Zia Ur Rehman
The current crackdown on Afghan refugees began a day after the TTP carried out a cross-border attack in Chitral, a Pakistani region bordering Afghanistan’s Nursitan province.
Updated 19 Sep, 2023 02:10pm
The Karachi operation has undeniably transformed the city’s security landscape.
Updated 27 Aug, 2023 11:38am
Having carried out almost two dozen attacks against the JUI-F, Sunday's bombing by the ISKP was the most brazen and deadliest in the tribal belt this year so far.
Published 02 Aug, 2023 12:48pm
Tax rate harmonisation may be a promising pathway towards a much-needed lifeline for IMF programmes.
Updated 10 Jul, 2023 09:33am
From promoting investment to enforcing regulations, the authority plays a crucial role in shaping province’s economic landscape.
Updated 01 May, 2023 07:49am
Security experts and officials have hailed Imam's arrest as a great achievement for law enforcement agencies.
Updated 08 Apr, 2023 03:56pm
PUTTING to rest months of speculations regarding the whereabouts of a Baloch separatist commander, Gulzar Imam, the...
Published 08 Apr, 2023 05:12am
After the army first launched a major operation in Swat, the tug-of-war for control over the valley continues.
Published 19 Apr, 2015 07:42am
The lives of one of the most persecuted communities in the World is not free of hardships in Karachi.
Updated 10 Oct, 2017 11:27am
They can’t claim to be strangers in a strange land, but for many expats, patriotism is still tied to Pakistan.
Published 25 Jan, 2015 11:33am
A seminary student feels the government wants to shut down all the madressahs in the country at behest of the US.
Updated 11 Jan, 2015 08:47am
“Police now treat every Mehsud as a TTP militant and have adopted ‘arrest and kill’ policy for us," says a tribal elder.
Updated 04 Jan, 2015 08:36am
More than five years after an operation against the Taliban, the tug-of-war for control of the valley continues.
Updated 21 Sep, 2014 12:44pm
Four schools of thought exist about the future of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. What are their merits and
Published 06 Jul, 2014 07:12am
The Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan's campaign of fund-raising and killing Pakhtun leaders in the city continues.
Updated 09 Mar, 2014 06:05pm
It is difficult to clearly identify the causes of sectarian violence in Karachi.
Updated 07 Nov, 2016 02:28pm