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Imran Khan's PTI wins five seats, independent candidates win six in first-ever provincial elections in Pakistan's FATA

Independent candidates secured six seats while Imran Khan's PTI managed to win in five constituencies in first provincial elections in Pakistan's FATA. Polling was held in a peaceful environment as foolproof security measures were taken and government deployed 34,497 security personnel.

Imran Khan likely to face a bouncy pitch in 'first 100 days'; hurdles starting with China may stump his hope for a smooth turf

While Kashmir is at the forefront of Imran Khan's foreign policy agenda, he also wants to restart negotiations with India on the Indus Waters Treaty.

Pakistani police kill prime suspect in torching of 14 Gilgit-Baltistan schools during search operation

Pakistan Police killed a prime suspect and arrested 18 others behind the arson attack on 14 schools in Gilgit-Baltistan region

Pakistan General Election 2018: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa goes to polls under pall of violence, rallies see low turnout

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the third largest province of the country, is home to 15.32 million registered voters (25 percent higher than 2013).

Pakistan on FATF grey list: China defends 'all-weather' ally even as Islamabad continues to shelter terrorist groups

Political mainstreaming of Pakistan's militant groups is an attempt by security establishment to pursue alternative to dismantling its 'strategic assets'.

Pakistan's move to 'merge' FATA with rest of country may be smokescreen to hide attempt to quell Pashtun protests

It appears that the FATA merger is nothing but a shrewd move to cut the ground from under the rising Pashtun resistance movement in Pakistan.

Pakistan passes constitutional amendment to merge tribal areas along Afghan border with Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa

Pakistan's National Assembly passed a key constitutional amendment to merge the restive tribal region along the Afghan border with Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

Pashtuns' protests against bombings, enforced disappearances force Pakistan's political class to belatedly wake up to their grievances

The Pashtuns are angry, and it’s been a long time coming. The wave of resentment against the years of exploitation resulted in massive protests recently.

'Our efforts paid off': Pakistan claims it foiled US bid to place it on terror finance watch-list

Pakistan has been given a three-month reprieve by the global watchdog FATF over a US-sponsored motion to put it on a terrorist financing watch-list,

US waiting to see 'practical steps' by Pakistan to counter terrorism in coming weeks, says official

The United States is waiting to see practical steps taken by Pakistan over the next weeks and months in its war against terrorism, a top American diplomat said asserting that the Trump administration is moving quickly on its own strategy to fight against terror groups