BDS disarms explosive device on November 25, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: Bomb disposal squad (BDS) disarmed a remote-controlled improvised explosive device (IED) affixed by unidentified militants to the vehicle of a local media person, on Friday. Tehsildar Tehseenullah, while sharing details, said that Khalil Jibran, reporter of a private news channel, along with his four colleagues were stopped at a check-point when Khasadar troops […]
Cross country vintage classic car rally kicks off on November 25, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: The 8th annual cross country vintage classic car rally from Khyber to Karachi started at Torkham border on Friday. The activity was organised under the auspices of Vintage & Classic Car Club of Pakistan in which sixty classic car riders from across the country participated. The rally started at Torkham border and will […]
Families of 17 abducted men given financial help on November 24, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: Customs Health Care Society (CHCS), a Pakistani non-government organisation, granted financial support to families of the 17 persons abducted more than two months ago from Landi Kotal. In this connection, a gathering was held at Landi Kotal Press Club on Wednesday, was attended by families of the abductees and local media persons. Muhammad […]
Maulana Samiul Haq in favour of FATA-KP merger on November 18, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: Jamiat Ullema-e-Islam-S (JUI-S) ameer Maulana Sami ul Haq said that for the last 70 years, tribesmen had been subjugated in their own county and deprived of their fundamental rights. He said that merging Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) was the only solution to remove that sense of deprivation. He […]
Pakistan releases Afghan citizen who crossed border ‘unintentionally’ on November 16, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: An Afghan security official, captured by Pakistan forces for mistakenly entering Pakistan’s territory, was handed over to Afghan officials on the Torkham border, on Wednesday. A Pakistan security official said that the official of Afghan border security force, identified as Zabiullah, had been detained by the Frontier Corps (FC) when he unintentionally entered […]
FATA Inter-School Sports Gala kicks off on November 15, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: The FATA Inter-School Sports Gala opened in Sports Complex, Jamrud on Tuesday. The competition had been organised under the auspices of FATA Department of Sports, Culture and Youth Affairs Secretariat. FATA Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Sikandar Qayyum was the chief guest at the occasion. Beside FATA Sports Director Muhammad Nawaz, Khyber Agency Political […]
Teachers community rails against lack of facilities on November 14, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: Teachers community has criticised education officials for not addressing their miseries being faced by them while executing their duties. Tanzeem-s-Asateza President Sharifullah Afridi said that a number of schools in remote areas of Bazaar Zakha Khel were missing basic facilities such as boundary walls and furniture. Dearth of furniture has compelled students to […]
Conference held to discuss FCR abolition, FATA-KP merger on November 12, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: A youth conference was held in Jamrud to discuss abolition of Frontier Crime Regulation (FCR) and the merger of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), on Saturday. The youth conference was organised by Member of National Assembly (MNA) Alhaj Shah Jee Gul Afridi and attended by Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (Sami-ul- […]
Ceremony held to distribute wheelchairs among the disabled on November 11, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: A ceremony to distribute 25 wheelchairs among the disabled was held in Landi Kotal on Friday. The gathering was held at Alkhidmat Hospital under the auspices of Alkhidmat Foundation FATA; and attended by Torkham Naib Tehsildar Shamsul Islam as chief guest, President Alkhidmat Khyber Agency Qari Said Hakeem Shinwari, local leadership of Jamaat-e-Islami, […]
Afghan students issued RFID cards to continue studies in Pakistan on November 6, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: Afghan students were issued radio frequency identification (RFID) cards at the Torkham border by Pakistan border security officials to allow them to continue their studies in Pakistan. Torkham Political Naib Tehsildar Shamsul Islam said that previously in 2016, when the government of Pakistan had started the implementation of a comprehensive border management police […]