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TopicKhyber Pakhtunkhwa

Topic: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

In Pakistan, Lashkar is using floods aftermath to brandish its growing welfare empire

Fund-collection efforts and organisational work is taking place under banner of Markazi Milli Muslim League, banned in both India and the US as a front-organisation of LeT.

At least 9 terrorists killed, three officials injured in counter-terrorism operation in Pakistan

Two police and one army officer injured in the operation were rushed to hospital. The joint operation was based on intel about terrorists in Shinawari Zargari, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Pakistan plans to revive tribal justice system jirga in KPK—‘blatant betrayal of Constitution’

While jirga, traditional councils of male tribal elders, is seen by some as a grassroots mechanism for maintaining order, it has also been criticised for perpetuating gender discrimination and reinforcing local power hierarchies.

Amid strained ties with India, a rare voice of sanity in Islamabad—imam of Lal Masjid

In a viral video from Sunday, Maulana Abdul Aziz Ghazi indicates that India does not bomb or disappear its citizens like Pakistan.

Pakistan making a colony out of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, say Pashtuns on new mining bill

For residents of the tribal belt, the issue isn’t just legal—it’s existential. 'KP risks becoming a resource colony—stripped, polluted, and excluded,' a KP resident told ThePrint.

Deobandi enforcer to thorn in Pakistan Army’s side, the many faces of assassinated cleric Munir Shakir

Founder of banned militant group Lashkar-e-Islam was fatally injured when IED exploded while he was holding afternoon prayers in neighbourhood in outskirts of Peshawar.

Twin suicide bombings & a deadly raid—how attack on Pakistan military facility unfolded

The attack at Bannu cantonment left at least 18 dead and over 40 injured. Pakistan blames Afghanistan-based militant groups.

Pakistan MP warns country could lose Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, slams govt

Maulana Fazlur Rehman warned that if Balochistan's districts declared independence, the UN could potentially recognise their sovereignty, leading to Pakistan's fragmentation.

Pakistan races against time to negotiate release of nuclear agency employees abducted by Taliban

Year 2024 was Pakistan’s deadliest in a decade, with at least 685 civilian fatalities & roughly 444 terror attacks, according to an annual security report by a Pakistan-based think tank.

Pakistan ‘perplexed’ as China’s envoy says attacks on its citizens ‘unacceptable’

Seven Chinese nationals killed in Pakistan since beginning of 2024, and 21 since CPEC project began a decade ago. Baloch rebels have claimed responsibility for at least 2 attacks this year.

On Camera

The Bengal Files has made sure Kolkata dusts history books to find out real Gopal Mukherjee

Whether it is due to the alleged unofficial ban on The Bengal Files or allegations by Gopal Mukherjee’s family against Agnihotri, everyone in the state wants to know more about Mukherjee.

Punjab’s paddy farmers are staring at big losses. Why flood impact may spill out of India’s rice bowl

As devastated farmers begin to come to terms with the fallout, 4 lakh hectares of land under paddy cultivation across state is flooded. Punjab is among the biggest contributors to PDS.

Army chief weighs in on theaterisation, says it is inevitable and need of the hour

New Delhi: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has strongly backed the idea of theaterisation, saying it is inevitable and the need of the hour. Speaking...

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?