Pak-Afghan Citizens Welcome Torkham Border Reopening
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Pak-Afghan Citizens Welcome Torkham Border Reopening

TORKHAM: Thousands of passengers and trucks carrying fresh fruits,vegetables, and other commodities have crossed the Torkham border on Friday after Pakistan as goodwill gesture reopened border crossing after 10th day of its closure, officials said.  Pakistan custom officials said more than two hundred trucks carrying fresh fruits and vegetables who had been waiting in Afghanistan

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Protest Held Against Closure Of Torkham Border
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Protest Held Against Closure Of Torkham Border

LANDIKOTAL: Traders,locals, and political leaders on Wednesday jointly arranged protest sit-in against the closure of Pak-Afghan border that caused billion of rupees losses to the businessmen and traders across the border. Hundreds of participants, including shopkeepers, custom clearing agents, importers and exporters, and leaders and workers of different political parties, were holding black flags, placards,

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Protest rocks Landikotal over Torkham border closure
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Protest rocks Landikotal over Torkham border closure

LANDIKOTAL: Traders and Local government representatives on Friday arranged a peace walk rally in Landikotal bazaar and urged both Pakistan and Afghanistan to defuse the tension and open Torkham border for trade activities. The rally started from Bacha Khan Chowk and reached to front of Landikotal press club. They were holding placards inscribed with slogans

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Olasi Pasoon, PTM raise concern over deteriorating Law & Order in Waziristan
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Olasi Pasoon, PTM raise concern over deteriorating Law & Order in Waziristan

PESHAWAR: Residents of Wana Waziristan held  Olasi Pasoon(tribe unity)  meeting on Friday, in which they showed a great concern over the recent number of untoward incidents in the district. The meeting discussed different incidents including theft, robbery, riots, drugs, weapons, law and order situation in the markets, increase in the number of tinted glasses vehicles

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Torkham Border Remains Shut For Second Day Amid Tension
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Torkham Border Remains Shut For Second Day Amid Tension

TORKHAM: The Torkham border crossing remained closed for a second consecutive day due to tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan over the construction of a bunker on the Afghan side, officials said on Thursday. An official in Torkham, speaking on condition of anonymity, disclosed that all movement had been suspended for the second day, but no

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Casualties Reported In  Pak-Afghan Border Troops Gunfire, Border Closed
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Casualties Reported In  Pak-Afghan Border Troops Gunfire, Border Closed

TORKHAM: Pak-Afghan border Torkham was closed after the situation went tense, followed by the heavy gun firing between Pakistan and Afghanistan forces over the construction of a bunker on the Afghan side of Torkham border on Wednesday, officials said.  An official at Torkham border told The Daily Vendor on the condition of anonymity that Emarat-e-Islami

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Young Leaders Parliamentarian conference concluded 
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Young Leaders Parliamentarian conference concluded 

LANDIKOTAL:The three days Young Leaders Parliamentarian conference concluded in Nathia Gali in which 50 youth from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and district Khyber participated. Deputy Chairman Senate Mirza Muhammad Afridi was the chief guest the concluding ceremony. Former secretary local government Sayed Zaheerul Islam was also invited.  The aim of the youth Parliamentarians conference was to motivate

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FTO Nominates Ziaul Haq Sarhadi For 3rd Consecutive Time
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FTO Nominates Ziaul Haq Sarhadi For 3rd Consecutive Time

PESHAWAR: Prominent businessman and president Frontier Custom Agents Association Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ziaul Haq Sarhadi has been nominated for the third consecutive time as member Advisory Committee of Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) for the year 2023-24. According to a notification issued on August 21, 2023, Federal Tax Ombudsman, Dr. Asif Mahmood Jah has reconstituted the advisory

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Pak Delegation Visits Afghanistan
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Pak Delegation Visits Afghanistan

 AFGHANISTAN: A Pakistani delegation on Thursday visited Afghanistan where they held meeting to help improve effective liaison and coordination for smooth operation of bilateral and transit trade on both sides of the border.  The fifteen member delegation was headed by Director Transit Customs Department Arbab Qaiser Hameed, Additional Director Transit Trade Shams Wazir, additional Collector

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Human smugglers arrested at Torkham border
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Human smugglers arrested at Torkham border

LANDIKOTAL: Federal Investigation Agency(FIA) raided the lone Pak-Afghan Dosti hospital at Torkham border and arrested two human smugglers on the spot, officials said on Wednesday. A FIA official told The News that they on the intellegence based operation a raided was conducted at Dosti hospital and arrested  Doctor Muhammad Arif Afridi and nurse Lance Naik

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A man Who Scuffled Suicide Bomber Named As The Iron Man
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A man Who Scuffled Suicide Bomber Named As The Iron Man

DISTRICT KHYBER: Residents and peace lovers asked the government to announce a national award to honour the brave man Muhammad Arshad who not only scuffled with suicide bomber but he also snatched klashinkove rifle from the attacker,saving dozens of civilians and officials’ lives in the official compound in Bara Tehsil on July 20 this week. 

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US Promotes Educational And Environmental Programs In Mansehra 
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US Promotes Educational And Environmental Programs In Mansehra 

PESHAWAR: The Public Affairs Officer (PAO) of the US consulate Peshawar Monica Davis visited Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to participate in US educational and environmental programs. PAO Davis discussed educational opportunities through the US mission to Pakistan with Hazara University’s Vice Chancellor Dr Mohsin Nawaz and learned more about the history and role of the university

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Cheques Distributed Among Flood Victims in Landikotal
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Cheques Distributed Among Flood Victims in Landikotal

LANDIKOTAL: Compensation cheques distributed among the families who lost their near and dears one in the recent flash floods and heavy rain devastation in Landikotal on Monday. Assistant Commissioner of Landikotal Irshad Ali Mohmand told our correspondent that on the directiives of deputy commissioner Abdul Nasir Khan they handed over Rs,1 million cheques to each to

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