By Riaz Hussain PESHAWAR — A fresh increase in petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) prices in Pakistan has once again sparked debate over the heavy taxes and levies imposed on petroleum products.The Pakistan government has increased the price of petrol by Rs3.05 per litre and HSD by Rs5.37 per litre, citing fluctuations in international oil…
Women carry the hidden cost of decades long uncertainty conflict and displacement inPakistan’s Tirah Valley By Muhammad Younas : TIRAH VALLEY, Pakistan — The wind in the high mountains of Tirah Valley carries morethan cold. It carries the memory of departure, sweeping through empty courtyards andfrozen paths where families once lived. Here, in the borderlands…
By Muhammad Younas : A growing humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as hundreds of thousands of registered Afghan refugees face imminent expulsion following a government directive ending legal protections that had allowed them to remain in Pakistan for decades. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Home Department, acting on a federal government decision, has announced that…
