Growing strategic divergence between Pak, US: seminar on January 30, 2018ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan-US relationship is a terrible marriage where divorce should not be considered because the costs of breaking up are too high. This was stated by Asia Centre at the United States Institute of Peace Associate Vice President Dr Moeed Yousuf at his public talk on ‘The Pakistan-US Relationship in Jeopardy-Way Forward’, organised by […]
The Durand Line on January 27, 2018Entering Bajaur Agency from Mohmand tribal region, the roads conditions were so poor due to the military operations in the area. Schools, Health institutions and other government installations in various numbers debris found after bombing by the militants. Views of destroyed installation mark the world war of 20th century. Passing through various check posts in […]
‘Reforming seminaries greatly linked to state, social reforms’ on January 25, 2018ISLAMABAD: Experts at a report launch on mindset of seminary students said that attempts at mainstreaming religious seminaries should go in tandem with the broader priorities of state and society, especially in the education sector. They said that seminary students, who often fall for sectarian worldview, should be opened to nuanced perspectives. These thoughts came […]
KP govt fails to allocate funds for minority communities on January 23, 2018ISLAMABAD: The KP government has failed to allocate land for a shamshan ghat promised to the Hindu community so far. A protest was held in the capital of KP after the death of Tulsi Das, a member of the Hindu community on Sunday, when he was buried in the old graveyard of Peshawar without the […]
Mardan’s four-year-old girl was raped before murder: IG on January 18, 2018ISLAMABAD: The four-year-old girl, who was found dead in nearby fields two days ago, was raped before being murdered, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Inspector General Salahuddin Mehsud told a press conference on Wednesday. Medical reports of the minor girl confirmed that she was raped before being strangled to death, said the provincial top cop. He, however, […]
NWA tribesmen demand repatriation of IDPs on January 11, 2018Islamabad: Hundreds of tribesmen of the North Waziristan Agency of FATA region demanded repatriation of thousands of families shifted to Afghanistan after the Pakistan Army conducted a search operation against national and international warlords in North Waziristan. A jirga (tribal gathering) was organized in the Banu area where TDPs are living after the operation Zarb-e-Azb. […]
Sufi Muhammad released by PHC order on January 9, 2018PESHAWAR: Maulana Sufi Muhammad, the chief of banned Tehreek-e- Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) was released on bail after the order of the Peshawar High Court on Monday due to his “unstable health”. Counsel for Sufi Mohammad Fida Gul told the court that his client should be granted bail as he was suffering from various illnesses. A single […]
Fate of FATA — an unfinished agenda on January 4, 2018Alhaj Shah Jee Gul Afridi is an independent candidate from the tribal belt of Khyber Agency and is leading the journey of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) reforms inside parliament as well convincing masses over the reforms process. On January 1, 2018, we interviewed him inside the Parliament Lodges to seek his stance on FATA […]
‘People haven’t voted just for Mashal, they’ve voted against extremism’ on January 2, 2018Islamabad: “People have not just voted for my son. They have voted against the dark shadows of extremism,” Mashal Khan’s father Iqbal Lala says, referring to Herald magazine’s announcement that the Mardan University student killed in a mob lynching incident earlier in the year was its person of the year based on a popular vote. […]
Fazlur Rehman harming FATA interests: MNA Afridi on January 1, 2018 ISLAMABAD: FATA MNA Shah Jee Gul Afridi said on Sunday that there was no room for a separate province in the constitution. Talking to reporters at the Jamrood Press Club, he said that Maulana Fazlur Rehman had no direct relation with FATA. “He is running a campaign for harm the interests of FATA. He […]