PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Wednesday received a confidential report from the federal government regarding the ban on the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) and several of its leaders, including its chief Manzoor Ahmad Pashteen. Read More: CJP vows not to ‘let go’ those responsible for APS tragedy The additional attorney general, Sanaullah, submitted […]
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PTM graduates from ‘non issue’ to ‘issue’
ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi said on Thursday that Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) was an issue and the government was striving for its resolution. Alvi said so while speaking to senior journalists at the presidency. He said a few elements were creating misconceptions among the masses. Earlier, the government maintained that PTM in itself was not […]
PTM versus the Military: the way forward
Pakistan faced immense challenges related to state formation and, in this respect, the country’s northwestern region, i.e. FATA, proved a herculean task. Indeed, the pro-Bacha Khan Pashtuns and their supporters in Afghanistan disapproved of the idea of a state being governed by the non-Pashtuns, i.e. Mohajirs and Punjabis. Moreover, the Pashtuns, by and large, have […]
PTM itself not an issue: COAS
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday said that the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) itself is not an issue, as the problems being highlighted are genuine and natural in the post-operation environment. “PTM itself is not an issue. The issues being highlighted are genuine and natural in the post operation environment,” […]
Human (in)security in Pakistan
Freedom from want and fear should set a democratic dispensation apart from the non-representative forms of government. Imran Khan struck the right cords by highlighting stunting and malnutrition in his maiden speech as prime minister. He told the nation: “Pakistan is among the five countries in which most children die before the age of five […]
Terrorists attacking Pakistan are our enemies: US
Declaring terrorists attacking Pakistan as its enemies, the United States on Tuesday said it does not have the ‘evidence’ suggesting that India is using the Afghan soil to perpetrate terrorism in Pakistan, and that it had no information regarding the Pakistan Army’s latest allegations that Afghan and Indian secret agencies were funding the Pashtun Tahafuz […]
DG ISPR must not be making political statements: Bilawal
Hours after the military spokesperson accused Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) of anti-state activities, Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday said Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Asif Ghafoor should not be giving political statements. “I think if the government has something to say, then a respective minister should come out […]
Your time is up, army tells PTM
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Asif Ghafoor on Monday said that the Pakistan Army wants to resolve all issues faced by Pashtuns in the tribal areas, but the manner adopted by the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) to voice such grievances will no longer be tolerated. “We want to do everything for the […]
PTM’s demands legitimate but methods wrong: PM Imran Khan
The Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) rightly speaks about the hardships faced by the Pashtun people of the tribal areas, said Imran Khan on Friday. He further said that the way they are asking for it is not right. The premier while addressing the public in Orakzai said that the PTM has been repeating the same […]
Senate body wants swift action on PTM demands
The Special Senate Committee met with the top leadership of the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) on Tuesday to discuss the issues faced by the Pashtun community. Senator Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif welcomed the PTM leadership on their arrival to Parliament House. While addressing the meeting he said that Jirga culture was the most important part […]