The Pakistani Spectator

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Posts Tagged ‘Bannu’

Dangers ahead in Pakistan

By Afshain Afzal • Apr 14th, 2010 • Category: Politics

Nine people were killed and around 120 injured in February 3, 2010 blast in Lower Dir. Those killed included four school girls while the number of school girls injured touched the figure of 100. For obvious reasons, people were more concerned about the killings of the foreigners than the innocent school girls. According to the [...]



How Injured Hakimullah Mehsud Reached to Multan

By Ghazala Khan • Feb 10th, 2010 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

All the way from North Waziristan, Hakimullah Mehsud, the chief terrorist of Pakistan, managed to reach near Multan, where he expired after succumbing to the injuries he received in US drone attack, as being claimed by one faction of Pakistani media which cite Taliban as source. Taliban said that they were taking their leader to [...]



Baitullah Mehsud Ties With Jani Khel Tribe in FR Bannu

By Maria Sultan • Jun 12th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Baitullah Mehsud, the cheif terrorist of Pakistan has sent more than 1000 fighters from his Tehrik-e-Taliban to FR Bannu area where security forces have started an operation against the Jani Khel and Bakka Khel tribes. These tribes are involved in terrorism, kidnapping and various other crimes.
Baitullah Mehsud who primarily hails from the South Waziristan has [...]



No or NRO

By M Mirza • Feb 27th, 2009 • Category: Politics (Urdu)


Last Chance to Save Swat

By Shayan Khan • Jan 16th, 2009 • Category: Politics

When Islamabad and Lahore and Karachi are buzzing with the talks of power struggles, 17th and 18th amendements, the Frontier province is slipping out of our hands. Just watch the incoming news and it’s enough to tremble our minds and hearts.
Swat is Burning, Bajaur is smouldering, Kohat is under the strike of rockets, Kooza Bandi [...]



Mobilink Mobile Phone Service in District Karak

By asimali • Dec 14th, 2008 • Category: Misc

Though Mobil link service has been provided to District Karak (NWFP) since   long and have lot of customers however in some populated and important areas and villages it is altogether unworkable .This is a great cause of  inconvenience for  thousands of Mobil  link users .The service  in the  those areas needs urgent  improvement .Through these lines the company high ups of Mobil link are  requested that they should  make immediate arrangement  for the improvement  and  better performance of  the Mobil link service 



Namal Technical College Mianwali Inaugurated

By Ghazala Khan • Apr 27th, 2008 • Category: Misc

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani has inaugurated the Namal Technical College near Mianwali.
To read more about it click here.



Namal University Mianwali by Imran Khan

By Ghazala Khan • Apr 26th, 2008 • Category: Misc, Worth A Second Look

One may disagree with Imran Khan on his political views, and one may sling mud on him over his playboy status of yesteryears, or one may rebuke him over his family issues, but one cannot in his right mind could negate the service Imran Khan has done to this nation in the form of Shaukat [...]



Alarmed United States

By Ali Yar Khan • Apr 23rd, 2008 • Category: Politics

When the innocent Pakistanis were losing their lives and limbs in the plethora of suicide  bombings and when the Pakistanis cities of Karachi, Lahore, Quetta, Peshawar, Bannu, Kohat, Dir, Swat, Islamabad and Rawalpindi were rocking with the suicide attacks, not even once United States did show its’ concern and alarm, and now when the newly [...]