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PTM leader Ali Wazir: The face of dissent in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 2 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, 2 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, 2 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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Tribal Jirga decide to block AF-Pak highway against merger of FATA with KP
Updated : 3 years, 3 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, 3 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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Mohan Bhagwat to visit Chhattisgarh in November, to unveil statue of Dilip
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Bhagwat will unveil the statue of late BJP leader Dilip Singh Judeo in Jashpur on November 14. On November 15, he will attend a Sangh programme in Ambikapur where RSS volunteers from all over the state will be present in large numbers
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Reconsider travel to Pakistan due to terrorism and sectarian violence: US
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 7 (ANI): The United States has issued a travel advisory to its citizens to reconsider travel in high-risk areas in Pakistan due to terrorism and sectarian violence.
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Pakistan army eyes tougher stance against TTP after talks fail
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 26 (ANI): After several failed efforts to conclude a long-term peace deal with Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the Pakistan army is mulling a tougher stance against the outlawed group as militancy continues in the country.
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Pakistan-TTP negotiation talks on hiatus after killing of top commanders o
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 24 (ANI): The recent killing of four top Pakistani Taliban commanders in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion in the Birmal area of Afghanistan's Paktika province is likely to put a spoke in the ongoing negotiations between the Army and the outlawed
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Odisha Cabinet approves Rs 2808.39 cr for Millets Mission
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Karnataka) [India], August 12 (ANI): Odisha State Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday approved Rs 2808.39 crore for the promotion of millets in the tribal areas of the state.
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Tribal areas in Himachal witnessed unprecedented development during BJP's
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 1 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Monday said that the tribal and hard areas of the State have witnessed unprecedented development during the tenure of the present government.
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Pak: FQJ voices out concern for local tribes amid peace turmoil in FATA
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 5 (ANI): Fata Qaumi Jirga (FQJ) expressed its concern over the peace turmoil in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) areas merged with Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and said that unless the tribes were given their rights and FATA's original status is not rest
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