Afghan chief executive considers Durand Line as intl border: Afridi on March 30, 2017KHBER AGENCY: Quoting the words of Afghan Vice President, FATA Parliamentarian Shahje Gul Afridi on Wednesday said that Abdullah Abdullah considered Durand Line as an international border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Sahji Gul Afridi during an interview said that in his recent visit to Afghanistan he met with different Afghan leaders including Abdullah Abdullah. He […]
Over 300,000 Afghans return to motherland in one year on November 5, 2016 KHYBER AGENCY: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) officials posted at Torkham borderon Friday said that repatriation to Afghanistan was continued via Torkham border. UNHCR said that during the last one year around 0.3 million Afghan refugees returned to Afghanistan and most Afghan families went back to Afghanistan from the Ningrahar province […]
Landi Kotal AHQ Hospital staff minting money from patients on November 4, 2016KHYBER AGENCY: Rather than facilitating the suffering patients, the medical staff at the Agency Headquarter (AHQ) Hospital, Landi Kotal has allegedly multiplied distress of the poor patients of the areas. Hazarat Wali Afridi, leader of Pakistan People Party (PPP) Khyber Agency has accused the medical staff of casualty department and labour room of getting illicit […]
Prices of edibles go up due to Torkham border ban on October 5, 2016KHYBER AGENCY: Restrictions imposed on the transportation of different kinds of goods from Afghanistan to Pakistan via Torkham Border has hiked the prices of vegetables, fresh and dry fruits and other daily commodities in the local markets. Market dealers and venders in Torkham Border Town and Landikotal Bazaar now sold daily commodities with the profit […]
Campaign against narcotics launched in Khyber Agency on October 3, 2016KHYBER AGENCY: To motivate the masses against the dark side of drugs and highlight the plights of victims the narcotics, the Khyber Youth Forum (KYF) on Sunday launched a full-fledged anti-narcotics campaign in the Agency. In this connection, an awareness walk was held in Landikotal bazaar. The walk was participated by a good number of […]
JI demands merger of FATA in KP or PATA on September 22, 2016KHYBER AGENCY: Jamat -e-Islami (JI) FATA Naib Ameer, Zar Noor Afridi on Wednesday asked the Federal Government to merge Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa or declare it as Provincially Administered Tribal Areas (PATA). Speaking at a press conference held at Landikotal Press Club, Zar Noor Afridi said that FATA was the territory […]
Four suicide bombers held in Khyber Agency on August 13, 2016 KHYBER AGENCY: The Khyber Agency administration on Friday foiled a terrorism bid and arrested four alleged suicide bombers from an empty compound in Shah Kas bordering area with Peshawar. Assistant Political Agent of Jamrud Ziaur Rehman while addressing a press conference said that they had received prior information that some terrorists were planning to […]
Pakistan, Kuwait trying to resolve visa issues on August 12, 2016ISLAMABAD: President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain has urged the Kuwaiti government to ease its visa policy to benefit Pakistani manpower. Talking to outgoing Ambassador of Kuwait Nawaf Abdulaziz Alenezi, who called on him at the presidency on Thursday, Mamnoon said that the government of Pakistan had taken measures to ensure compliance with Kuwaiti rules and […]
Relaxation of rules at Torkham checkpost demanded on August 11, 2016LANDIKOTAL: Civil society activists and workers of various political parties on Thursday demanded of the government to relax rules for traders, particularly time-consuming checkings at the Shaheed Mor Checkpost of the Torkham border. Speaking to a monthly Meet-the-Press programme at the Landikotal Press Club, Awami National Party Landikotal President, Shah Hussain Shinwari, Tanzeem-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat leader, Shakir […]