PESHAWAR: After merger, Rs146 billion were being paid to the tribal districts for development, a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan was informed. The meeting was told that Rs84 billion funds were spent on development of erstwhile Fata befo ...
PTM’s Initial Demands vs Reality
By Farzana Shah Pashtun Tahafuz Movement that had evolved from Mehsud Tahafuz Movement, for the last over two years has taken the social media by storm. The state as well as different political groups besides media repeatedly tried to listen to the g ...
PTM’s Journey from Pashtun Rights to Pashtunistan Proxy
By Farzana Shah While calling for balancing the national security paradigm and fundamental human rights, back in 2018, I wrote that regardless of the true nature of Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), the only plausible option for the State of Pakistan w ...
KP govt presents Rs 1,118.3 billion budget for 2021-22
By Farzana Shah PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has presented Rs1, 118.3 billion budget for the financial year 2021-22 in the provincial assembly. Rs371 billion have been allocated for development projects in which Rs270.7 billion ...
Erstwhile FATA: From militancy to fatal land disputes
The newly formed tribal districts have always been in the headlines for militant attacks in the near past, however, the erstwhile FATA witnessed a huge decline in the terrorist attacks and bomb blasts due to the continuous efforts of Pakistan Army an ...