Fazal Amin Shinwari
KHYBER: Former senator Taj Muhammad Afridi passed away on Friday after his vehicle was involved in a fatal accident near Karnal Sher Khan Interchange on the M-1 Motorway, police said.
According to the Motorway Police, Afridi was travelling from Islamabad to Peshawar when his vehicle was involved in...
Fazal Amin Shinwari
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has warned that it will respond decisively to any attempts to threaten its national security, telling the United Nations Security Council that it will not allow militant groups to be used against the country.
Speaking at the UN Security Council, Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the United...
By Ashrafuddin Pirzada
LANDIKOTAL: Police on Tuesday arrested an alleged drug dealer and recovered a large quantity of narcotics during a checkpoint operation in Landikotal, police said.
Additional Station House Officer Azmat Wali Shinwari said a district-wide crackdown against drug traffickers, smugglers and their facilitators was underway under the supervision of...
By Ashrafuddin Pirzada
KHYBER: All government and private educational institutions of circle-one in Landikotal tehsil of Khyber district were closed on Monday as members of the Zakhakhel Amn committee intensified their protest against the increasing target killing incidents following the recent targeted killing of two residents, including a soldier.
The decision...
By Ashrafuddin Pirzada
LANDIKOTAL: Demanding immediate and effective measures to restore lasting peace in the region, tribal elders and residents of Khyber district on Saturday announced an indefinite blockade of the Pak-Afghan Highway, closure of public and private educational institutions, and a boycott of anti-polio vaccination campaigns in protest against the growing violence in...
By Ashrafuddin Pirzada
LANDIKOTAL: Two men, including an army official, were shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in the Sultankhel-Sikandarkhel area of Landikotal tehsil in Khyber district on Friday, according to local sources and police.
The deceased were identified as Shah Fahad, son of Muhammad Ayaz and Mahboob-ur-Rehman, alias Badda, both...
By Ashrafuddin Pirzada
LANDIKOTAL: Pakistani transporters and truck drivers on Thursday staged a protest sit-in at the Takia area of Landikotal, demanding the immediate return of hundreds of Pakistani drivers and commercial vehicles that have remained stranded in Afghanistan for the past eight months.
Speaking on the occasion, transporter leader Rehman...
By Ashrafuddin Pirzada
LANDIKOTAL: A young man was allegedly stabbed to death by his relative in the Landikotal area following over pity dispute over an issue, police said on Friday.
The deceased was identified as Bilal, who was reportedly attacked with a knife by his relative after tensions escalated between them....
By Ashrafuddin Pirzada
PESHAWAR: The Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has welcomed the launch of the upgraded Awam express train from Peshawar, describing it as a significant step toward the modernization of Pakistan railways and the promotion of trade and economic activities in the country.
Chairman of the SCCI...
By Ashrafuddin Pirzada
LANDIKOTAL: A joint jirga comprising representatives of various political parties, customs clearing agents, laborers, transporters, and residents was held in Landikotal on Sunday to protest the eight-month-long closure of the Torkham border.
A large number of political and social figures attended the gathering. Leaders from Bara tehsil, including...
