Ariana: Amid the holy month of Ramadan, violence has continued in several Pashtun areas, raising serious concerns among local communities. In a post in X, Manzoor Ahmad Pashteen, the founder and head of Pashtun Tahafuz Movement, noted that in Tirah, four Pashtun civilians were reportedly killed and six others injured during operations carried out by
Tolo News: The Pashtun leader also claimed that Pakistan has been tasked by Western powers to ignite a conflict in the region, a war aimed at halting China’s commercial corridor, the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). He said Pakistan is playing this game so cleverly that China perceives the crisis as real, leading it to both
8am: Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Afghan Taliban share a unified strategy and a common goal, leading them to cooperate across both geographies. While some Afghan Taliban members harbor dreams of erasing the Durand Line and merging large parts of Pakistani territory into Afghanistan—an ambition they sometimes express through various pretexts, such as map drawing—each
Afghanistan International: A spokesman for the Taliban’s Ministry of Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice called the Pashtun Jirga of Pakistan the work of “ISI contractors and mercenaries” and a “conspiracy” of the organisation. Without naming anyone, Saif Khyber said that these people were taking advantage of the “compulsions of the Pashtun people”. The
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 12, 2024 By Abubakar Siddique Pakistan’s decision to ban a prominent civil rights organization will further alienate the country’s large Pashtun ethnic minority, experts say. The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), a grassroots movement that advocates for the rights of Pakistan’s estimated 40 million Pashtuns, was designated a “proscribed organization” on
Afghanistan International: The federal government of Pakistan announced on Sunday that it has officially designated the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) as a ‘proscribed organisation,’ effectively banning its activities across the country. Click here to read more (external link).
By Nafees Takar VOA News July 25, 2024 Washington — Militant attacks in Pakistan’s northwest have plagued the region for years, leading to tensions between some of the region’s civilian leaders and the Pakistani military. Last month, the military announced the Azm-e-Istehkam or “Resolve for Stability” offensive would be an operation that cracks down on militants,
By Tahir Khan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 23, 2024 Maulana Fazlur Rehman, leader of the largest Islamist party in Pakistan, has voiced his opposition to a planned operation by the military to root out militants along the Afghan border. In an interview with RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal on July 22, the controversial cleric called for peace talks between
Ariana: Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khwaja Asif said Monday Islamabad needs to rethink its stance of extending hospitality to the people from Afghanistan – claiming they are ungrateful. “You see how thankless these people are. We fought a war with them. We fought a war for them. We became a US ally and fought a war
By RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal July 21, 2024 Pakistan on July 21 reopened a key border crossing point with Afghanistan after a nine-month closure following complaints by residents. Pakistan in October closed the Chaman-Spin Boldak border that runs through Pashtun communities, ending the century-old Easement Rights, which had allowed certain communities along the 19th-century Durand Line border