300 patients treat at free medical camp in Torkham on September 1, 2019At least 300 patients were treated at a free medical camp set up at the Basic Health Unit (BHU) Torkham, Landi Kotal, on Saturday. The people’s welfare activity was organised under the auspices of the National Logistic Cell (NLC), Torkham. The ailing masses included a large number of women and children of the Bacha Mena […]
Anti-polio campaign resumes in Khyber on August 26, 2019After remaining suspended for four months, a seven-day-long anti- polio drive will resum from today (Monday) in Khyber district, an official of the Health Department said. On April 26, 2019, fake propaganda was spread that approximately 1,000 children of two private schools of Mashu Khel, Badhber, the suburb areas of Peshawar, fell ill after allegedly […]
Tribal elders protest against chief secretary’s remarks on August 19, 2019Tribal elders disapproved the allegedly objectionable remarks passed by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) chief secretary against the tribesmen in a gathering held at the Levies centre, Shahkas, Jamrud. Chief Secretary Muhammad Saleem Khan while addressing on the occasion said that for the last seven decades tribal had been labelled as unsocial and treated like animals. […]
Transporters block Pak-Afghan highway over nonpayment of dues on August 10, 2019The local transporters suspended Pak-Afghan highway at Charwazgai point of Landi Kotal on Saturday against nonpaying of their fares by the election commission, Khyber. Dozens of flying coaches and pickup drivers while chanting in favor of their demands gathered at Charwazgai area blocked the Pak-Afghan road for all kind of movement. Speaking on the occasion […]
Ceremony held in Jamrud to pay tribute to martyrs on August 5, 2019Like elsewhere in the country, the Martyrs Day was observed in Khyber district the other day. In this connection, an impressive gathering was organized in Jamrud in which Peshawar Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Kareem Khan participated as the chief guest, besides Distract Police Officer (DPO) Muhammad Hussain, Station House Officer (SHO) Gula Jan Afridi […]
Driver injured as NATO container attacked in Jamrud on July 27, 2019A trailer carrying a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) supply container came under attack near Takhtha Baig checkpoint of Jamrud area on Friday morning. Police official Haji Khandad said that a long-wheel trailer carrying registration number LLS-3659, loaded with allied forces’ armor vehicle, was on its way to Torkham border from Karachi when it was […]
Opposition observes Black Day in Bara on July 26, 2019Like other parts of the country, Black Day was observed against the incumbent government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) here in Bara on Thursday. In this connection, under the banner of Pakistan Awami Inqelabi League (PAIL) a protest rally was organized in Bara Bazaar that was attended by a number of the party workers, besides the […]
Khyber districts stand behind independent candidates on July 22, 2019Independent candidates, on Sunday, won all three seats in the election held for provincial assembly in Khyber districts. According to a notification by Khyber Election Commission, independent candidate Shafiq Afridi clinched the seat in PK-105. In the same way in PK-106, independent candidate, Bilawal Afridi, and in PK-107, Shafiq Afridi was announced successful. As per […]
‘FCR abolished because of ANP leaders’ efforts’ on July 13, 2019Before creation of Pakistan, our forefathers were active enough to impart political wisdom to the masses and had never hesitated to raise voice for the rights of poor segments of society. It is because of the Awami National Party (ANP) leaders that draconian law Frontier Crime Regulation (FCR) was abolished and the ex-tribal region was […]
Electioneering gains momentum for July 20 polls on July 10, 2019With approaching of July 20, election activities for three seats of the provincial assembly gained momentum and the candidates are busy in arranging huge public gatherings and corner meetings to compete in Khyber district. As per the election commission, Khyber district has three provincial assembly seats that are up for grab. The seat PK-105 consists […]