TORKHAM BORDER: Traders and businessmen on Friday demanded of the Pakistan and Afghan governments to jointly workout for the removal of hurdles at Torkham border crossing that caused the decline business activities at severe low level on both sides of the border. It was stated in a meeting held at Torkham border between Pak-Afghan joint
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…The sudden landslide in Torkham hills buried dozens of Afghanistan bound vehicles waiting to cross the border LANDIKOTAL: So far three dead bodies and four injured persons were confirmed and at least thirty heavy vehicles along with their crew members feared to be buried alive under the landslide debris in Torkham border, officials said on
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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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TORKHAM: Pakistan customs officials and other stakeholders held a meeting at Torkham border and discussed various trade related issues,officials sourcess said on Monday. Additional collector custom Muhammad Rizwan, addtional director transit Athar,Col, Bilal Yousif,General manager National Logistic Cell Col,(R)Aziz,Col, Sattar,federal deputy secretary of trade and commrace Mian Abdul Qadir Shah, addtional collector Ashfaq Ahmad,addtional secretary
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TORKHAM: The Torkham border crossing that had been closed by Afghan government three days ago could not reopned as Afghan authorities want to put pressure on Pakistan to accept their demands,sources said on Tuesday. Pakistan through different channels extend their wellingness to negotiate the issue and find a peaceful solution. This correspondent talked to a
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…Torkham border officials said Afghan Emarat-e-Islami border police went out of control TORKHAM BORDER: Torkham border crossing remained closed for all kinds of movements on the second day after Afghan border authorities first closed the border and escalated gun fire over the issue of an Afghan patient who was not allowed to enter Pakistan without valid
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…As Custom collector ask Afghan border officials to take serious steps to stop contrabands being smuggled from Pakistan TORKHAM BORDER: Pak-Afghan management and Afghan border officials held meeting at Torkham border and discussed bilateral trade and other related issues. Pakistani including Frontier Corps(FC) Federal Investigation Agency(FIA) and custom officials participated. Addtional collector custom Muhamaad Rizwan
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…six stolen car batteries were recovered from the gang TORKHAM: Police arrested a group of gangsters and recovered theft items from them, police said on Thursday. Station House Office Akbar Khan Afridi said that on the tip off they constituted a police party and deployed at various locations in Torkham. He said they busted eight alleged
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…The Daily Vendor learnt that the incident occurred when a container truck overturned in Torkham border LANDIKOTAL: Two persons died and seven others wounded when a heavy container truck overturned in Torkham border on Sunday, health official said. The deputy Suprintendent of District Headquarters hospital Dr Halim Khan said that a container loaded truck parked
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…The Daily Vendor learnt that foreign fabrics were hidden inside a coal loaded truck TORKHAM: Pakistan customs and Frontier Corps(FC) personnel in a joint action foiled a bid to smuggle foreign fabrics worth million of rupees at Torkham border crossing,officials said on Sunday. Collector customs inforcement Khyber Pakhinkhwa Amjadur Rehman told reporters that acting on
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…As Pak-Afghan chamber representatives urge Afghanistan to increase coal export for Pakistan and reduce tax on it TORKHAM: Pakistan and Afghanistan border officials and traders on Tuesday held a meeting at Torkham border and discussed various trade and vehicles movement issues on Torkham border. Additional collector custom Muhammad Rizwan led the Pakistani side. Pakistan custom,
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…some protesting labourers seen on the floor holding frontier corps vehicle LANDIKOTAL: Labourers and dailywagers on Saturday observed protest demonstration at Torkham border against frontier corps repeated physical abuse of labourers. Torkham border labourers union president Farman Shinwari said that frontier corps personnel brutally trash labourers and dailywagers. He said it was not the legal
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TORKHAM BORDER: Hundreds of daily wagers and porters on Monday staged a protesting sit-in in Torkham against the strict conditions and visa for labourers who frequently cross the border. A number of local bodies representatives and leders also attended the sti-in staged in busy Torkham border. The protesters marched in Torkham border and holding banners
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