Eight months ago, the provincial government and law-enforcement agencies jointly concluded that the growing presence of Khwarij in Tirah held the local population hostage, using civilian cover to carry out nefarious acts of terrorism and coercion of the population. The population was requested to either evict the terrorists from amongst them or relocate themselves so […]
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KP CM assures dignified resettlement for displaced Tirah families
Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Sohail Afridi on Monday assured that the provincial government will not abandon families displaced from Tirah and will ensure their dignified relocation and provision of all basic facilities. He was addressing an important jirga of elders and notables from Khyber district wherein the law and order situation in the district […]
Tirah IDPs report mismanagement at registration centres
Displaced families evacuating from the conflict-hit Tirah valley have complained of mismanagement, long delays and inadequate facilities at registration centres on the route to Bara in Khyber district. The fresh wave of internally displaced persons (IDPs) follows intensified security operations in the area ahead of a full-scale offensive against militant groups. Read More: Khyber elders […]
Tirah protest leader freed, terror charges dismissed
A special Anti-Terrorism Court in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has approved bail for Mohammad Zahid Afridi, a local political leader and head of the Bara Political Alliance and Jamaat-e-Islami Youth Wing Tirah, in a terrorism case, court officials said. Judge Fareed Khan Alizai of the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) heard Afridi’s bail petition and ordered that he be […]
Tirah, Swat and Dir Upper receive winter’s first snowfall
PESHAWAR: The districts of Swat, Der Upper, and Khyber received the first snowfall of the winter, bringing down the mercury further and blanketing the hilly areas with white snow. According to the report, light snowfall continues in the Kukikhel and Maidan areas of the Tirah area of the Khyber district, while mercury has […]