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Tirah, Rs.4billion, CM KP Sohail Afridi, Tirah Displaced Families, Pakistan War on Terror and PTI's Double Game

Rs4 Billion Vanished, Tirah Abandoned, KP Leadership Busy Protesting Elsewhere

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Tirah did not erupt overnight. Its crisis was not sudden, unexpected, or accidental. The displacement, the chaos, the suffering, all of it was visible, predictable, and known well in advance. By October 28, the provincial government was fully aware that residents of Tirah would be forced to descend from their villages. This was not speculation. […]

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Political, Tirah Operation, Displaced Families in Tirah, PTI KP Government and War of Narratives, Pakistan's War on Terror & PTI's Double Game

How Political Posturing Turned Tirah into a Crisis Zone

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It is remarkable how many self-declared experts on security operations, as well as those self-proclaimed political experts, suddenly appear in public debates. Even when they have no familiarity with the terrain or the operational environment, they speak as if they are seasoned military planners. This produces strange explanations, often presented with complete certainty. There is

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Cold, Tirah in the Crossfire of Confusion, Victims of Terrorism, Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sohail Afridi, Pakistan's War on Terror and PTI's Dirty Politics

Tirah in the Crossfire of Confusion, Cold, and Contradictory Policies

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The people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are facing severe hardships. The cold is intense. But a fundamental question arises, who is responsible for this situation, and who is opposing what is happening? These are the questions we are examining today. We are also discussing the position of the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sohail Afridi. On

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Governance, Tiah Operation, CM Sohail Afridi, Pakistan's War on Terror and PTI's Double Game, PTI Facilitates Terror

Governance in Name Only: KP’s Leadership Fails the People

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The tension between the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where the governance has miserably failed its citizens, and the federal government is clearly visible. But this tension and the effects of all these political disputes are only being raised by the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The province, which the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was trying to

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Tirah Operation and the Crisis of Confusion

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(Shamim Shahid)  The controversy surrounding the Tirah operation has once again exposed a chronic fault line in Pakistan’s governance: the dangerous disconnect between Islamabad and Peshawar. What should have been a clearly articulated, legally justified, and administratively coordinated security initiative has instead descended into confusion, contradiction, and human suffering. At the centre of this unfolding

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When Protest Replaces Governance

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(Arif Yousafzai)  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa today presents a grim paradox. At a time when militancy is visibly resurging, governance in the province appears to be deteriorating with equal speed. This dual crisis is not unfolding in isolation; it is deeply connected to the nature of contemporary politics in Pakistan, where symbolism increasingly substitutes substance, and protest

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Protests, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Leadership Crisis, Adiala Jail, PTI Nationwide Protests on 8 February, CM Sohail Afridi and Tirah Displaced Families

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Leadership Crisis, Protests, Governance Failures, and the Forgotten Public

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The announcement of nationwide protests on 8 February, by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), once again raises a basic and unavoidable question: can street agitation resolve the problems ordinary people face in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, or has protest itself become a substitute for governance? The declared objective of these rallies is clear, to apply pressure on the center

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After Kabul’s Blast: A Defining Moment for Afghanistan

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(Shamim Shahid) Afghanistan once again finds itself at the centre of a complex regional equation where security, diplomacy and internal political contradictions intersect. The recent deadly explosion in Kabul, which claimed eight lives including those of two Chinese nationals, is not merely another tragic incident in a country accustomed to violence; it is a stark

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PTI’s Security Gamble and Its Aftermath

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(Zahir Shah Sherazi)  Pakistan today stands at a dangerous crossroads where confused political narratives, inconsistent security policies, and chronic governance failures have converged to deepen instability—particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the former tribal districts. At the heart of this crisis lies the legacy and current posture of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), whose past decisions and present

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