DISTRICT KHYBER: Two police officers were killed while two others injuried when a hand grenade exploded in a bunker in Shahkas Levies centre in Khyber district, official said on Friday. Police said Senior Deputy Superintendent of Police (SDPO) Nawaz Khan and other policemen including Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Barkatullah, constable Islam Gul and Shah Mehmood were
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PESHAWAR: Governor Khyber Haji Pakhtunkhwa Ghulam Ali on Monday said that the government would not tolerate any kind of the laziness in development projects as the infrastructures in the ex-Fata districts had already destroyed in the decads long militancy in Khyber. The governor KP was addressing a public gathering in Bara after the inauguration ceremony
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LANDIKOTAL: District Police Officer (DPO) Khyber Salim Abbas Kalachi on Thursday said that journalists were key stakholders of a society and their role could not be ignored for moral and social development of a nation. DPO said this while visiting Khyber Press club in Landikotal. Salim Abbas Kalachi without any doubt journalists affiliated with Khyber
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There is claims and counterclaims between the Israeli forces and the Palestinian authorities as a teenager was killed on Monday during a raid in the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian health ministry announced claimed that the killed teenager was a civilian while the Isaeli army said soldiers fired at “armed suspects.” The ministry said 17-year-old
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…The Tribal Affairs ministry was closed after Emarat-e-Islami takeover of Afghanistan PESHAWAR: A delegation of Shinwari elders, elected members and traders met with Afghan council general here in Peshawar and condoled over the tragic death of eight Afghan truckers who had lost their lives in Torkham landsliding last week. The delegation, led by Tehsil Chairman
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LANDIKOTAL: District Police officer dismissed eight police officer from their duty while one was demoted in extrotion and corruption cases, officials said on Thursday. District Police Officer(DPO) Khyber Salim Abbas Kalachi told The News that they had initiated departmental inquiries against several police officer few months ago.He said after inquiries and proves collected against the
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…Deputy Commissioner of Khyber says the geological experts would soon present their report TORKHAM: On the directives of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif a five member geological survey of Pakistan team visited Torkham border and inspected the landsliding site, officials said on Monday. Deputy Commissioner of Khyber Abdul Nasir Khan said that the geolgical experts would
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…Total 22050 kilograms of sugar was stored in the godowns LANDIKOTAL: Authorities in Landikotal raided several godowns after they recovered a huge quantity of sugar bags in Torkham border town, officials said on Monday. Assistant Commissioner of Landikotal Irshad Ali Mohmand told reporters that they conduct raids on several godowns in Bacha Mina locality in
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DISTRICT KHYBER: Islamic Relief Pakistan distributed food vouchers in Landikotal on Monday. Islamic Relief program manager Sara javed told The News that they have started a three-day Food Voucher Programme in Landikotal and upper Tirah valley for those who had newly returned to their homes. She said food voucher programme was implemented globally tested programme
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The Campaign for Democracy South East (CD) and the Human Rights Liberty Access and Peace Defenders’Foundation (HURIDE) have asked the British Government to apologise to Mr Peter Obi, Labour Party Presidential Candidate detained at Heathrow Airport and discipline its immigration officials and others behind the detention. The groups in a statement over the weekend in
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LANDIKOTAL: General Councilors and village chairmen accused tehsil chairman that he had failed to deliver and allegedly involved in Naib Qasid(Office boy) hiring corruption in Landikotal. Speaking to a press conference village chairman Abudarda Shinwari, Aziz Shinwari and Rahmanullah Pasedkhel said that the chairman and line departments heads involved in corruption. He said several office
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…as Ecuadoran President urges citizens to evacuate the affected areas Rescue team, Monday searched for more than 60 people reported missing after a landslide triggered by months of heavy rain killed at least seven people in southern Ecuador. The mudslide happened overnight Sunday into Monday, burying dozens of homes and injuring 23 people in the
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…Demands that elections be held on the same day across the country KHYBER: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Ameer Sirajul Haq on Sunday demanded to conducted nationwide elections across the country under the independent judiciary, election commission and an impartial establishment. Speaking at a public gathering in held in Bara tehsil of district Khyber “themed Khyber Peace Gathering
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KHYBER: Newly posted District Police Officer(DPO) Khyber Salim Abbas Kalachi on Thursday said that Khyber police martyres would soon get Shaheed package as they rendered a large number of life sacrifices for the sake of homeland. Salim Abbas Kalachi said this while talking to a delegation of journalists met him at his office at Khyber
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PESHAWAR: Centre for Peace and Development Initiative(CPDI)in collaboration with US consulate Peshawar on Tuesday arranged a day long First Aid training for journalists. Senior Rescue-1122 officer Inayatur Rehman was the resource person who taught about the journalists response at time of emergency.He said two major steps had to be taken at the time emergency. He
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