Raised voice for tribesmen at every forum: Senator Taj Afridi on December 28, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: Senator Taj Muhammad Afridi said that he along with his Member National Assembly (MNA) brother echoed voice for the rights of tribal at every forum and time was near that they would get their all fundamental rights. Addressing Afridi restaurant inauguration ceremony held at Nadir Khan Afridi Kalley of Tehsil Landi Kotal on […]
Laptops awarded at the Bacha Khan Talent Award Ceremony in Landi Kotal on December 18, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: A ceremony of the Bacha Khal Talent Award was held here in the Government Boys Degree College auditorium of Landi Kotal on Sunday. In addition to senior Awami National Party (ANP) leader and renowned lawyer, Latif Afridi as chief guest, ANP central finance sectary Arbab Tahir Khan, scholar Dr Sohail, chief editor Bacha […]
Tribal Jirga in FATA demands an independent province and no merger with KP on December 15, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: Tribal jirga resented the merging of the Federally Administer Tribal Area (FATA) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and demanded a separate province for the tribesmen. A grand jirga of tribal elders was held in Jamrud bazaar on Thursday that was attended by dozens of elites from seven tribal agencies and six Frontier Region (FRs) […]
Customs clearance at Torkham comes to a halt on December 13, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: Due to the introduction of the Web-Based One Custom (WeBOC) system and extra examination formalities for trucks, loaded with export and import commodities the custom clearing agents in protest halted clearing process at Torkham custom center on Tuesday. President of the custom clearing association, Torkham, Haji Hayatullah said that from day one we […]
PML-N has once again hoodwinked tribal people on December 13, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: The incumbent government of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has once again deceived the tribesmen by not tabling the Federally Administer Tribal Areas (FATA) reforms bill in the national assembly session was scheduled last evening. Addressing to press conference in Landi Kotal on Tuesday Qari Said Alam Shinwari, Nisar Afridi, Wakeel, Permeen Shinwari and […]
Protest against Trump’s Jerusalem decision on December 9, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: People from tribal areas took out a rally against the recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital by the US President Donald Trump, at Bab-e-Khyber, Jamrud on Friday. Scores of tribal elders along with political workers and member of civic society chanted slogans against America & Israel and in favour of Palestinians. Addressing the […]
FATA Secretariat orders students to get domiciles on December 9, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: Political administration of Landi Kotal has asked headmasters and principals of government-run schools to make domiciles of every local student studying in their institutions, from grade 1 to 10. In this connection, a meeting of school headmasters and head teachers was convened at Jirga Hall, Landi Kotal that was also attended by a […]
Khasadar seize 231kg hashish on December 7, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: A bid to smuggle a huge cache of narcotics from Afghanistan to Pakistan was foiled by the Khasadar Force when they recovered 231kg hashish and 13kg heroin from a truck at Torkham border, on Wednesday. Torkham Political Tehsildar Shamsul Islam said the Khasadar troops stopped a trailer returning from Kabul for snap checking. […]
AIDS awareness session organised in FATA on December 5, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: Under the Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) control programme, an awareness session was held in Jirga Hall of Jamrud on Monday, aimed to impart knowledge about the disease. Jamrud Assistant Political Agent (APA) Muhammad Riaz Khan was the chief guest at the occasion. Agency surgeon Dr Muhammad Rafiq, […]
Pak Army organises medical camp on December 3, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: Pak Army, with the assistance of FATA Health Department, organised a free medical camp in Aka Khel area of Tehsil Bara. A total of 1305 people including 470 females, 455 children and 380 males visited the camp, set up at Government Primary School, Lali Jan Killay. They were examined by the force’s doctors […]