Fata Parliamentarians Call On PM
Islamabad , FATA Parliamentarians called on Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani at Prime Minister’s House Thursday and asked him to visit FATA to inaugurate the development projects in the area.
The Prime Minister thanked the elected [...]
FATA parliamentary leader strongly condemns NATO air strike
Islamabad, Federal Minister for SAFRON Eng. Shaukat Ullah and FATA Parliamentary leader Haji Muneer Orakzai strongly condemned the NATO air strike on salar check post in Mohammad Agency on Saturday.
They further stated that such strikes will [...]
Muslims mark Eid al-Adha in shadow of unrest
MINA, Saudi Arabia – The world’s Muslims on Sunday marked the Eid al-Adha feast which caps the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, with the festival overshadowed by deadly attacks in Africa and Central Asia.
This year the feast comes after [...]
Hina Khar admits terror safe havens exist in Pakistan border region
Islamabad, Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has acknowledged that terror safe havens exist on the Pakistani side of the border with Afghanistan, but steered clear of using the ‘H-word’ despite having been questioned about the [...]
Militants kill anti-Taliban tribesmen in Pakistan
KHAR, Pakistan – Militants armed with rockets and hand grenades attacked the house of a prominent anti-Taliban elder in Pakistan’s tribal belt on Friday, killing three people, officials said.
The attack came with US Secretary of [...]
37 killed in Pakistan clash near Afghan border
PESHAWAR, Pakistan – At least three soldiers and up to 34 militants were killed on Thursday in a gunbattle in Pakistan’s restive tribal district of Khyber along the Afghan border, officials said.
The death toll was announced shortly [...]
Religious violence, abuse growing: world study
WASHINGTON – Religious-linked violence and abuse rose around the world between 2006 and 2009, with Christians and Muslims the most common targets, according to a private US study released Tuesday.
“Over the three-year period studied, [...]
The militancy across the Afghan border disturbs the law and order situation in FATA
LANDIKOTAL: APA Landikotal expressed his doubt saying the mortar shells may be fired from across the Afghan border that occasionally hit the innocent people.
The long border from Upper Dir, and Bajaur to Waziristan has been disturbed by the [...]
‘Fifty killed’ in Pakistan tribal offensive
PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Pakistan officials said Friday that a four-day air and ground offensive against militants in a key tribal district had left 42 enemy fighters and eight soldiers dead on the Afghan border.
There was no independent [...]
Load sheding irks people in Pk, FATA
Landikotal, Load shedding has irked people in urban and rural areas of Pakhtunkhwa (PK) and FATA. Unfair and excessive load shedding has crippled economic and social activities in the region.
Government does not care for the resolution of the [...]
