Tag: tribal areas

Residents of the WANA region in Pakistan have been protesting for the past 7 days against the increased militancy and terrorist attacks in the area. The protests have resulted in the blockage of major roads and have been joined by political parties and groups such as ANP, NDM, and PTM

Various political parties protested against the growing unrest in Mohmand tribal district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The protesters warned the government that the effects of ongoing unrest in the tribal areas would soon be seen in Lahore and Karachi as well.

Resurgence of militant activity in KP's Khyber district has put residents on edge, while law enforcement claim the situation is under control.

The entire belt of the merged trial districts, formerly known as FATA has been trying to move on from conflicts from the past, but the leftover land mines still buried in unknown areas, continue to take lives, and limbs both. 

Killings of 9 people during a jirga in Upper Dir prompts ban on privately-held jirgas in KP

July 27th, 2021; By Hamid Riaz; LAHORE; The Jani khel Peace March to Islamabad has been called off, once again, after successful talks with a Govt Jirga comprising of Military & Civil officials as well as elders of the Wazir Tribe. While some youth expect another betrayal by the Govt.

Despite a passage of three years, the merger of the tribal districts with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has not been a boon for residents as promised.

;تحریر: فرزانہ علی; پشاور; جانی خیل میں آج ایک بار پھر انتظامیہ اور دھرنا منتظمین کے مابین مذاکرات ہو رہے ہیں جو کہ مذکرات کا آخری مرحلہ بتایا جاتا ہے جسکی کامیابی کی صورت میں دھرنا ختم کیا جائے گا اور ناکامی کی صورت میں مظاہرین اسلام آباد کی طرف روانہ ہونگے-

Landi Kotal and Bara tehsils of Khyber district get civil courts under directives of the PHC to facilitate access to justice to former-FATA residents. District headquarters in Jamrud to be shifted in two months, following which all courts in the district will be made functional. For more human rights stories, keep reading.

January 28th, 2021; By Farooq Mehsud; LAHORE; Hundreds of Mehsud tribesmen held a demonstration outside the Deputy Commissioner’s camp office in the Tank district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The tribesmen are protesting the delay in payment compensation for houses damaged in the Rah-i-Nijaat operation in South Waziristan. On January 27, the protesters rode to Tank in vehicles from South Waziristan, Dera Ismail Khan, and other areas of KP. The affected tribesmen accused the district administration of corruption saying surveyors had taken Rs 100,000 from each household.