Chief Minister Afridi rejects military operations, demands 550bn rupees for tribal districts
Chief Minister Afridi rejects military operations, demands 550bn rupees for tribal districts
Khyber Peace Jirga: The Promise of Peace Amid Echoes Of The Past
Chief Minister Sohail Afridi’s decision to convene the Khyber Peace Jirga on 25 October in Bara has stirred cautious optimism across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The announcement, framed as a step toward reconciliation, evokes both hope and skepticism in a region that has endured decades of conflict, displacement, and uncertainty. The jirga, an age-old mechanism rooted in […]
Khyber Aman Jirga Must Include Women, Says KP Women’s Commission
The Khyber Aman Jirga, scheduled to take place on 25 October in Bara, Khyber district, must include women in its peace discussions, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Commission on the Status of Women (KPCSW) has urged. The Commission said women’s participation in peace and policy dialogues is a constitutional, legal, and policy obligation. Chaired by Chief Minister […]
Mass exodus from Bajaur escalates as peace jirga deadlock raises fears of military operation
Mass exodus from Bajaur escalates as peace jirga deadlock raises fears of military operation
ANP’s National Peace Jirga Calls for Judicial Probe, Peace Talks Amid Rising Insecurity In KP
ANP’s National Peace Jirga Calls for Judicial Probe, Peace Talks Amid Rising Insecurity In KP
Jirga System Revival Under Review as PM Forms 18-Member Committee
PM Shehbaz Sharif form committee to revive Jirga System
PTI Leaders Join Pashtun Qaumi Jirga, Condemn Violence
PESHAWAR — Senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Omar Ayub, opposition leader in the National Assembly, and former Speaker Asad Qaiser, showed up at the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) Qaumi Jirga in Khyber on Thursday. The PTI delegation met with jirga elders, offering condolences to the families of those killed in recent clashes.Taking the stage, Ayub […]
Thousands Defy Ban to Attend Pashtun Qaumi Jirga Against Terrorism
KHYBER — The road to Khyber was long, but the people kept coming. From Waziristan, Bannu, Kurram, and beyond, thousands of Pashtuns marched toward the Pashtun Qaumi Jirga, their determination undimmed by the violence that had already claimed several lives. As the sun rose over the tribal region’s rugged hills, they gathered under the weight […]
PTM Jirga Underway After KP Government Grants Permission
PESHAWAR – The banned Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) has been granted permission by the administration to hold a three-day jirga in the Khyber district, adjacent to Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The jirga is currently underway in the Ghundi Regi Lalma area of Jamrud. On Wednesday, PTM workers gathering for the jirga were reportedly fired upon by […]