Umar Daraz Wazir is a correspondent for RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal in North Waziristan, Pakistan. His reporting focuses on militant violence and the challenges of rehabilitating the region after nearly two decades of insurgent violence.
Former lawmaker Mohsin Dawar was shot and wounded when he protested the results of the election in northwestern Pakistan. He is among scores of candidates who are challenging the results of the disputed February 8 general elections, which were marred by widespread allegations of vote rigging.
The February 8 parliamentary elections in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province are under threat of violent attacks by the Pakistani Taliban and other Islamist militants.
Attacks and intimidation against journalists are rising in Pakistan, where one reporter was recently abducted and allegedly tortured.
Authorities in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Bannu have closed a female-only park following protests by Islamists. The decision has sparked uproar among women.
Seven Pakistani soldiers have been killed in an attack in the country’s restive North Waziristan tribal region.
A Pashtun clan in Pakistan wants Islamabad to honor its words by cracking down on Taliban factions in Jani Khel. Yet a two-week sit-in protest demands Islamabad avoid an all-out military offensive and turn its back on all militants -- even those fighting for the government.
Residents of a remote region in western Pakistan say Islamabad’s failure to enforce a cease-fire between two clans threatens their security and encourages further violent clashes over conflicting land ownership claims.
