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Swat villagers protest ‘lawlessness’

report in Dawn, Sept 17th, 2023SWAT: A large number of people in Fatehpur village of Charbagh tehsil on Friday took to the streets against lawlessness and rampant illicit drug trade in the area. Elders from the village organised the rally that commenced from Fatehpur Bazaar and ended in a public gathering in front of the Fatehpur police station. Led by elders, including Iqbal Khan, Iqbal Hussain, Mufti Shakir Hussain, Nisar Khan, Said Ali, Aftab Khan,…

Jirga being formed for footballers’ release

report in Dawn, Sept 14th, 2023QUETTA: Security forces have failed to trace the whereabouts of young players, despite passage of one week since the launch of an operation to find the kidnapped footballers in the Kachhi canal area of Sui tehsil. While officials in Dera Bugti said search operation was still on amid hopes that young football players would be recovered, the local administration decided to constitute a tribal jirga comprising elders of different Bugti…

Shrinking space for minorities

by Saima William in Dawn, August 27th, 2023The writer is a human rights activistTwo years after the tragic incident involving a Sri Lankan man accused of blasphemy – who faced a brutal death at the hands of an enraged mob in Sialkot – another distressing chapter unfolded in our national history when an irate mob,driven by blasphemy claims,set fire to churches and wreaked havoc on Christian homes in Jaranwala tehsil of Faisalabad. The Christian community…

Two injured in Bajaur IED explosion

report in Dawn, August 26th, 2023BAJAUR: Two people, including son of a tribal elder of Mamond tehsil, were injured when an improvised explosive device went off here on Friday evening, the police and local residents said. They said that the explosion occurred near Larkholozo Hospital. The residents said Hijad Ali, son of elder Malik Sultan Zeb, along with some friends and relatives was returning home in Larkholozo town from a nearby playground when the IED…

Over 40 killed as blast rocks JUI-F convention in Bajaur

by Umer Farooq | Anwarullah Khan in Dawn, July 31st, 2023• Security official sees IS-K involvement in what they call ‘suicide bombing’• Over 150 wounded; local leader, his son among the deadBAJAUR / PESHAWAR: At least 42 people were killed and over 150 others injured in Khar, a tehsil of Bajaur, after a powerful explosion ripped through a political gathering organised by the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl on Sunday. According to eyewitnesses, hundreds of party workers along…

Explosives, heavy arms seized in Bajaur

report in The News,July 10, 2023KHAR: The police claimed to have recovered a huge cache of arms, explosives and ammunition from a hideout in Chargo area in Salarzai tehsil on Sunday. Taking action on intelligence-based information, the police along with personnel of Bomb Disposal Unit and security forces raided the Chargo area in Salarzai tehsil and recovered weapons and explosives. District Police Officer Nazir Khan said that weapons included rocket launchers, mortar shells, hand-grenades, guns,…

PTI Tehsil Nazim among seven killed in Abbottabad car shooting

Report in Pakistan Today, Mar 21, 2023ABBOTTABAD: At least seven persons, including Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Tehsil Nazim Atif Munsif Khan, were killed after unidentified assailants opened fire at their vehicle here in Abbottabad on Monday. Overall eight persons were present in the car which caught fire after heavy firing by the assailants. Subsequently, the bodies present in the vehicle were completely burnt. District Police Officer (DPO) Umar Tufail told the media that the attack was…

Pak-Afghan Highway reopens as sit-in ends in Wana

report in the News, March 02, 2023WANA: A protest sit-in, staged by tribesmen in favour of their demands in Raghzai area of Birmal Tehsil in Lower South Waziristan, ended after successful negotiations here on Wednesday. In the light of the instructions of Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Nasir Khan, a grand jirga negotiation team of local Ulema, political leaders and tribal elders headed by Assistant Commissioner Wana Yasir Salman Kundi held talks with the Raghzai Youth Society,…