FATA Research Center (FRC) invites social scientists, policy makers, thinkers, researchers and/or students to submit research paper for publication in the second issue of its research journal named “TIGAH, A Journal for Peace and Development”. The abstract/ brief of your proposed / outlined paper can be submitted till 30 March 2013 while submission of complete paper, in accordance with the guidelines ...

  MIRANSHAH, Feb 27: Unidentified persons shot dead a senior journalist and correspondent for leading print and electronic media Malik Mumtaz in North Waziristan on Wednesday. Malik Mumtaz was on his way to home after offering condolences in Chashma village when unknown assailants opened fire on his car killing him on the spot. Tribal Union of Journalists condemned the killing of the senior journalist ...

  LANDIKOTAL, Feb 26:  A large number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from Khyber Agency staged a demonstration against Fata Disaster Management Authorities here at Jamrud on Monday, FRC learnt. The IDPs protesting against FDMA belonged to Kukki Khel tribe. They were displaced from Tirah valley, part of the sub-division Bara in Khyber Agency. The protest demonstration was held at a sports stadiu ...

  Peshawar, Feb 21: Peshawar metropolis was hit once again by terrorists wherein a bomb blast occurred in Hashnagri area of the city here on Thursday morning. As a result one person was killed while seventeen others were injured, FRC Field Reporter learnt. According to details the miscreants had placed the bomb in front of CD and Mobile market located near Gur Mandi in Hashtnagri, a busy market of Pesh ...

  LANDIKOTAL, Feb 20: APA Landikotal Khalid Mumtaz Kundi passed away in Peshawar CMH hospital here on Tuesday who was seriously wounded in a suicide attack at Khyber House Peshawar on Monday, FRC learnt. The late APA Landikotal, Mr. Kundi had also remained as APA Jamrud and Tehsildar Bara before his present posting. He had got his master in the International Relations from Peshawar University and belon ...

  BAJAUR AGENCY, Feb19: The official of the local administration and the Taliban leadership on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of a senior Taliban commander Maulvi Faqir Mohammad in Afghanistan. “We know about the arrest of Maulvi Faqir Mohammad but don’t know about the place from where he is arrested”, an official of the local administration told FRC. Officials of the National Directorate of Security (ND ...

  LANDIKOTAL, Feb 19:  Two trucks laden with NATO military equipments and vehicles came under terrorist attack on Landi Kotal bypass on the Mondays’ evening killing at least two drivers while injuring another, FRC Field Reporter learnt. According to details, Afghanistan bound trucks came under indiscriminate firing of the terrorists on the Landi Kotal bypass. As a result two drivers were killed on the ...

  PESHAWAR, Feb 18: The office of Political Agent Khyber Agency came under militant attack killing at least seven persons while APA Khyber Agency sustained serious wounds here on Monday at Peshawar, FRC Field Reporter learnt. According to details two suicide bombers entered into the office of political agent of Khyber Agency Mukhtiar Zeb and opened indiscriminate firing. The attack came at a moment whe ...

  Islamabad, Feb 15: A peaceful demonstration lunched by Mehsud Tribe in front of Islamabad Press Club against the military operation Rahi-Nijat which started in Mehsud area since 2008. Advocate Kalim Mehsud, a protestor, said that the operation Rahi-Nijat has turned into “Rahi-Ghazib” making hundreds and thousands of Mehsud population as IDPs during the past four years. “There are no fruitful results ...

  Bannu, Feb 14: A fierce battle erupted between Taliban and the security forces here on Thursday morning near Maryan Police Station at Bannu, in which Six Taliban were killed. However in the cross fire one security personnel was also injured, FRC Field Reporter learnt. According to details the battle started around 6 am in the morning and continued till 9 am. The attempt of Taliban to enter into the p ...