Chaman border closes again on March 8, 2017PESHAWAR: The Chaman border crossing at the Pak-Afghan border was closed on Wednesday for an indefinite period. The crossing points on the border had opened on March 7 and 8 following instructions from the federal government. “The border has been closed for an indefinite period,” said a Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) official. The official added […]
Pedestrians cross Torkham border on second day on March 8, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: Movement of pedestrians resumed on the border as Torkham crossing remained opened on the second day on Wednesday. In a new development, Pakistani officials let more than 350 Pakistan nationals, stranded in Afghanistan, to enter Pakistan. The officials said the Pakistani citizens having original identity cards were allowed to cross the border. Hundreds […]
Afghan border reopens on March 8, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: Thousands of stranded Afghan citizens crossed the Pak-Afghan border when it was reopened on Tuesday after remaining closed for 18 days. A Khyber Rifles official said that following the decision of the government, the Torkham border was reopened at 7am and the Afghan nationals stranded in Pakistan were allowed to cross the border. […]
Health of dozens of stranded Afghan patients worsens on March 3, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: Health condition of dozens of stranded Afghan national patients, including male and female further worsens as the Torkham border remained close on the 14th day. Most of the patients have got kidney, cancer, Hepatitis diseases beside with major surgery patients. Fazal Haq, resident of Kabul said that his father, Hamesha Gul was kidney […]
Afghans hold protest against closure of Torkham border on February 27, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: Afghan nationals stranded in Khyber Agency due to the blockade of the Torkham border initiated a protest rally here at Landikotal Bazaar on Sunday. Dozens of Afghan citizens, holding their passport copies marched from the bypass to Bacha Khan Chowk. They were chanting full throat slogans for the immediate resumption of the border […]
JI demands early abolishment of centuries-old FCR in FATA on February 25, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: Ameer Jamat-e-Islami (JI) FATA, Sardar Khan has said that the century old draconian law Frontier Crime Regulation (FCR) is the main hurdle in progress of tribesmen that needs to be repealed. Addressing a press conference in Landi Kotal Press Club on Friday he said that the tribal had been deliberately kept underdeveloped and […]
Torkham border closure causes loss of millions on February 24, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: The suspension of all sorts of movement on Pak-Afghan Torkham border has caused millions of monetary loss to national exchequer as trade related activities have completely suspended for 7th consecutive day. Local tribesmen who were associated with various businesses on Torkham border were of the view that they were confined to their homes […]
Dozens of terrorists killed in crackdown on February 22, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: Security forces on Wednesday claimed to have killed five militants and injured scores of them in airstrikes in the Rajgal area of Tehsil Jamrud of Khyber Agency. Officials said the fighter jets pounded suspected sanctuaries of the militants and inflicted heavy losses on them. According to sources, volunteers of banned Bara-based Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) […]
Black Day marked in tribal areas on February 17, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: Like elsewhere in the tribal belt, Black Day was observed on Thursday against delaying tactics of abolishing of Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) and implementation of Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) reforms. In this connection a protest rally was organized in main Lanndi Kotal bazaar under the auspice of Jamat-e-Islami (JI) Khyber Agency chapter […]
Govt urged to construct girls school in Bara on February 16, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: The Mansha Education Society on Tuesday asked the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor and Khyber Agency Political Agent to construct a building for school in Bara tehsil where free education was being imparted to the poor girls. Talking to this scribe, Mansha Education Society Director Humaira Khan said that her organization was striving to provide […]