PESHAWAR/KHYBER: Chief Minister Mohammad Sohail Afridi strongly condemned the deaths of four civilians in Tirah Valley, calling the incident a result of “incompetence” by security personnel deployed in Khyber tribal district. Read More: 14 terrorists, 10 civilians killed in Tirah militant compound ‘blast’ In a statement posted on X, the chief minister said, “Once again, innocent people have been […]
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Awami National Party accuses KP govt of paralysis over Tirah crisis
PESHAWAR: Awami National Party (ANP) provincial president Mian Iftikhar Hussain on Monday accused the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government of administrative paralysis and failing to support displaced families from Tirah Valley. Read More: ANP leader’s house destroyed in Tirah valley blast Addressing a protest at Peshtakhra Chowk organised by ANP’s Khyber chapter, Hussain said residents uprooted from Tirah had been […]
Displaced Tirah families protest delayed cash in Bara
KHYBER: Scores of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Tirah Valley staged a protest at the Alamgudar Registration Centre in Bara on Friday over delays in receiving promised transport cash, local sources said. Read More: Bara civil society rejects ‘seasonal migration’ narrative According to residents, frustration mounted as displaced families, already exhausted from traveling in extreme cold, […]
Bara civil society rejects ‘seasonal migration’ narrative
Civil society leaders and political figures in Bara have strongly criticised federal ministers over remarks describing the displacement of residents from Tirah Valley as “seasonal migration”, calling the claim derogatory, misleading and detached from ground realities. Read More: Anti-Corruption Day rally organised in Jamrud Bazaar As the government reiterated that no military operation was planned […]
Most Tirah residents evacuated as snowfall stalls final relief efforts
KHYBER: Officials say that around 80-85 percent of residents of the restive Tirah Valley have been evacuated, though harsh weather continues to disrupt the ongoing relief and displacement process. Heavy snowfall has temporarily halted evacuations, leaving the remaining families stranded in their homes with limited access to essential supplies. Read More: Rescue teams save 1,500 […]
Govt rules out military operation in Tirah, says displacement seasonal
Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Tuesday categorically stated that no military operation was being carried out in Tirah Valley, terming the migration of people a routine and seasonal process due to harsh weather and snowfall. Addressing a press conference along with Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar and Prime Minister’s Coordinator for […]
Khawaja Asif defends routine Tirah movement
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said the current displacement in Tirah Valley is part of routine seasonal migration. He dismissed claims of a military operation, stressing the movement of families is voluntary. Thousands of residents have temporarily relocated due to harsh winter, moving to Bara and Peshawar. Asif addressed the press in Islamabad, flanked by Information […]
Government rejects Tirah Valley ‘depopulation’ claims
The Ministry of Information has said that neither the Armed Forces nor the federal government has issued any orders for the “depopulation” of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Tirah Valley, where residents have been vacating their houses amid a planned military operation against militants. “The government has taken notice of misleading claims in circulation regarding alleged ‘depopulation’ from […]
Aimal Wali Khan stresses peace, urges return of displaced Pakhtuns
CHARSADDA: Awami National Party (ANP) president Aimal Wali Khan on Friday reiterated that terrorism cannot be eliminated through military operations alone and demanded the immediate return of displaced residents to their homes, particularly in Khyber tribal districts like the Tirah Valley. Read More: KP IG withdraws Senator Aimal Wali Khan’s security against CM’s Addressing a large gathering […]
Tirah residents face long delays amid mass evacuation
PESHAWAR: Residents of Tirah Valley are facing prolonged delays in their evacuation after authorities ordered the displacement of families to prepare for a military operation against terrorist elements in the region. The 110-kilometre journey from Bagh Maidan to Bara, normally completed in three to four hours, has stretched into several days due to registration procedures, […]