The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has decided to appoint Samar Bilour as a Member of the National Assembly (MNA). The decision follows her recent inclusion in the party, marking a major political shift in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where she was previously associated with the Awami National Party (ANP). This development was confirmed by Prime Minister’s Coordinator […]
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Politicians – suffering and sacrifice, generation after generation
Last Sunday, on a blistering summer day I had an encounter with the very suave Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, when a highly powered PPP delegation came to Walibagh Charsadda, to condole veteran politician Begum Naseem Wali Khan’s demise. There in the tree dappled lawns and ancient veranda of Wali Bagh, an epiphany downed on me; here […]
Multiple fronts and the single parent
As I picked up a pen and paper and sat down to write after what feels like Eons, the thoughts immediately came to mind that I want to share some snippets, some random thoughts that have stuck in my mind as a single mother, as a wide-eyed political member and as a struggling opposition member […]
Samar Bilour: My political role is the best revenge on terrorists
Samar Bilour is a woman of many things – the widow of martyr Haroon Bilour, daughter-in-law of martyr Bashir Bilour and the first woman elected as MPA on a general seat in 18 years. She is the provincial information secretary of the Awami National Party (ANP). Recently, she exchanged her views on political, social, apolitical, […]