Taliban let women cast vote in South Waziristan

Comrade Ali Wazir has won the election in South Waziristan - in the heart of Taliban territory! The news was published yesterday (Sunday) in one of the main television channels in Pakistan, GeoTV. Yet, today (Monday) it was announced that the ...

It's possibly the most ominous-sounding region on the planet: Waziristan -- the name alone evokes al Qaeda, the Taliban, and Islamic militancy. These menaces have brought the world's focus to this small mountainous border region of northwest ...

BANNU: Former Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa MPA Adnan Wazir became the latest Awami National Party leader to be targeted by the Taliban on Sunday when a remote-controlled bomb exploded near his vehicle in the Wali Noor area of Frontier Region (FR) Bannu. At ...

PESHAWAR: The first case of polio was reported in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) on Friday since the Taliban imposed a ban on the entry of vaccination teams in the region in June last year. On June 16, 2012, Hafiz Gul Bahadur distributed ...

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has decided to pardon Adnan Wazir, an independent candidate in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, after he claimed he had nothing to do with the Awami National Party (ANP). After winning the elections of ...

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Defying threats from the Taliban and warnings from a powerful local warlord, a secular Pakhtun nationalist party staged a public rally in the militant-infested South Waziristan tribal region on Friday. The ultraconservative ...

Maria Toorpakai was born in what is called "the most dangerous place on earth" — Waziristan, Pakistan Long a stronghold for militant groups and warlords, including the Taliban, this remote tribal region is also one of the most conservative and ...

Pakistan Elections 2013 In Pakistani politics, electioneering and the show of power by organizing sizeable gatherings weeks ahead of polls is a matter of life and death for a political party. No party can hold ground without having a strong, ...

font size decrease font size increase font size Rate this item (0 votes) Qalat (BNA) A local commander of Taliban was killed during a clash by Afghan forces in Zabul province. The clash occurred in the outskirts of Nawbahar district last night, ...