Editorial in Dawn, December 5th, 2023PERHAPS even more challenging than countering terrorism in urban areas is the threat posed by militants in remote regions of Pakistan. This is especially true in the rugged terrain of Gilgit-Baltistan and adjacent regions of KP. Here, in the shadow of towering peaks, tracing the perpetrators is arguably more difficult than it is in the cities. However, terrorists cannot be given a free hand to stomp through the mountains, killing…
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Report in Dawn, Dec 4th, 2023KARACHI: As the country heads towards general elections expected to be held in February next year, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Ghulam Ali has said it is difficult to carry out political activities in parts of KP and Balochistan due to the security situation. “There is no doubt that the situation in some areas such as Tank, Dera Ismail Khan, Lakki Marwat and Bannu is not good,” Governor Ali replied when asked…
Report in TOLOnews Online, Nov 02, 2023 at 8:59 PMThree thousand families have returned to Afghanistan from Pakistan through the Spin Boldak crossing in Kandahar in the last two days following the start of the process of forcible deportation of Afghan immigrants from the country. Local Kandahar officials said that in addition to providing first aid, they also established the framework for the repatriates’ transfer back to their respective provinces. “A total of 2,500 to…
By Prithivi Man Shrestha in The Kathmandu Post, May 15, 2023The public outrage sparked by the news of creation of fake Bhutanese refugees to send them to the United States is growing. There are daily protests on the streets. The Parliament is in uproar. Top political leaders seem to be scrambling to try to contain the scam’s fallout. The Post’s Prithvi Man Shrestha talked to Surya Nath Upadhyay, former chief commissioner of the Commission for…