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Ali Wazir: Face of Pakistan's non-violent movement in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Wazir has been consistently targeted for his unequivocal criticism of the Pakistani Army and the human rights abuses that the Pashtun ethnic minority face in Waziristan and neighbouring border areas in the former Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA), now a part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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Ongoing terror attacks by Pak's TTP now create greater concerns for author
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Border provinces of Pakistan adjoining Afghanistan have been facing attacks by the terror outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan. These attacks have claimed 419 civilian and defence personnel's lives in the last year alone.
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Electricity reaches Kashmir village after 75 years, elated locals thank go
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Under a centrally-sponsored scheme, residents of a tribal area in Tethan in Dooru block, Anantnag district of south Kashmir received electricity connection after almost 75 years.
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Pakistan: Over 200 medics in FATA not paid salaries for 4 months due to la
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Due to the lack of funds, more than 225 doctors, including medical officers, emergency medical officers and specialists, appointed by the government to improve patient care in the erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), haven't been paid salaries for four months, reported Dawn.
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Mahendra Vanigota, a Serial Entrepreneur closed his 9 business centres to
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI/PNN): There is nothing more satisfying than giving back and making a difference in the lives of people. Such a person is Mahendra Vanigota, born in Rajasthan, and lived in Mumbai for 2 decades as an entrepreneur. Mahendra closed his 9-business centre acros
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PTM leader Ali Wazir: The face of dissent in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Pushtoon Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) leader Muhammad Ali Wazir is lately becoming an icon of the non-violent movement in Pakistan, one who speaks for people of the tribal areas and fights for their rights, the Voice of Vienna reported.
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Affirmative, inclusive action for tribals is key thrust area of Govt polic
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday listed out several schemes undertaken by the central government to empower the tribal community by providing education in local languages, transforming significant tribal areas into model villages as well as ensuring livelihood opportu
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Pashtoonkhwah Milli Awami Party chief urges release of Ali Wazir
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Pashtoonkhwah Milli Awami Party Chairman Mehmood Khan Achakzai warned the government of Pakistan of nationwide protests if MNA Ali Wazir is not released.
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Kerala Police arrest ganja mafia from Odisha forests
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
"Samson Gandha (34) and his accomplice Ismail Gandha (27), who were distributing ganja to Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, were arrested by Thadiyittaparamba police in Ernakulam district from Sree Palli tribal area in Odisha," the police said.
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Tribal Jirga decide to block AF-Pak highway against merger of FATA with KP
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
All tribes Loya Jirga decided to block the Afghanistan-Pakistan highway at Jamrud Bypass to register their protest against the merger of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) without the consent of all tribes and people.
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Police vacate two police stations in Pak northwest amid security threat
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The residents believe the police stations were vacated out of fear of the Taliban, who oppose the merger of Federally Administered Tribal Areas with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, The Nation reported.
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Pakistan: People in Waziristan's Wana stage protests against surge in terr
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Hundreds of people in Waziristan's Wana staged protests on Sunday demanding the restoration of peace in the region amid an extreme surge in terrorism in the tribal area. Titled "peace march", the rally was organised by Wana Siyasi Ittihad (WSI), Dawn reported.
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