Five of family killed in Nowshera firing incident
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April 29, 2021
NOWSHERA: At least five persons, including three women, were killed and two others injured in a firing incident in the Banda Sheikh Ismail area here on Wednesday.
Police sources said that a few days ago, one Anwar Ali had married of his own free will but the family of his wife were unhappy over the marriage.
Anwar Ali’s wife was killed in the Chamkani area recently. The sources added that the accused allegedly forced their entry into the house of Anwar Ali on Wednesday night and opened indiscriminate fire, killing Raj Wali, Anwar Ali, his two sisters and mother on the spot.
Why are tribes fighting over land in new KP districts?
The govt has yet to complete digitization of land records SAMAA | Siraj Khan - Posted: Apr 7, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 hours ago SAMAA | Siraj Khan Posted: Apr 7, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
The jirga used to help resolve disputes before the merger with KP. Art: SAMAA DIgital
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Bloody clashes over land are frustrating the people of the tribal districts that merged with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The fights are caused by one simple thing: paperwork.
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over a decade, these areasâthe seven agencies Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber, Orakzai,
Kurram, North Waziristan, South Waziristan and six frontier regions of
Women threaten self-immolation thenews.com.pk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thenews.com.pk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Election Commission of Pakistan has already released the scheme for the by-election on PS-88. Photo courtesy Radio Pak/File
KARACHI: The electioneering for the by-election on the Sindh Assembly seat, PS-88 Malir, has almost come to an end and all arrangements have been finalised to hold the polling on Feb 16.
The constituency that mainly consists of city’s suburbs in Malir saw an aggressive election campaign from all political parties, especially the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI).
In 2018 elections Ghulam Murtaza Baloch of PPP had emerged victorious from the constituency by bagging more than 22,000 votes against Muhammad Rizwan Khan of the PTI who got 16,386 votes.