Enraged JUI-F, ANP chiefs may be elected in by-polls on August 6, 2018PESHAWAR: The cagey silence of Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) and Asfand Yar Wali Khan, chief of Awami National Party (ANP), who tasted defeat in the general election in their home constituencies, predicts that the duo is likely to be got elected from Bannu and Mardan respectively in the by-election to minimize the scale […]
Elected lawmakers from Waziristan to remain independent on August 4, 2018ISLAMABAD: In the backdrop of ongoing political wheeling and dealing in the country, the newly elected members of National Assembly from North and South Waziristan tribal districts Friday announced to remain independent in the parliament. “But, simultaneously we will extend unconditional support to any party which takes steps to resolve our long pending demands,” MNA […]
Durrani, Imran Khan in a neck and neck contest on July 22, 2018NA-35 BANNU There are 12 contenders in the run for the upcoming general election in NA-35, Bannu constituency, of which two candidates – Imran Khan, chief of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and Akram Khan Durrani of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) – are poised for a tough showdown and neck-to-neck contest in Bannu, the home constituency […]
Tribal districts witness unprecedented enthusiasm on July 12, 2018SITUATIONER PESHAWAR/ISLAMABAD: As many as 289 contenders are vying for 12 National Assembly (NA) seats from the formerly Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), the volatile tribal region now merged with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province. Plagued by insecurity, militancy and lawlessness, the region that shares 2,400-kilometres long border with Afghanistan is witnessing extraordinary enthusiasm in […]
MMA parties bicker over six NA, 15 provincial seats in KP on July 1, 2018Cracks within the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) continue to deepen as the religious alliance remains at loggerheads over seat adjustments on several constituencies in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), well-placed sources within the alliance said on Saturday. A senior member of the alliance who wished to go unnamed said that bone of contention between the JI and the […]
Curfew lifted in Wana following breakthrough in talks on June 8, 2018Peshawar: A major breakthrough in negotiations between the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) supporters and the so-called aman committee on Thursday led to the lifting of the curfew in Wana, the headquarters of South Waziristan Agency. A senior security official based in Wana who isn’t authorised to speak to media told Daily Times on Thursday that […]
North Waziristan tense after killing of political admin official on June 3, 2018In yet another grisly incident, unidentified gunmen on Friday night ambushed the vehicle of a political moharir of local administration in North Waziristan, leaving him dead on the spot and injuring his three bodyguards. In the brazen assault, gunmen opened indiscriminate firing on HamidullahWazir, the political moharir of the local administration, who was patrolling near […]
Phase-IV of FATA survey cancelled amid widespread irregularities on May 12, 2018PESHAWAR: An extensive survey for completely and partially damaged houses has been underway in parts of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), but the Phase-IV of the survey had to be cancelled after an inquiry found widespread irregularities in data for 300 villages of South Waziristan region, the commissioner office in D. I. Khan stated. According […]
JUI-F chief links political freedom to peace in FATA on April 26, 2018MIR ALI: During his visit to FATA after over two decades, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Maulana Fazlur Rehman Wednesday told a huge gathering in North Waziristan tribal region that holding a political rally here will usher in an era of political freedom in tribal areas because restrictions on political activities in the past led to extremism […]
After over two decades, Maulana Fazl to address a conference in North Waziristan on April 24, 2018ISLAMABAD: After the military has declared most parts of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) purged of militants, the chief of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F Maulana Fazlur Rehman gets set to visit North Waziristan tribal region on Wednesday to attend a religious conference at the renowned Nizamia seminary, his party leader said on Monday. Maulana Fazl […]