Hard-line Muslim clerics in a conservative northwestern Pakistani village have announced a boycott of music and dance at weddings. Clerics representing three major Islamic sects this week announced ...

Khanzada Asfandyar Khattak, a dance artist, is using his spin, whirl, and moves to beat stay-at-home isolation during the coronavirus pandemic. Khattak, in his early 40s, has used the quarantine to ...

With his colorful costumes, swords, and twirling moves, Khanzada Asfandyar Khattak is challenging a taboo in conservative Pashtun culture that frowns upon male dancers. Originally from Pakistan's ...

PARACHINAR, Pakistan -- Thousands of men dance to the beat of drums as a Pashtun community in northwestern Pakistan celebrates the arrival of the new year and spring. They say that Norouz, the ...