Salman Ahmad Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) is often described as Pakistan's hydel energy heartland. Home to the country's largest hydropower resources, including the iconic Tarbela Dam, the province has 14,353 MW installed capacity of hydropower generatio ...
KP YOUTH POLICY 2026: A TRANSFORMATIVE VISION FOR INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT
Ghulam Hassan Sajid The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Youth Policy 2026 represents a futuristic and comprehensive framework envisaged to empower the province's largest and most dynamic demographic asset—its youth. With a significant proportion of the popu ...
THE RS. 2.17 TRILLION QUESTION – WILL KP’S “KHUSHHAL” BUDGET REALLY REACH “THE AAM AADMI”?
Dr. Bashir Ahmad Let's be honest — when was the last time a budget speech actually made your wallet feel heavier? Or your kitchen less empty? Or your child's school fee slip any less painful? If you're a government babu in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, you p ...
IRONCLAD DIGITAL ERA REPLACING SANDBAGS WITH SENSORS
Laila Sadaf In the constantly evolving landscape of modern security, the traditional image of sandbags, checkpoints, and physical fortifications is steadily giving way to a more sophisticated, technology-driven paradigm shift. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP ...
FAK’S FAKE IDEOLOGY
Dr. Sahibzada Muhammad Usman Fitna al-Khawarij, commonly used in Pakistan's counterterrorism discourse for the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, is not a religious reform movement but a violent project built on intimidation, propaganda and criminal ...
THE SURGE AND RESPONSE: PAKISTAN’S MULTI-LAYERED STRATEGY TO DISMANTLE MILITANT NETWORKS
Pakistan has witnessed marked deterioration in its internal security environment in recent years, particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and the erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). Security personnel and civilians alike are being ...
Jirga Held to Discuss Peace and Development in Tirah
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 ...
YOUTH RADICALIZATION VS YOUTH EMPOWERMENT
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 ...
KP’S FISCAL STRESS IN 2026: WHEN THE WALLET IS THIN BUT THE PROMISES ARE THICK
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 ...
KP’S COUNTER TERROR GAINS: A RESILIENT MARCH TOWARDS SECURITY AND STABILITY
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 ...









