JI FATA chapter to march on Islamabad on September 13, 2017 KHYBER AGENCY: The Jamaat-e-Islami FATA Chapter announced on Tuesday that it will be holding a march on the federal capital on 25th September. The march will be held in protest of the still lingering FATA reforms which were meant to bring the north-western tribal areas under mainstream Pakistani governance. The march will be […]
PTI and JI protest against Muslim genocide in Myanmar on September 11, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: The Jamaat-e-Islam (JI) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protested against the genocide of Rohingya Muslims on Sunday. A large numbers of workers and civil society members participated in the protest at Bacha Khan Chowk, Landi Kotal Bazaar. The protesters were carrying banners against massacre of Rohingya Muslims and were yelling full-throat slogans against the […]
Punjab holds anti-dengue camp in FATA on September 10, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: The Punjab mobile health unit conducted a camp for detection and treatment of dengue in Bara Tehsil of Khyber Agency. The figure of dengue patients has reached to 24, comprising five in Bara while 19 in Jamrud tehsil have been detected so far in Khyber Agency. On special request of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor […]
17 abducted from Khyber Agency on September 6, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: As many as 17 tribesmen were kidnapped by unidentified militants from mountainous area of Enzar Naw, Tehsil Landi Kotal of Khyber Agency. The family members said that a group of tribal people, mostly young ones, went for a picnic on Monday from where they were abducted and shifted to Afghanistan. The abductees were […]
Two die as car turns turtle on September 5, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: Two children were killed and 15 others, including three women, sustained injuries when a car carrying wedding convoy turned turtle on Pak-Afghan highway in Sultan Khel area of Tehsil Landi Kotal on Monday. The administration and local sources informed that the vehicle (PT-2244) taking the marriage guests back to Neiki Khel from Sheikhwal […]
Tribesmen slam US president over irresponsible statement on August 29, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: Tribesmen staged a protest demonstration at the Pak-Afghan border area of Torkham on Monday against US President Donald Trump’s remarks regarding Pakistan’s role in war on terror. A large number of tribesmen, including tribal elders, political workers, students and members of the civil society, from all three tehsils of Khyber Agency participated in […]
Two smuggling bids foiled at Torkhum on August 21, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: The customs officials foiled two bids of smuggling of foreign and counterfeit currency notes from Pakistan to Afghanistan recovering a million Saudi Riyals and counterfeit Afghan currency notes worth 750 million from two smugglers at the Torkham border on Sunday. Superintendent Naeem Khan told the media that that the Saudi Riyals were found […]
Man dies of Congo fever on August 17, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: A 24-year-old man died of Congo fever at a private hospital in Peshawar, administration and local sources said Wednesday. According to details, Waheedullah Afridi, a resident of Arsala Khan village of Jamrud tehsil, was taken to a nearby health centre after complaints of constant fever where he was diagnosed with Congo fever. He […]
FATA celebrates Independence Day with fervour on August 15, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: The Independence Day was celebrated with zeal and fervour in Federally Administered Tribal Areas. The tribesmen renewed the pledge that they will never hesitate to lay down their lives for the sake of Pakistan. Scores of programmes had been arranged in connection of 14th August in Landi Kotal and Torkham. The day dawned […]
Pakistan excited about celebrating 70th Independence Day on August 12, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: More than half a dozen tribal neonates of Khyber born at the time of independence were named “Pakistan” soon after the creation of the country, which showed emotional attachment of tribesmen with their motherland. Great jubilation was exhibited across the tribal belt at the time when Pakistan came into being and the tribal […]