KABUL: In the latest shelling, Pakistani troops have fired at least 145 missiles in the two district of eastern Kunar province, local official said on Tuesday. These missiles landed in Sarkano and Khas districts of the province, no reports of human casualties yet. “So far there have been no reports of casualties,” Provincial Police Chief, Juma Gul told TOLONews. “The ...
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How empower and aware are women in rural Pakhtunkhawa?
It’s #WomenWeek and tomorrow we will be celebrating #InternationalWomensDay, a day to recognize the women rights, a day marked to remember the struggle and achievements of women. We are living in an era where on one hand women of other nations have conquered new horizons but on other hand we have sisters like #R( bibi ) and N bibi who ...
Read More »Mainstreaming Fata
THE Pakhtuns of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas ought to be congratulated on the success of their relentless struggle, with the support of the Fata political alliance, to shed the shackles of the draconian Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR). The extension of judicial jurisdiction to Fata and election of representatives to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly in 2018 are welcome steps. The ...
Read More »Radd – ul-Fassad against whom?
Pakistan Army has recently started an operation Radd – ul-Fassad against the banned militant group Jammat-ul-Ahrar. This operation has been conducted in the response of various attacks of terrorists in the various parts of the country. Like this, twelve other operations since from 2002 have conducted to eliminate the roots of terrorism from the country but remained unsuccessful. These operations ...
Read More »Security pact with US was signed because of Taliban’s war and horror: President Ghani
KABUL: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said the Afghan government was forced to sign a security pact with the United States because of the war and horror of the Taliban group. Speaking during the inauguration of the new parliament session, President Ghani said “They are in fact the reason behind the deployment of foreign forces in Afghanistan. They pave the ...
Read More »ISIS in Afghanistan release new distressing execution photos
KABUL: The loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group have released new distressing execution photos as the terror group continues to face growing pressures from the Afghan and US forces during the counter-terrorism operations. The group released the horrific execution photos in social media on Sunday night which purportedly shows the two men are executed ...
Read More »5 Pakistani soldiers killed during clashes along Durand Line
KABUL: At least five Pakistani soldiers were killed during clashes with the militants along the Durand Line, the Pakistani officials said Monday. The Inter Services Public Relations, media wing of Pakistani military, claimed that the soldiers were killed after a group of insurgents opened fire on a number of check posts from the other side of the line. “Effective presence, ...
Read More »Pakistan holds no authority to merger as FATA was never regular part of Pakistan
It seems that high-ranking officials in Pakistan are looking toward anarchy, where despite to take bold steps to resolve the already worsened situation, created by the continued ignorance and providing sanctuaries to various national and international terrorists groups, but they are adding to that. At somehow it indicates that time is not running with Pakistan. The government of Pakistan has ...
Read More »ولس، اقتداري نظام او فرکسیونالیسم – یوچټک نظر قبائیلي سیموته/ وحید وطنيار
پرته له شکه چې د سیاسي علوموله اړخه د پاکستان سیاسي نظام ” استبدادې” جوړښتونه څرګنده وې؛ د”ولفګنګ مرکل” په “تیپولوجی” یا “ډولیزه پوهنه” کې “استبدادي” نظام په دوه څانګو ویشي؛ اقتداري او انحصاري رژیمونه (مرکل ۲۰۱۳). یو چټک نظر د پاکستان تاریخي حوادثو ته، دا ثابته وي چی، له ۱۹۴۷ کاله را په دیخوا د دغه هیواد په سیاسي ...
Read More »Double standard policies won’t help Pakistan to combat terrorism
EDITORIAL: Terrorism is the biggest concern of the regional countries, and its fighting requires major efforts and great coordination among the region. The sub-region can do much more to combat the terrorism—an international phenomenon. For sure, India, Russia and China could play key roles in fight against terrorism and would give birth to a tangible result if coordination persists among ...
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