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Torkham border crossing remains shut for 17th consecutive day

KHYBER: The Torkham border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan remained closed for bilateral trade activities and pedestrian for the 17th consecutive day on Monday. The Torkham border connecting Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan with Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province has been closed since February 21 over disputed construction near the zero point on the Afghanistan side. This […]

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Sit-in continues as Parachinar Road remains closed for 162nd Day

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa / Web Desk

KURRAM: The protest sit-in of residents against the prolonged closure of roads in the district headquarters Parachinar entered its ninth day on Monday as the main road connecting Parachinar to the rest of the country has remained closed for the 162nd consecutive day. The roadblock and the ongoing closure of the border crossing have halted

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President Zardari to address joint sitting today

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa / Web Desk

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari will address the joint session of the parliament today to kick start the new parliamentary year. This will be the second address of the current president to the 16th National Assembly. He addressed the lower house on April 18, 2024, at the start of its first parliamentary year. National Assembly

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Two policemen of CTD killed in terrorist attack in Kohat

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa / Web Desk

KOHAT: At least two policemen of the Counter-Terrorism Department were killed in a terrorist attack on Monday morning in Kohat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local police said. According to police, unidentified miscreants opened fire on policemen near Tanda Dam of the district. They were going to office from home duty on a motorbike duty

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Pak-Afghan Kharlachi border closed for trade for over five months

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa / Web Desk

KURRAM: The Pak-Afghan Kharlachi border crossing that connects Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with Afghanistan’s eastern Paktia province has remained closed for bilateral trade and other economic activities for the past five and half months. Officials say that before the closure, over 350 vehicles crossed the border daily, facilitating trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Imports

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Pak-Afghan Kharlachi border closed Kurram District: Pak-Afghan Kharlachi border has been closed for all types of trade for the past five and a half months, border officials Kurram District: Hundreds of vehicles used to come and go at Kharlachi border daily, border officials Kurram District: According to statistics, more than 350 vehicles used to enter Pakistan at Kharlachi border daily, border sources Kurram District: Import and export have stopped for the past five and a half years, border officials Kurram District: Coal, fruits, dry fruits, vegetables and other important items were imported from Afghanistan, border officials Kurram District: Sugar, wheat, retail goods, cement, other essential items were exported, border sources Kurram District: Traders have suffered losses of billions of rupees for the past five months, border sources Kurram District: Pak-Afghan Kharlachi border should be opened for all types of trade, Trade Union Parachinar Kurram District: Trade with Afghans is an important sign towards peace, says trade union Kurram District: The border will be opened the day the Pakistani government gives a signal or order to open the border, Afghan officials say

Police seize hashish-laden car after smugglers flee in Peshawar

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa / Web Desk

PESHAWAR: The Excise Police seized 204kg of hashish from a car in Peshawar early Monday. According to officials, the police received a tip-off about a vehicle, bearing registration number LEA 4889, transporting drugs. Officers signalled the car to stop on Inqilab Road, but the suspects ignored the order and attempted to flee. As police pursued

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Pakistan Army’s Under-16 football talent hunt for merged districts’ youth concludes

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa / Web Desk

KOHAT: The football trails under the Pakistan Army Under-16 football talent hunt tournament for the youth from the merged districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa concluded here at a local stadium. A total of eight teams from merged districts Bajaur, Mohmand, North Waziristan, Khyber, South (Upper and Lower) Waziristan, Bajaur, Mohmand, North Waziristan, Khyber, and Orakzai. Pakistan

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KP to transfer employees stationed for over two years

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa / Web Desk

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has decided to transfer its employees who have been posted in the same position for more than two years. The Chief Secretary has instructed all administrative secretaries to prepare lists of employees who have been in the same position for more than two years and issue transfer orders

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KP appeals to centre to declare Koh Suleman Range as a wildlife conservancy

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PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has taken a major step to protect forests and wildlife at the Koh Suleman Range. It has contacted the federal government to declare the Koh Suleman mountain range as a wildlife conservancy. On the instructions of Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, the KP Forest Department sent a letter to the

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KP govt to launch ‘Taleem Card’ to enroll out-of-school children

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PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government will launch the “Taleem Card” pilot program in the 2025-26 academic year. Under this initiative, 40,000 out-of-school children from nine districts will get school admission. Each student will receive Rs 1,000 per month for educational expenses. Education Minister Faisal Khan Tarakai said eligibility will be based on the Poverty Score

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