The Poets of Malakand
Publisher: Shamsur Rahman Shams
Published: 1989
Place of publication: Peshawar
Language: eng
Number of pages: 210
Table of contents: title: INTRODUCTION: Dr. Shamsur Rahman Shams Kachukhel son of Alhaj Muhammad Khan (late) of Mohallah Khan Palaw, Dheri Alladhand village of Malakand Agency, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Presently residing in Peshawar.; title: QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE: MA (Journalism), Peshawar University, MA (Pashto) Peshawar University, LLB Khyber Law College, Peshawar University, PGD in Journalism, Peshawar University, PhD in Journalism and Mass Communication online from Pebble Hills University, Germany which is under finalization, Certificate of Dispenser from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Medical Faculty, Peshawar, Pharmacy Certificate from Pharmacy Council of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Peshawar, Honourary degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the Institute of Journalism and Mass Communication, Hayatabad, Peshawar.  Worked as Sub-EditorThe Frontier Post, Peshawar (1986-90) for 5 years. Worked as Working Journalist with The News (Int.) for Two Years. Worked as Chief Editor of an English weekly The Sunday Morning from Peshawar (now stopped) for one year. Worked as column writer for the Pashto section of Daily Jihad, Peshawar under the title “Nawee Taza”. Presently Shamsur Rahman Shams is working as Press Secretary to the Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Peshawar. He remained Press Secretary to different provincial ministers and secretaries.  Wrote for about one year in The Khaleej Times, UAE  especially highlighting different literary and developmental activities in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa old name as NWFP. Twenty three years experience in Computer Programming, computer graphics designing, Coral Draw designing, Internet Tools, Web Site designing, Swish and Flash designing, Web Sites uploading along with full command on running the following Soft Ware: 1). Coral Draw all versions. 2). MS World (Full) along with quick typing experience. 3). Photo Shop (All versions). 4). Macromedia Dreamweaver (All versions). 5). Swish (all versions). 6). Flash (All versions). 7). Urdu soft wares along with quick Urdu, Arabic, Pesrian and Pashto typing experience. 8). Running digital cameras and setting up of documentary films, videos and photography using different computer softwares.  Besides publishing hundreds of English, Urdu and Pashto articles in different dailies he also published the following books in English: The Poets of Malakand (1989). NWFP on Road to Progress (1995). Evolution of Pashto Journalism in Malakand. (1996). A Lost hero of the Independent Movement. (1998).  The Custodians of Malakand (2003). He is well expert in preparation of online documentries and has so far uploaded more than 300 documentary films containing matter relating to the activities of different provincial ministers. In the Directorate of Information he has introduced info-tech tools and had for the first time launched www.infosarhad.com which was later developed into www.nwfp.gov.pk and now www.khyberpakhtunkhwa.gov.pk. He has also launched www.malakand.8m.com which is still available. He was awarded a large number of commendatory certificates. He was alos given cash prize by the Chief Minister KPK on his info-tech activities.