US Diplomat Lynne Tracy Attacked in Peshawar

A US top diplomat in Peshawar was attacked by gunment today. Luckily she escaped unhurt because she was riding in a bullet proof car. No one was critically injured in the incident except a rickshaw driver, who was hit by the diplomat car and sustained minor injuries.The attack highlight the fact that the gunmen had [...]

Khyber Agency Operation - Update

The Khyber agency operation is well underway and my personal impression is that that it has been fought more at media rather then on ground. The people of Mangal Bagh are retreating without fighting the advancing security forces of Pakistan. The home of Mangal Bagh has been blown with explosives after a small resistance by [...]

Operation Begin in Khyber Agency

The security agencies have started an operation against the Lashkar e Islami and other militants in the Bara Tehsil area of Khyber Agency. Right now helicopter movement is visible as i can see them passing through Hayatabad town of Peshawar. Distant sounds of explosions can be heard and as per the news reports, there is [...]

Barra Tehsil - Curfew Imposed

Since yesterday, tension has increased in the Barra Tehsil on the suburbs of Peshawar. Since i am myself sitting in Peshawar and very close to Barra Tehsil, i witnessed helicopters moving towards the tehsil, where now a curfew has been imposed. Relatives and dear ones are calling each other to stay inside homes as active [...]

NWFP - A Province or Country or Part of Afghanistan?

This morning when i read the front page story of Dawn, i was wondering that didn’t i said the same thing in two lines in my blog few days back and i keep saying this thing time and again that the situation in NWFP needs very urgent attention from a sincere government unless the centre [...]