Peshawar: An important Jirga was held at the headquarters of Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa North, Bala Hisar Fort, Peshawar, where jirga members from Tirah Maidan, tribal elders, senior government officials, and security representatives participa ...
THE BATTLE FOR NARRATIVE IN KP ALI AFRIDI Walk into any university campus in Peshawar or Mardan, and you will find students constantly exchanging videos, comparing ideas and debating issues in ways their parents never did. Some of the content they ...
DR BASHIR AHMAD In the quieter corners of Peshawar, in the steady, unhurried hum of a Mardan chai dhaba, or beneath the open sky of Abbottabad's parks, conversations rarely begin with questions of policy or public finance. They start with everyday m ...
BY: LAILA SADAF Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), long perceived as the frontline of Pakistan's fight against terrorism, is steadily scripting a narrative of resilience, reform and strategic recalibration. While the province continues to grapple with the res ...
DISINFORMATION, PROXY NETWORKS AND DIGITAL RADICALIZATION ZEESHAN HOTI In modern conflict, the battlefield is no longer limited to land, sea or air. Information, perception and digital space have become powerful instruments of strategic competition ...
PAKISTAN STANDS FIRM AS AFGHANISTAN STRUGGLES BY: MAAZ KHAN Shortly after dawn in Kabul, the streets around the wholesale markets begin to stir. Shopkeepers lift metal shutters, traders gather for tea and truck drivers scroll endlessly through thei ...
DR. SAHIBZADA MUHAMMAD USMAN The Pak-Afghan frontier, stretches approximately, is roughly 2,600 kilometres long. What used to be a problem of smugglers, informal crossings, and militant movement is now being pulled into a harder security era. In lat ...
Zeeshan Hoti Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has always been a land of cultural richness and variety. For centuries, it stood against the furore of empires and ideas. The Silk Road wound its way through the solid rocks of its mountains, carrying merchants, ...
Dr. Bashir Ahmad Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has spent years being marketed as a province of promise. In policy speeches, budget documents and development forums, it is repeatedly described as “resource-rich,” “strategically located”, and “demographic ...
Hassan Sajid Across the world, every community has its own way for the resolution of conflicts. Among Pashtuns, one tradition has stood firm for centuries, “the Jirga”. For generations, the Jirga has been the heart of Pashtun society, a respected fo ...
