Pakhtun dharna ends — for now on February 11, 2018ISLAMABAD: The 10-day long sit-in by Pakhtun Qaumi Jirga eventually ended on Saturday after written assurances by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to meet all of their demands. “The way you peacefully held the protest is really commendable and others should learn a lesson from you to record their protests. I’ll stand by you in […]
Pashtun Dharna conditionally ends after PM’s assurances on February 10, 2018ISLAMABAD: In the backdrop of meetings with military high-ups, the 10-day long sit-in by Pakhtun Qaumi Jirga eventually ended on Saturday after Amir Muqam, advisor to prime minister on political affairs, appeared before the protesters with a written agreement to materialise all their demands. “The way you held the peaceful protest is really commendable and […]
Dharna on Naqeebullah Mehsud’s murder continues despite Abbasi and Jirga’s meeting on February 8, 2018ISLAMABAD: Following the Jirga committee meeting with Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to find out a workable solution to put an end to Naqeebullah Mehsud sit-in, no breakthrough has been achieved because the protesters insist they should be given tangible assurances for acceptance of their demands. Entering its eighth day, the Pashtun Qaumi Jirga in […]
All resources will be employed to arrest Anwar: PM on February 7, 2018ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said all resources will be employed to detain absconder ex-SSP Rao Anwar involved in the killing of Naqeebullah Mehsud in a staged police encounter in Karachi on January 13. “The issue of Naqeebullah Mehsud killing is not only a matter of the provincial government rather it is a […]
Fazl joins protesters seeking justice for Naqeebullah on February 6, 2018ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that he will pursue the Naqeebullah case to get justice for the Waziristan man who was killed in an alleged fake encounter in Karachi. “Not only Naqeebullah but thousands of other innocent people have been killed the way the former was killed in a staged […]
PTI likely to double its Senate seats on February 5, 2018ISLAMABAD: Of the 104 senators, four from Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and 11 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) will retire ahead of the Senate election this March. From KP, the ruling PTI is likely to bag at least seven seats, increasing its seats in the upper house of the Parliament to 14. However, if opposition […]
PTI joins tribal people in push for arrest of Rao Anwar on February 5, 2018ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) would extend full cooperation to the tribal people to build maximum pressure for the arrest of absconder Rao Anwar who is not only involved in the killing of Naqeebullah Mehsud but also dozens of other innocent persons in staged police encounters in Karachi, party’s chairman said on Sunday. “It is really […]
Tribesmen vow to continue sit-in until Rao Anwar is arrested on February 2, 2018ISLAMABAD: Thousands of tribal people gathered in the federal capital on Thursday, vowing to continue their sit-in till the arrest of former SSP Rao Anwar who is alleged of killing a Waziristan man in Karachi in a staged police encounter on January 13. A number of Members National Assembly (MNAs) and Senators including Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf […]
SAFRON committee directs NGOs to recruit tribesmen on January 31, 2018ISLAMABAD: The Senate’s Standing Committee on States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) has directed the non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to recruit tribesmen for their projects in the tribal region. The committee recommended that parliamentarians might be included in the Steering Committee and Board of Directors of FATA Development Authority (FDA). Earlier, a SAFRON meeting chaired by Senator […]
FATA officials urged to improve education standards on January 31, 2018ISLAMABAD: After a series of meetings to restore educational standards of the Zam Governor Model School (ZGMS) of South Waziristan, the Senate’s Standing Committee on States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) on Tuesday directed the FATA additional chief secretary to resolve all the problems facing the school and submit a report within a month. The Senate […]