Afghan Taliban claim shooting down army copter; nine killed on October 10, 2016PESHAWAR: As many as nine people aboard an Afghan Army helicopter were killed after it crashed in Dand-i-Ghori District of Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan on Sunday. The Afghan Taliban claimed to have shot down the helicopter. Their spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said on social media that his fighters were able to shot the chopper down. […]
Taliban mark 15th anniversary of US invasion with multiple attacks on October 9, 2016PESHAWAR: October 7 was marked as 15th anniversary of the United States invasion of Afghanistan in response to deadliest terror attacks in US by Arab jihadists affiliated with Afghanistan-based Al-Qaeda terrorist organization on September 11, 2001, Afghanistan was dragged into war without clear victors as the Taliban militia (ruling Afghanistan in 2001) remained intact, in […]
Conflicting reports of control on Kunduz as fighting continues on October 5, 2016PESHAWAR: Both the Afghanistan government and the Afghan Taliban claimed to be in control of most of Kunduz City, the capital of Afghanistan’s northern province of Kunduz as reports of continued fighting on the second day of a coordinated Taliban attack poured in from the city on Tuesday. A spokesman for the acting Afghan President […]
PDA chops precious Shisham trees for ongoing expansion of University Road on October 4, 2016PESHAWAR: A number of the precious Shisham (Indian Rose Wood) trees have been raised to the ground in the ongoing expansion of the University Road by the Peshawar Development Authority (PDA) in the provincial capital. A total of 89 small and large trees, including at least 45 to 50 mature Shisham trees adjacent to the […]
Afghan Taliban take control of most parts of Kunduz city on October 3, 2016 PESHAWAR: The Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan (IEA) fighters have retaken most parts, including the intelligence offices and the central square in Kunduz City, in the northern province of Kunduz bordering Tajikistan after driving most of the government forces from their positions on Monday. The attack begins early morning as the Taliban stormed the city […]
Another refugees repatriation centre established in KP on September 29, 2016NOWSHERA: The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) on Wednesday opened its second repatriation centre in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) at Azakhel Refugee Camp to facilitate Afghan refugees in their safe and dignified voluntary return to Afghanistan. The centre, second after the one in Chamkani operational since July, will double the UNHCR’s capacity to facilitate […]
Afghan attitude a hurdle in restoration of peace: Pak Army on September 28, 2016 PESHAWAR: Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Lieutenant General Asim Bajwa on Tuesday said Pakistan wanted restoration of peace in Afghanistan but the baseless allegations hurled by Kabul hurdle the process. He was talking to media at the Officers Mess in Peshawar after the Operation and Security Review meeting that was chaired by […]
Kumrat Festival ends with hope for a better future on September 27, 2016UPPER DIR: A two-day festival offering variety entertainment events, organized by a local non-governmental organization (NGO) in collaboration with local government and district administration at the picturesque Kumrat Valley to promote tourism. The festival ended with high hopes for future of tourism in the area. Dubbed as “Kumrat Festival”, the low budget gala organized at […]
Top TTP commander killed in Afghanistan on September 26, 2016PESHAWAR: The spokesman of the Afghanistan based Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has confirmed the death of ex-spokesman Azam Tariq along with six other militants in a late night raid by the Afghan security forces backed by the coalition forces in Paktika province of Afghanistan. Raeas Khan, also known as Azam Khan Tariq, had a 20 million […]
Protesting teachers threaten to stage sit-in in Islamabad on September 23, 2016PESHAWAR: More than 500 protesting teachers of the Working-Folks Grammar Schools, hailed the call for a General Body Meeting (GBM) by the Provincial Minister for Labour as a step towards achieving their demands for payment of salaries and regularization of contract staff. The teachers belonging to some 48 Working-Folks Grammar Schools from across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa […]