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Pakistan: Protesters demand immediate reopening of the Torkham border
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
People in Pakistan's Landi Kotal protested the prolonged closure of the Torkham border with Afghanistan, calling it an "economic murder" of livelihoods. Protesters urged reopening the crossing, separating trade from politics, and including tribal elders and traders in future Pak-Afghan peace
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Pakistan: Imran Khan tells CM Ali Amin to block military operation in KP,
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Imran Khan urged KP CM Gandapur to block new military operations in tribal areas, warning they worsen army-public ties. In response, Gandapur launched jirgas with tribal elders to restore peace. The jirgas rejected displacement and called for talks with Afghanistan, Dawn reported.
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Peace march crushed, terrorists consulted: Pakistan's two-faced strategy i
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
On Friday, a peace march in Shewa tehsil of North Waziristan saw tribal elders, civil society representatives, political party members, and Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) activists uniting against what they described as a collapsing security environment.
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Pakistan's military operations in Waziristan bring devastation, tribal Jir
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Held in Makin tehsil, the jirga drew thousands of participants from Upper and Lower South Waziristan as well as North Waziristan, including tribal elders, students, lawyers, journalists, and political figures.
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Pakistan: Protesters block roads, cause traffic disruptions after tribal e
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The provincial capital of Quetta experienced a major traffic disruption on Friday, lasting several hours, after tribesmen and family members of an abducted 11-year-old boy blocked the main Zarghoon Road in protest, as reported by the Dawn.
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Religious scholars, tribal elders call for reopening of schools for Afghan
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Taliban has been called upon by religious scholars and tribal leaders to open the country's institutions and universities to women right away, as their basic right to attain education continues to remain compromised, TOLOnews reported.
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Pakistan: Two killed, three injured in clashes in Balochistan's Wadh
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
It appears the administration and tribal elders have given up on the efforts to broker a ceasefire between the warring factions.
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Taliban stresses on implementation of Sharia in Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Taliban-appointed Acting Interior Minister of Afghanistan Sirajuddin Haqqani while speaking to a gathering of religious clerics, tribal elders and local officials in Laghman, said that the current Jihad in the country is to implement Sharia law.
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Pakistan: Bara tribesmen protest against arrest of tribal elder in Khyber
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Elders of Maaroofkhel, Meergatkhel and Sherkhel tribes from Bara alleged that Gul was picked up from Bara bazaar by CTD sleuths on March 31 in broad daylight without presenting any FIR or citing any reason.
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Seven killed in Pakistan after unidentified shooters sprayed with bullets
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The deceased tribal elder was identified as Ahmed Khan Kibzai, who was travelling in the vehicle along with his two brothers and some other people. When his vehicle reached the Khurlam, located close to the Pakistan-Afghan border, unidentified shooters attacked them with automatic weapons le
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Tribal elder, son shot dead in Pakistan's Dera Bugti
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
On Saturday, the victims, who were identified as Nihalan Khan and his son Lal Jan, were going back to their home in the Patokh area on a motorcycle when they were targeted by the assailants, who were waiting for them, according to officials.
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Thousands march for peace in Pakistan's Bajour
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The peace march organised by the Bajaur Peace Action Committee, a local alliance of political parties, was attended by political workers, social activists, traders and youth. Tribal elders, traders, social activists and youth participated in the march and asked for the restoration of peace i
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