Reports from the Tirah Valley in Khyber district suggest that smugglers have imposed strict restrictions on mobile phone use inside the area’s hashish markets after a wave of public outrage and social media campaigns against drug trafficking. According to local sources, traders and buyers are now barred from taking photos or recording videos in the […]
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A Father’s Unanswered Plea “I am Umar Ayaz from Kot Brarra,” says the weary voice on the phone. “My daughter was martyred in the Ramadan blast. In this heinous act of terror, our house collapsed that night, the entire neighbourhood turned to rubble, but no help ever came.” Almost over a year later, Umar still
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Muhammad Haseenullah Pakistan stands at the frontline of an undeclared war that fuses narcotics, crime, and terrorism. The Khyber district, with its border connectivity and remote valleys such as Tirah, has become the primary corridor for the movement of illicit drugs and armed elements originating from across the frontier. The consequences extend far beyond law
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The Foreign Office of Pakistan has confirmed that talks between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban are currently underway in Istanbul, urging the public to disregard any unofficial statements circulating on social media. Foreign Office Spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi, while addressing the weekly press briefing, said that Pakistan maintains a clear and consistent stance that Afghan
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The resurgence of terrorism in Balochistan under the banner of the so-called Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) underscores one of Pakistan’s most complex internal security challenges. At the centre of this violent network stands Bashir Zeb, also known as Bashir Zaib a man who has come to personify the militant brand of separatism that has brought
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Police have been equipped with state-of-the-art technology to enhance their operational capacity in the ongoing fight against terrorism. A formal handover ceremony was held at the Central Police Office, Peshawar, where Inspector General of Police (IGP) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Zulfiqar Hameed, distributed modern weapons and advanced surveillance equipment among various districts and
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The second round of talks between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban government is underway in Istanbul, with senior military and civilian officials from both sides participating under the mediation of Türkiye and Qatar. According to diplomatic sources, Pakistan has emphasized a single-point agenda during the discussions ensuring that Afghan soil is not used for any
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Khyber is a district of stark contrasts bordered by Afghanistan on one side and the mysterious valleys of Tirah on the other. Those valleys weekly transform into open markets where raw hashish and other lethal narcotics are sold openly. These illicit bazaars are so active their echo can be heard across the area, yet, alarmingly,
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The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has confirmed that a violation of the ceasefire occurred along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. In an official statement issued from the federal capital, the ministry said that certain elements from across the border in Afghanistan opened unprovoked fire on Pakistani border posts in the Chaman sector. The security forces responded
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The Taliban governor of Herat province has issued a new order making it compulsory for women to wear the burqa to receive public services or enter markets, hospitals, or government offices, according to local sources. The directive, issued by Governor Noor Ahmad Islamjar, instructs all district and municipal administrations to prevent women without burqas from
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