Tag: Khyber

An earthquake of 5.5 magnitude jolted various parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Saturday. However, no loss of life was reported. According to details, the...

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa All Parties Conference (APC), aimed at taking all parties onboard over the central government’s non-payment of Rs 25 billion as net...

At least three security forces personnel were killed and eight others were injured in a militants attack at Akakhel area of Khyber agency on...

At least 56 people were killed and 123 injured in a suicide attack inside Mandokhel Masjid in the Jamrud area of Khyber Agency, private...

At least 12 people were killed and several others injured when three blasts rocked Khyber Agency’s Tirah Valley on Tuesday, a private TV channel...

The administration of Khyber Agency on Tuesday ordered suspension of oil and other supplies to US-led allied troops in Afghanistan after seven trucks including...

At least three NATO oil tankers were set ablaze in Khyber Agency’s Landi Kotal area on the Pak-Afghan highway on Monday. Reportedly, the explosion occurred...

The demand for creation of new provinces, particularly in Punjab, is likely to create problems for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government as the leading socio-politico...

Unknown miscreants blew up two Government Primary schools at Tehsil Bara Khyber Agency late Monday night, authorities informed on Tuesday. The miscreant planted explosive...

Some unidentified miscreants exploded two government school buildings in Bara Tehsil of Khyber Agency. According to a private television channel, the militants blew up...

Though Pakistan Muslim League-Q has not decided to join Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, its induction in the federal government has further strengthened the position of...

PESHAWAR - Top seed and Pakistan No.1 Aqeel Khan navigated his way into the Chief of the Air Staff Khyber Open Tennis Championship. Aqeel Khan won to qualify for the grand final against his younger brother Jalil Khan, like the last year, when Aqeel Khan won the final. Aqeel has won all the CAS titles since 1999, with only a break in 2009 when the tournament was not held.
"I feel confident and I know I can win this time too against Jalil," a confident Aqeel Khan said. "If I win

PESHAWAR - Top seeded Aqeel Khan reached the pre-quarterfinals of the 30th Chief of Air Staff Khyber Open Tennis Championship after defeating Aftab Anwar 6-1, 6-2 here at the hard courts of the Qayyum Sports Complex on Monday. Aqeel, who could not finish his match on Sunday due to rain, did not give any chance to Aftab Anwar in the one-sided affair. Aqeel exhibited perfect smashes by putting Aftab Anwar on the back foot. His cross-court smashes were a treat to watch for the capacity

PESHAWAR - Friendly fire killed the 13 Pakistani soldiers whose deaths were initially blamed on Islamist militants in the Taliban-infested tribal belt on the Afghan border, a commander said Tuesday.
Security officials at first had said that 14 soldiers were killed during fighting on Monday in the Shindhand area of Khyber Agency. But northwest military commander Lieutenant General Asif Yasin Malik told reporters on Tuesday that 13 soldiers died due to mortar fire called in by the

PESHAWAR - A militant ambush on a convoy of security forces in Shindhand area of Khyber Agency left 14 personnel dead on Monday, officials said. "The personnel were returning to their base after carrying out a search operation in the nearby Sipah area when ambushed by militants," a senior security official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
He said most of the casualties were caused when one of the mortars targeting the militants exploded in the barrel of the gun. "Those

PESHAWAR - The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Friday adopted a resolution strongly condemning the desecration of Holy Quran by pastor Terry Jones of Florida and demanded the government must convey Pakistani's sentiments to the US ambassador in Islamabad.
The house passed another resolution sympathising with the people of Japan who suffered devastation caused by earthquake, tsunami and resultant nuclear crisis. The lawmakers said Pakistanis stood with Japanese during these drastic

KHYBER AGENCY Terrorists destroyed two government schools and one bridge with explosives on Thursday morning. According to media reports, terrorists planted explosives inside the government girls and boys primary schools in Zakakhael and blew up both buildings. In another incident, the militants blasted apart a bridge in the Atta Kheal area, said the reports.