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Rights report exposes Pakistan's failure to protect women in Khyber Pakhtu
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The findings have raised questions about the effectiveness of legal mechanisms meant to protect women and vulnerable communities in the province.
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Peace only if Taliban renounce support for terrorism: Asim Munir on Pak-Af
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Wednesday, Munir made the remarks during his visit to Wana in South Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where he reviewed the prevailing security situation and operational preparedness along the Western border with
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Faulty HIV figures raise alarm in NA panel as Pakistan risks global embarr
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to The Express Tribune, the concerns were voiced during a meeting of the National Assembly's Standing Committee on National Health Services, chaired by Mahesh Kumar Malani.
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Pakistan: Child among two dead, 17 wounded in motorcycle bombing near Bann
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A blast near Miryan Police Station in Pakistan's Bannu district killed two people, including a child, and injured 17 others, Dawn reported. Civilians were affected while police remained safe. Rescue teams shifted victims to hospitals, and authorities launched an investigation amid rising mil
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Anti-Pakistan violence surges in January, amid governance failures
Updated : 4 months ago IST
The start of the new year in Pakistan saw a sharp resurgence in anti-state incidents, resulting in higher casualties among militants, civilians, and security personnel, according to official figures. Dawn reported that data from the Islamabad-based Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Securit
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Pakistan: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa CM opposes Tirah operation, hints at Islamaba
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Chief Minister of Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, Sohail Afridi, strongly opposed any proposed security operation in the region's Tirah Valley, alleging that the federal government was planning action without consultation and warning that his party could stage a sit-in in Islamabad,
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Pakistan: Displaced Tirah valley families protest in Bara over delay in tr
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Irate demonstrators began throwing stones at the gates of the Alamgudar Registration Centre after running out of patience due to the slow pace of cash disbursement.
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Pakistan: Peshawar HC seeks clarification on military operation in Tirah V
Updated : 4 months ago IST
The Peshawar High Court sought clarification from the federal and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governments regarding a military operation in Tirah Valley, reported Dawn.
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Pakistan: Afghan suicide bomber behind Dera Ismail Khan wedding attack
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The attack occurred on Friday during a wedding ceremony in Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. A building collapsed after the blast, according to local police official Muhammad Adnan, who said the structure was being used by members of a peace committee at the time of t
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Seven killed in suicide bombing attack at wedding ceremony in Pakistan
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The attack occurred on Friday during a wedding ceremony in Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. A building collapsed after the blast, according to local police official Muhammad Adnan, who said the structure was being used by members of a peace committee at the time of t
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Pashtun National Jirga alleges forced evictions in Tirah valley, warns of
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The Pashtun National Jirga (PNJ) has alleged that thousands of Pashtun families are being forcibly evicted from their ancestral homeland in Pakistan's Tirah Valley, calling the move a brutal and inhumane action carried out under the pretext of a military operation.
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Pakistan: 5 killed, 10 injured in suicide blast at peace committee member'
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
At least five people were killed and 10 others injured in a suicide attack at the residence of a peace committee member near Qureshi Mor on Friday night, Dawn reported, citing officials.
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