29 suspects apprehended in Jamrud on March 4, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: As many as 29 suspected persons including four notorious militants were arrested by the forces in search operation carried out here in Shahkas area of tehsil Jamrud on Friday. The Frontier Corps (FC)official while providing details said that some most wanted miscreants,had involved in bomb blasts and other militancy acts were netted in […]
Closure of border affected a large number of people on March 1, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: Abdul Hakeem 38 a resident of Landi Kotal said, “I even do not earn the daily expenditures at my shop for the last 12 days as my cloth business has greatly been suffered”. Abdul Hakeem is a cloth merchant at Landi Kotal bazaar, whose business like other shopkeepers was being affected after suspension […]
Closure of border affected a large number of people on March 1, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: Abdul Hakeem 38 a resident of Landi Kotal said, “I even do not earn the daily expenditures at my shop for the last 12 days as my cloth business has greatly been suffered”. Abdul Hakeem is a cloth merchant at Landi Kotal bazaar, whose business like other shopkeepers was being affected after suspension […]
Pakistan deports 59 Afghan citizens at Torkham border on February 22, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: As many as 59 (Fifty nine) Afghan citizens including four women and eight children were deported to Afghanistan by Pak border Torkham authorities here on Torkham border on Tuesday, official sources confirmed. The official sources told that following suspension of the Torkham border, the 51 Afghan nationals who tried to enter Pak territory […]
Tribesmen urged to back polio drive on January 10, 2017KHYBER AGENCY: Speakers at a grand Jirga held at Landi Kotal tehsil on Monday asked tribesmen to extend their full patronage in order to make the drive against poliovirus scheduled to be carried out from 16th January a success. In this connection, a tribal Jirga held at Jirga Hall in Landi Kotal tehsil of Khyber […]
Pak-Afghan transporters hold strike across Torkham border on December 14, 2016KHYBER AGENCY: The transporter community of Pakistan and Afghanistan observed a wheel-jam strike on both sides of the Torkham border on Tuesday against what they said illicit taxes, charged by the authorities of both countries on the border. The strike resulted in a complete halt to the transportation of goods between the two countries as […]
Vintage cars rally aimed at promoting peace on November 22, 2016KHYBER AGENCY: Asim Durrani, President of Vintage & Classic Car Club Pakistan (VCCP), during an old cars rally from Karachi to Khyber, said the event aimed at preserving heritage and also to convey a message that there is peace and stability in the area. An old cars rally starts on November 11, which culminated at […]
Visa documents must at Torkham border on November 18, 2016KHYBER AGENCY: The security forces and Political Administration, through a notice asked the Pakistan nationals to produce their passport and visa documents, while entering into Pakistan at Torkham border. Signed by the commandant Khyber Rifles and the Assistant Political Agent (APA), Landi Kotal, the notice that was pasted at all public places in Landi Kotal […]
Five peace militia members killed in Khyber Agency on November 17, 2016KHYBER AGENCY: At least five tribesmen, who some locals say were members of the peace committee, were shot dead by unidentified assassins in the Kamar Khel area of Bara tehsil, Khyber Agency, on Wednesday. An official of the political administration told Daily Times that the targeted persons – including one who survived the ambush – […]
Khasadar killed, three FC men injured in Khyber on November 7, 2016KHYBER AGENCY: A Khasadar personnel was killed and three Frontier Corp (FC) soldiers were injured when unidentified militants attacked a security checkpost in Jamrud, Khyber Agency. Jamrud Assistant Political Agent (APA) Ziaurrehman Marwat told Daily Times that the attack occurred on Saturday night. “Last night, between 09:30 pm to 10 pm, unidentified people, equipped with […]