Tag: Afghan

19 suspects including six Afghans held  

  Islamabad police along with Rangers and other security agencies on Saturday conducted search operations in various areas of Tarnol police station and arrested 19...

Afghan consul general blames Pakistan for harassment of refugees

  More than 7,000 Afghan refugees have been arrested by Pakistani police in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province over the past week, Afghan Consul General Abdullah Waheed...

Khyber Pakhtunkwa belongs to Afghans, claims Mehmood Achakzai

Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PMAP) Chairman Mehmood Khan Achakzai has reportedly said that he would not allow anyone to harass Afghan refugees in their...

Peshawar traders hold protest against Afghan forces’ firing

Various trade organisations in Peshawar staged a protest on Monday against previous week’s unprovoked firing by Afghan forces at the Torkham border. The demonstrators raised...

Afghan refugees found to be occupying key govt posts

Intelligence agencies have busted an alleged Afghan refugee serving as a doctor in Allied Hospital while investigations are underway to identify other impostors appointed...

Gang of Afghan dacoits busted in Islamabad

Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of Islamabad police busted a gang of Afghan dacoits and recovered weapons from their possession. According to details, a dacoity occurred...

Afghan nationals among 63 suspects held with arms, drugs

Police arrested 63 suspects, including Afghan nationals, and recovered arms and drugs from their possession during search operations on Friday. According to sources, police officials...

US kills Afghan Taliban chief on Pakistani soil

PM, Foreign Office denounce US drone strike on Mullah Akhtar Mansour, say such attacks violate Pakistan's sovereignty Pentagon says Afghan Taliban leader was hampering peace...

Afghan road crash inferno leaves at least 73 dead

At least 73 people were killed on Sunday when two passenger buses and an oil tanker burst into flames in a head-on collision in...

Afghan nationals among 253 suspects held with arms & drugs in...

As many as 253 suspects including Afghan nationals were arrested and arms and drugs were recovered from their possession during search operations on Saturday. According...

Afghan special forces raid frees 60 prisoners from Taliban

Afghan special forces have freed more than 60 prisoners held by the Taliban in a house in the southern province of Helmand, officials said...

Khyber officials tell Afghan refugees to pack up and leave or...

Security forces and civil administration officials on Wednesday asked the Khyber Agency tribesmen to expel Afghan citizens from their areas, warning that Afghan refugees...

FIA arrests serving Afghan army officer in Chaman

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested a serving Afghan army officer on Thursday. FIA sources said that on an intelligence tip-off it started checking suspects...

Afghan air strike against Islamic State kills 40

Afghan aircraft killed more than 40 fighters loyal to Islamic State in a raid in the eastern province of Nangarhar, officials said on Friday. Although...

Seven dead as suicide bomber hits Afghan TV channel bus

A suicide car bomber targeted a van carrying journalists working for a private Afghan television channel on Wednesday, killing seven people during evening rush...