Author Archives: Ismail Khan
13th May, 2013
Fazl moves to keep PTI out of power
Living up to its reputation, KP is again heading for a coalition government, triggering a race among parties to out-manoeuvre each other and gather partners.
Living up to its reputation, KP is again heading for a coalition government, triggering a race among parties to out-manoeuvre each other and gather partners.
12th May, 2013
PTI’s surprise victory in KP
PESHAWAR, May 11: The Awami National Party was circumspect weeks before it stepped into elections, knowing the heavy odds it faced. But what happened on Saturday will not be less than a rude shock to even the most pessimistic amongst them.
PESHAWAR, May 11: The Awami National Party was circumspect weeks before it stepped into elections, knowing the heavy odds it faced. But what happened on Saturday will not be less than a rude shock to even the most pessimistic amongst them.
11th May, 2013
Baffling possibilities in KP
IN Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, today’s elections are likely to throw up surprising results that may baffle the political parties, Dawn’s study reveals.
IN Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, today’s elections are likely to throw up surprising results that may baffle the political parties, Dawn’s study reveals.
8th May, 2013
Asfandyar — running campaign from Islamabad
“This is how we are running our election campaign; picking up dead, carrying their funerals and taking the wounded to hospitals."
“This is how we are running our election campaign; picking up dead, carrying their funerals and taking the wounded to hospitals."
7th May, 2013
Musharraf’s ‘brother’
There is no dearth of stories as to how Amir Muqam got closer to the former military ruler, Gen Pervez Musharraf
There is no dearth of stories as to how Amir Muqam got closer to the former military ruler, Gen Pervez Musharraf
7th May, 2013
Ex-RAW man confirms Indian spy role: Money was Sarabjit’s motive: ex-MI official
PESHAWAR, May 6: Sarabjit Singh, a convicted Indian spy fatally assaulted in a Pakistani jail, cremated with full state honours and elevated to a national hero in India, was used by the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)
PESHAWAR, May 6: Sarabjit Singh, a convicted Indian spy fatally assaulted in a Pakistani jail, cremated with full state honours and elevated to a national hero in India, was used by the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)
28th April, 2013
Politics of acrimony
The two main religious political parties that joined forces under the banner of MMA in 2002 to achieve a historic win in the then NWFP are now at loggerheads.
The two main religious political parties that joined forces under the banner of MMA in 2002 to achieve a historic win in the then NWFP are now at loggerheads.
17th April, 2013
The cunning campaigner
Those who leave the PPP meet political death. But if there is one leader who has proved this wrong, it is Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao.
Those who leave the PPP meet political death. But if there is one leader who has proved this wrong, it is Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao.
11th April, 2013
Fata politics: the fear factor
The Fata Disaster Management Authority puts the total number of displaced families at 86,000.
The Fata Disaster Management Authority puts the total number of displaced families at 86,000.
9th April, 2013
Security forces suffer heavy casualties in Tirah battle
PESHAWAR, April 8: With the nation focused on next month’s electoral battle, security forces have taken their heaviest toll in one of the bloodiest and most difficult operations in Tirah Valley, according to security officials.
PESHAWAR, April 8: With the nation focused on next month’s electoral battle, security forces have taken their heaviest toll in one of the bloodiest and most difficult operations in Tirah Valley, according to security officials.
7th March, 2013
MPCs endorsed call for talks but violence continues
THREE days after a JUI-F-sponsored multi-party conference (MPC) in Islamabad endorsed the call for peace talks with Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, a deadly and devastating car bombing shook a Shia neighbourhood in
THREE days after a JUI-F-sponsored multi-party conference (MPC) in Islamabad endorsed the call for peace talks with Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, a deadly and devastating car bombing shook a Shia neighbourhood in
23rd February, 2013
ANP, JUI-F in sight of poll alliance
PESHAWAR, Feb 22: Politics, they say, is the art of the possible and if indications are anything to go by the secular-nationalist Awami National Party may soon find itself getting into an electoral alliance with the right-wing JUI-F
PESHAWAR, Feb 22: Politics, they say, is the art of the possible and if indications are anything to go by the secular-nationalist Awami National Party may soon find itself getting into an electoral alliance with the right-wing JUI-F
14th February, 2013
KP governor rubbishes objections
“I must have read the Constitution before taking oath of office...all that is being said about my eligibility is not correct,” Shaukatullah Khan told Dawn.
“I must have read the Constitution before taking oath of office...all that is being said about my eligibility is not correct,” Shaukatullah Khan told Dawn.
1st January, 2013
FOREIGN POLICY: Frictions and fissures
BARELY a week before the summit meeting between the presidents of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Turkey, the attempt to assassinate head of Afghan intelligence Asadullah Khalid…
BARELY a week before the summit meeting between the presidents of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Turkey, the attempt to assassinate head of Afghan intelligence Asadullah Khalid…
18th December, 2012
Heretics liable to be slain, says note found on militant’s body
PESHAWAR, Dec 17: “My name is Musa’b and I am from Dagestan (Russia),” so wrote one of the militants who ended up fighting, holed up inside an under-construction house, barely a kilometre away from the scene of
PESHAWAR, Dec 17: “My name is Musa’b and I am from Dagestan (Russia),” so wrote one of the militants who ended up fighting, holed up inside an under-construction house, barely a kilometre away from the scene of
16th December, 2012
Audacious attack on Peshawar PAF base
“It seems the rocket attack was a cue for the militants to launch a physical attack,” a senior government official said.
“It seems the rocket attack was a cue for the militants to launch a physical attack,” a senior government official said.
8th December, 2012
A road or game-changer?
FOR over a century, Ahmadzai Wazirs resented Mehsuds’ domination in their native South Waziristan. The Wazirs continue to grumble over the distribution of resources and privileges between the two tribes.
FOR over a century, Ahmadzai Wazirs resented Mehsuds’ domination in their native South Waziristan. The Wazirs continue to grumble over the distribution of resources and privileges between the two tribes.
11th November, 2012
Khyber Safari — out of steam
Sadly, it was brought to a screeching halt in May 2007 on security grounds.
Sadly, it was brought to a screeching halt in May 2007 on security grounds.
11th November, 2012
PIA builds a planetarium and then forgets about it
IF the video is outdated and the audio is cranky, don’t be surprised. This is PIA’s Planetarium, which is still playing an educational space video that was probably made somewhere in the 80s.
IF the video is outdated and the audio is cranky, don’t be surprised. This is PIA’s Planetarium, which is still playing an educational space video that was probably made somewhere in the 80s.
11th November, 2012
PIA builds a planetarium and then forgets about it
PESHAWAR: If the video is outdated and the audio is cranky, don’t be surprised. This is PIA’s Planetarium, which is still playing an educational space video that was probably made somewhere in the 80s.
PESHAWAR: If the video is outdated and the audio is cranky, don’t be surprised. This is PIA’s Planetarium, which is still playing an educational space video that was probably made somewhere in the 80s.
