Author: Dr Zardad Wazir

By Zardad Wazir WANA: A high-stakes press conference was held at the District Press Club in Wana to raise concerns over vacant positions in the Elementary and Secondary Education Department. The briefing was attended by candidates and representatives, including Nasrullah Khan, Ehtesham Wazir, Ashraf Ali, and Danyal. Speakers voiced alarm that the Educational Testing and Evaluation Agency (ETEA), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has yet to issue roll number slips for candidates from Lower South Waziristan, despite the computer-based screening test being scheduled for 18 January. The delay has left hundreds of hopefuls in uncertainty. ETEA had initially conducted a paper-based screening test,…

By Zardad Wazir SOUTH WAZIRSTAN: The District Headquarters Hospital (DHQ) in Wana, Lower South Waziristan, continues to operate without an Intensive Care Unit (ICU), putting the lives of critically ill patients at serious risk. Without this essential facility, emergency cases are routinely referred to hospitals in Dera Ismail Khan, Peshawar, and Multan. These long journeys often prove fatal. Hospitals in those cities frequently have no available beds, leading to the tragic loss of lives. In a statement to Metro Morning, social activist Adnan Wazir expressed deep concern over the situation. He said the lack of an ICU in a remote…

By Dr Zardar Wazir WANA: Police in Lower South Waziristan have been equipped with a modern anti-drone gun in a move aimed at strengthening law enforcement amid rising attacks in Pakistan’s north-west tribal districts. The equipment was supplied under the leadership of District Police Officer Muhammad Tahir Shah Wazir, a senior officer of the Police Service of Pakistan. According to a police spokesperson, the system was provided by the Peshawar capital city police officer and personally brought to the district by the DPO. Officials described the induction of the anti-drone gun as a key step towards modernizing policing in Lower…