Thousands of Afghans trapped in Landi Kotal as border closed on May 5, 2020Thousands of Afghan nationals trapped in Landi Kotal are at risk of contracting coronavirus. Hundreds of thousands Afghan citizens including women and children, travelled to Landi Kotal from various areas of Pakistan to cross the Torkham border to their native country but the Afghan government on pretext of lacking of quarantine facilities refused to allow […]
No e-learning for tribal students as 3G/4G services remain suspended in merged districts on April 23, 2020The tribal students have failed to get advantage of the online classes’ scheme initiated by the government to ensure that their studies don’t suffer because of the coronavirus lockdown. Five years back, the forces had suspended 3G and 4G Internet services in the merged tribal districts due to security reasons. It is to be mentioned […]
Another 18 drivers who returned from Afghanistan test positive for COVID-19 on April 21, 2020The total number of corona-infected Afghanistan returned drivers rose to 41 as 18 more cases were confirmed here in Landi Kotal on Monday. Last day 23, drivers had been tested COIVD 19 positive in Landi Kotal quarantined. Deputy Commissioner, Khyber Mehmood Aslam Wazir while confirming it said that total samples of 195 Afghanistan returned, Pakistan […]
23 drivers test positive for COVID-19 at quarantine centre in Landi Kotal on April 20, 2020As many as 23 drivers were confirmed coronavirus positive in quarantine centre of Landi Kotal. District Health Officer (DHO),Khyber Dr Tariq Hayat, while sharing details on Sunday, said that two days back samples of 108 drivers and conductors, who had crossed the border and were quarantined in Landi Kotal, had been taken and sent to […]
238 Afghan Tablighi volunteers quarantined on April 17, 2020As many as 238 Afghan Tablighi volunteers have been quarantined in Boys degree college, Landi Kotal on Thursday. The district administrative official said that the preachers had been transported from Raiwind, Lahore, to Landi Kotal with the purpose of sending them back to Afghanistan after Tablighi activities were suspended in the centre. All the 238 […]
More than 300 Pakistanis stranded in Afghanistan protest for their return on April 15, 2020More than 300 Pakistan nationals, stranded in Afghanistan, staged a protest demonstration on Tuesday on the other side of Torkham border, as the authorities refused to let them cross into Pakistan. The protesters marched to the Pak-Afghan sharing border, Torkham however the Afghan border security forces personnel stopped them and dispersed them. Two of the […]
Meeting reviews measures for return of Pakistanis stranded in Afghanistan on April 14, 2020Meeting of officials of various departments was held at tehsil guest house lawn on Sunday aimed to review measures initiated prior to bring back stranded Pakistanis from Afghanistan via Torkham border. It is to be mentioned here that more than 2000 Pakistan nationals have trapped due to suspension of Pak-Afghan border, Torkham and Chaman in […]
Five held for fleecing Ehsaas programme beneficiaries on April 12, 2020Five permit holders of Ehsaas-e-Kafalat programme were arrested for charging Rs 500 to Rs 1,000 per person from beneficiaries of the programme. The programme was launched the other day in Landi Kotal and after scores of complaints lodged by different people, the administration took action. Landi Kotal Assistant Commissioner Muhammad Imran Yousafzai on Saturday raided […]
Transit trade resumes at Torkham border on April 11, 2020Following the notification issued by the Foreign Office to resume transportation of cargo goods, about 37 vehicles on Friday loaded with transit commodities crossed into Afghanistan via Torkham bordering point. The spokesperson of Foreign Office in a press release issued on 8 April, 2020 stated the Torkham and Chaman bordering points will be open thrice […]
Doctors fighting COVID-19 not allowed to attend training session in Peshawar on April 9, 2020The Frontier Corp (FC) troops, deployed at Bagyari post of Jamrud, refused the doctors fighting against the COVID-19 in Headquarters (HQ) Hospital, Landi Kotal, to go to Peshawar to attend an important training session pertaining to the deadly coronavirus here on Wednesday. Dr Inayat, the in charge doctor of the isolation ward in HQ Hospital […]