Tribesmen bring coffins to Peshawar to protest

Published January 16, 2013
Villagers from the Bara gather around the dead bodies of their relatives during a protest in provincial capital Peshawar on January 16, 2013.  – Photo by AFP
Villagers from the Bara gather around the dead bodies of their relatives during a protest in provincial capital Peshawar on January 16, 2013. – Photo by AFP
Pakistani villagers from the northwest mourn as they gather around the dead bodies of their relatives during a protest in provincial capital Peshawar on January 16, 2013. – Photo by AFP
Pakistani villagers from the northwest mourn as they gather around the dead bodies of their relatives during a protest in provincial capital Peshawar on January 16, 2013. – Photo by AFP
Villagers from Bara carry the body of their relative during a protest in provincial capital Peshawar on January 16, 2013. – Photo by AFP
Villagers from Bara carry the body of their relative during a protest in provincial capital Peshawar on January 16, 2013. – Photo by AFP
Villagers from northwest Pakistan carry placards during a protest in Peshawar on January 16, 2013. – Photo by AFP
Villagers from northwest Pakistan carry placards during a protest in Peshawar on January 16, 2013. – Photo by AFP
A villager from the northwest mourns the death of a relative during a protest in the provincial capital Peshawar on January 16, 2013. – Photo by AFP
A villager from the northwest mourns the death of a relative during a protest in the provincial capital Peshawar on January 16, 2013. – Photo by AFP
Army soldiers stand guard during a protest by villagers from the northwest in the provincial capital Peshawar on January 16, 2013. – Photo by AFP
Army soldiers stand guard during a protest by villagers from the northwest in the provincial capital Peshawar on January 16, 2013. – Photo by AFP
Pakistani villagers from the Kyhber Agency gather around the dead bodies of their relatives during a protest in provincial capital Peshawar on January 16, 2013.   Demonstrators said gunmen wearing military uniforms stormed homes in Bara Tehsil in Khyber Agency, some 30 kilometers from Peshawar and shot 18 villagers dead in an overnight raid.   – Photo by AFP
Pakistani villagers from the Kyhber Agency gather around the dead bodies of their relatives during a protest in provincial capital Peshawar on January 16, 2013. Demonstrators said gunmen wearing military uniforms stormed homes in Bara Tehsil in Khyber Agency, some 30 kilometers from Peshawar and shot 18 villagers dead in an overnight raid. – Photo by AFP

Tribesmen from Khyber tribal region were staging a sit-in protest on Wednesday in front of the Governor House in Peshawar, carrying the coffins of 15 relatives found dead in the tribal region’s Bara tehsil the previous night. - Photos by AFP

Opinion

Editorial

Weathering the storm
Updated 29 Apr, 2024

Weathering the storm

Let 2024 be the year when we all proactively ensure that our communities are safeguarded and that the future is secure against the inevitable next storm.
Afghan repatriation
29 Apr, 2024

Afghan repatriation

COMPARED to the roughshod manner in which the caretaker set-up dealt with the issue, the elected government seems a...
Trying harder
29 Apr, 2024

Trying harder

IT is a relief that Pakistan managed to salvage some pride. Pakistan had taken the lead, then fell behind before...
Return to the helm
Updated 28 Apr, 2024

Return to the helm

With Nawaz Sharif as PML-N president, will we see more grievances being aired?
Unvaxxed & vulnerable
Updated 28 Apr, 2024

Unvaxxed & vulnerable

Even deadly mosquito-borne illnesses like dengue and malaria have vaccines, but they are virtually unheard of in Pakistan.
Gaza’s hell
Updated 28 Apr, 2024

Gaza’s hell

Perhaps Western ‘statesmen’ may moderate their policies if a significant percentage of voters punish them at the ballot box.