Opinion

Forest degradation in KP: Timber mafia and Environmental crisis under PTI/Shahzada Iftikhar Ud Din

By: Prince Iftikhar Ud Din, Ex-MNA from Chitral Since 2013, under successive PTI-led governments in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), the province’s forest resources have suffered alarming and unprecedented degradation. Independent observations and time-series analysis of satellite imagery, using open-source platforms such as Google Earth, indicate a consistent and widespread decline in forest cover across multiple regions […]

National

Discontent brews within PTI ranks over Senate ticket distribution in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

PESHAWAR: Tensions have surfaced within the ranks of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) as party workers in Peshawar voiced strong criticism against the central leadership, accusing it of nepotism and marginalizing long-serving members during the Senate ticket distribution process in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. During a protest held on Wednesday, local PTI activists expressed anger over the exclusion of […]