Fazl says KP-FATA merger will be more destructive than 9/11 on December 31, 2017ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that the merger of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will be destructive that of 9/11. Addressing a demonstration against the proposed KP-FATA merger here on Saturday, the JUI-F chief said, “No one can dare to merge FATA into KP because the tribal […]
US drone kills two in Kurram on December 27, 2017PESHAWAR: At least two suspected militants were killed in a drone strike in the Mata Sangar area of the federally administrated tribal areas of Pakistan Kurram Agency area on Tuesday afternoon, officials said. According to reports a vehicle was targeted when a drone fired a missile in which two suspects were killed and the vehicle […]
FATA youth jirga plans to start countrywide petition campaign on December 26, 2017ISLAMABAD: FATA youth Jirga once again demands merger of FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at a press conference here at national press club in Islamabad. The FATA youth Jirga decided to start a petition campaigning front of country whole press clubs to convince masses in government and out of government on FATA reforms of merger with […]
Decline of Pashto cinema on December 26, 2017Passing through the empty chairs at one of the famous cinemas of Peshawar, Arshad cinema, viewers of the new Pashto film Badnam (2017) of legendry actor Arbaz Khan did not amount to more than two dozen as the shadow of the bomb blast still lurks over the cinema industry of Peshawar. With most of the […]
KP varsity bans mixed gender gatherings on December 25, 2017Islamabad: Bacha Khan University, Charsadda, has imposed a ban on mixed gender gatherings on the campus through a notification posted on the premises on Sunday. In the notification, a copy of which is available with Daily Times, the administration has warned that male and female students and employees were not allowed to sit or walk […]
On third anniversary of the tragedy, APS parents reiterate demand for judicial commission on December 16, 2017Peshawar: Ajun Khan, 50, a Peshawar resident, is the father of Asfand Khan, one of the 147 children whose lives were taken away by terrorists three years ago on December 16. With teary eyes, Khan sits with his wife and other family members next to a framed photo of Asfand Khan, hoping the third anniversary […]
International moot on Pak-US ties held on December 14, 2017One-day international conference on “Pak-US Relations, Cooperation and Partnership: A Way Forward” was organized by Pakistan House , at a local hotel in Islamabad. The purpose of the conference was to focus on the National Security Diplomacy, Information, Military, Economics (DIME) Model and various instruments of national power used by the United States Security Council […]
From storytelling to terrorism — the changed face of Qissa Khawani on December 11, 2017Asmat Khan, 60, runs a small green tea shop in southern corner of the famous Qissa Khawani Bazaar in Peshawar. Khan had never imagined that one day his business of selling green tea would be in a crises due to the wave of terrorism in the city. The customers are decreasing day by day. However, […]
The shadows of Swat’s past continue to haunt its music industry on December 4, 201720-year-old Sadia Shah sings in the famous Banr market of Swat district and hopes to build a career in this profession but memories of violence from the days of Taliban are still fresh in her mind. Sadia was only 10-year-old when militant forces arrived in the Valley. At that time, she had just started her […]
From Shankargarh to Shabqadar: why a historical city lost its identity on December 3, 2017Eighty-year-old Bani Gul runs a small shop of used utensils in the historical city of Shabqadar. He is not able to walk or talk due to weakness, but still he remembers the Indo-Pak partition seen by this city. “I was only 11-year-old at that time when the conflict started in this historical city. In summer […]