Authorities ‘seal’ four villages where COVID-19 cases emerged on April 9, 2020The villagers of four coronavirus infected persons have been quarantined, while people continued to face shortage of food and other necessities in Piro Khel, Mirdad Khel, Shiekhmal Khel and Karamna areas of Landi Kotal. It is to be mentioned here that on suspect ion lab tests of four persons, returned from Lahore had detected COVID-19 […]
More than 5,000 Afghan move out on second day of border reopening on April 8, 2020On the second day, more than 5,000 Afghan citizens willing to go to their motherland crossed the Pak-Afghan sharing border, Torkham on Tuesday. Last day the Afghan border security after receiving 1,000 Afghan nationals carrying legal travelling documents refused to let enter more Afghans on the pretext that they set up quarantined enough for fixed […]
Three more test positive for COVID-19 in Landi Kotal on April 5, 2020Number of COVID-19 patients rose to four as three more coronavirus positive cases were detected in Landi Kotal on Saturday. The in charge of the isolation ward in Headquarter(HQ) Hospital, Landi Kotal Dr Inayat Shinwari said that days back the three suspected were quarantined, established in HQ, Hospital and their sample had been sent to […]
No Friday congregation: mosques locked down in Landi Kotal on April 4, 2020Like elsewhere in the country, mosques in Landi Kotal were suspended for Friday congregations. On Thursday night, the federal government as precautionary step decided to lock down all mosques for Friday prayers, following consultations with religious scholars. Chairman Islamic Ideology Council Dr Qibla Ayaz in his statement to the media also conferred the decision and […]
Around 100 people held for violating Section 144 in Landi Kotal Bazaar on April 3, 2020As many as 100 locals who violated Section 144 were apprehended in Landi Kotal Bazaar on Thursday. The local administrative official said that on the repeated warning, some of the residents uselessly wondering in the Bazaar beside imposition of section 144 in the area. He added that on the strict directive of District Police officer […]
Afghan consulate team visits Afghan nationals quarantined in Landi Kotal on April 1, 2020A three-member team of the Afghan consulate, Peshawar, visited Tableeghi Markaz of Landi Kotal on Tuesday and met the Afghan nationals quarantined there by the local administration. The Afghan consulate team comprising Asad Ullah Farooqi of cultural department, Shahid protocol officer and Hamidullah representative of refugee department paid visit to the Markez and met with […]
KP govt fully capable of defeating COVID-19: CM on March 26, 2020The provincial government is full competent to beat the universal epidemic; coronavirus. Enough health staff has been deployed to tackle an emergency situation. With join efforts we can curtail the spread of COVID-19. This was stated by the Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mehmood Khan while briefing media persons here in Levies Center, Shahkas Jamrud on […]
Runaway patient tests negative for COVID-19 on March 25, 2020A local person, suspected of COVID 19, was declared free from coronavirus after conducting tests in police hospital Peshawar. It is important to state that last late night hour health and administrative officials on information that one Sher Zareen, resident of Shiekhmal Khel, Landi Kotal who had fled from hospital in Lahore was taken into […]
Markets remain closed in Khyber on March 24, 2020Like other parts of the country, bazaars and markets remained closed aimed threat of spreading of coronavirus here on Monday. On the strict directives of provincial government, main bazaars, markets of Landi Kotal, Jamrud and Bara were closed only groceries, bakeries and shops of other edibles were exempted of the restriction. Local administrative officials in […]
Restaurants, salons shut down in Khyber over COVID-19 fear on March 20, 2020On the directives of provincial government, all restaurants and hairdressers were shut down and sports activities were suspended by the local administration aimed threat of spread of coronavirus on Thursday. Additional Assistant Commissioner, Landi Kotal Shamsul Islam while sharing details said that keeping in the view spreading of COVID 19 disease across the country, the […]