details | |
Born | College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering | 23 November 1943
Occupation | Writer, historian, poet |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Pakistan |
Branch/service | Pakistan Army |
Years of service | 1966–1991 |
Rank | Major |
Unit | 5th FF Regiment |
Major (Retd.) Muhammad Nawaz Khan (
Military career
Muhammad Nawaz joined the
Writing career
Nawaz was also a student editor of Pashto section of Khirman, the journal of the College of Agriculture, Peshawar University. He was also a member of National Heritage Foundation and member executive committees of the Kalash Environment Protection Society, Pakistan Heritage Society and Irfan Society. He was also a member of the NWFP government's Roundtable on Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Development and member of NWFP government's Experts Committee for assisting and advising Departments of Archaeology and Culture regarding protection, preservation and development of cultural, archaeological and architectural heritage of the province. He was also a member of the Task Force on Tourism of the NWFP government.
He participated in many seminars, workshops, conventions, conferences and meetings about cultural heritage and tourism. He also managed Gandhara Markaz, which publishes books/brochures. He started work on the Major Nawaz Research Trust from 20 December 2003, for the help of researchers and scholars.
Major Nawaz worked on a number of history and tourism projects for the
The Gandhara Times
From 1992 to 1996, Major Nawaz, as the proprietor and editor, launched the Gandhara Times, a fortnightly newspaper focusing primarily on the preservation of cultural heritage and promotion of tourism in Pakistan. All copies of the newspaper have been preserved for reference purposes.
Death
Nawaz had been suffering from
Publications
- Goluna au Azghi (ګُلُونا او ازغۍ) (Pashto Poetry) 1965
- Khush Qismata Gadba (خوش قسمَتَ ګډبه) (Pashto Folk Poetry) 1968
- Shum (شُوم) (Pashto Novel) 1968
- Ishq-e-Rasul (عِشقِ رسوُل ) (Pashto Naat), 1968
- History of the 5th Battalion the Frontier Force Regiment 1969
- Hasad Ki Aag (حَسَد کۍ آگ) (Urdu Novelette) 1969
- Tarikh-e-Shahbaz Garhi (تاريخِ شهباز گڑھی) (Urdu) 1910
- The Bala Hisar Fort Peshawar 1987
- The Frontier Constabulary (Major Write Up) 1993
- The Guardians of the Frontier (The Frontier Crops NWFP) 1994
- Malakand A Journey through History. 1995
- Kund National Park (Tourist Guide) 1996
- Malakand, Dir, Swat & Chitral (Tourist Guide) 1996
- The Glorious Piffers 1996
- Hazara (Tourist Guide) 1996
- Shuhada-e-Tirwanja (شُهَدَاعِ تِروَنجا) (Urdu) 1997
- The Valiant Scouts (Frontier Corps NWFP) 1997
- Ali Mardan Khan's Garden Villa and The Flag Staff House in Peshawar Cantonment
- The Historic Khyber Pass (Tourist. Guide) 1999
- Chakdara. (Tourist Guide). 1999
- The Historic BaIahisar Fort, Peshawar (Tourist Guide) 1999
- De Mataloono Dialai (دَ مَتَلُونو ډالئ) (Pashto) 2001
- Da Nawe Zamane Tapae (دَ نَوی َزمانې ټَپے) (Pashto) 2001
- Peshawar City (Joint Effort) (Tourist Guide) 2001
- Rohtas, The symbol of Sher Shah's Power 2002
- Pakhtun Roots & Pakhtunkhwa: A study in Retrospect 2002
- Peshawar Valley: The Heart of Gandhara (Tourist Guide) 2002
- Southern Areas of NWFP: The Treasure land of Cultural Heritage (Tourist Guide) 2002
- The Tribal Areas (Frontier) Glorious History & Gallant People (Tourist Guide) 2002
- The Malam Jaba Tourist Resort (Tourist Guide) 2002
- The Shandur Pass & Polo (Tourist Guide) 2002
- The Khattaks: A Restless People 2004
- The British and the Pathans 2004
- 48 Years of Literary Madness 2004
- The Khyber: The Treasure Land of History 2004[2]
- Peshawar: The Unwritten History, 2004
- Ancient Names (Regions, Cities, Towns, Rivers, People & Places) 2004
- The Forts of Pakistan (North Western Region) 2005
- Da Mataloono Guldasta (دَ مَتَلُونو ګُلدَسته) (Pashto) 2005
- The British Cemeteries in Pakistan (North Western Region) 2005
- The Gandhara Times, Fortnightly was regularly published from: 1992 to 1996 and all the copies have been preserved for reference.
References
- ^ "Historian Muhammad Nawaz Khan passes away". 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
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