Dubious State Cause Dwindle in Repatriation of Afghan Refugees on November 11, 2020Pakistan has witnessed a sharp decline in the voluntary repatriation of registered Afghan refugees to their home country Afghanistan. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), only 1000 people have been returned to Afghanistan, following 1,597 individuals last year The UN agency usually suspends voluntary repatriation process in October every year due […]
Fighting Unique Form of Child Labor on Border Terminals on November 5, 2020Women, elders and especially underage people involvement in transporting smuggled goods in recent years has expanded dramatically across the bordering gates of Pakistan with Afghanistan. Through, the hide and seek between teenage smugglers and border police are become routine on the official crossing points between the two neighboring countries. After the announcement of resuming trade […]
Digital Terrorism – New Threat to Tribal Areas? on October 6, 2020Social media remains an issue of concern for police in order to minimize cybercrimes across Pakistan. Aiming, the Police department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has established Police Background Check Unit (PBCU) in the tribal district of Pakistan. The first of its kind desk is functional in Parachinar area of upper Kurram, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa It is the […]
The Changing winds from Pakistan towards Afghanistan on October 3, 2020Government of Pakistan has announced new visa policy for afghan nationals; living or visiting across Pakistan. In a revised policy, the government of Pakistan has relaxed visa policy for Afghan citizens specifically for students, businessmen, investors and medical patients. The decision came at the time when the Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation […]
Tribal District Still Limbo After Three Years of Merger on September 29, 2020The situation over three years in former FATA, after it was merged into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, still lack basic faculties. The merge was meant to empower millions who lived there. Instead it has left the masses of former FATA uncertain and worried about their future After pace of reforms in the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas […]
TTP – Challenge for Afghan Taliban? on September 17, 2020The peace talks between the Afghan government and Taliban insurgents are underway in the capital of Qatar. The start of negotiations aimed at ending two decades of war that has killed thousands of combatants and civilians. During peace deal, the Afghan Taliban have several time lauded on media that they will not let anyone to […]
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Transgender Community Struggling for Life on September 14, 2020The number of killing transgender people increased across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. This month on Thursday, a transgender man was shot dead by his brother in northwest Pakistan in the second deadly attack in the region to target the long-oppressed community. The incident took place on September 10 in Swabi, a district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. The […]
Peshawar Zoo became a nightmare for animals on September 8, 2020Animal deaths have become commonplace at the Peshawar Zoo. The zoo is constructed on 29 acres of land at a cost of Rs. 47 crores is situated in Markaz-Ul-Uloom Islamia Rahatabad at provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa This year, a documents revealed that 9 animals have died in the zoo due to lack of basic […]
After Two decade of Closure, Boom Boom Restored library in Tank on September 7, 2020Fulfilling yet another promise, former Pakistan captain Shahid Khan Afridi laid the foundation stone of public library in northern area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The only book library of district Tank was been closed for at least two decades. Few weeks ago, youth of district Tank has started campaign on social media for restoration of the […]
Lack of Government Interest, Regi Model Town Failed to Execute Building Dreams on September 3, 2020Residents of Regi Model Town (RMT) gathered and staged a three-days peaceful protest at Regi Model Town, situated on the Nasir Bagh Road Peshawar. The Forum demands basic facilities which it lacks even after 32 years of the launch. The protestors blocked main road on the first day while second day camp was arranged on […]