Tag: Khyber

PESHAWAR - President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday appointed Barrister Syed Masood Kausar as Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa governor on the advice of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani. Barrister Kausar is likely to assume the office after taking oath on Thursday (tomorrow).
He will replace Owais Ahmad Ghani, who assumed the office in May 2007. Masood is amongst a few civilians to be posted against the highly sensitive office in the country as mostly former military generals remained governor

PESHAWAR - A heavy rain, flanked by snow on mountainous regions throughout Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and adjoining tribal region, paralysed the smooth business of life on Monday. In Peshawar and other main cities, towns and districts of the province, the rain with brief intervals was in progress since Friday.
A heavy snow was also reported in the mountainous regions like Chitral, Dir, Swat, Mansehra, Kohistan, Batagram, Buner, Shangla and Abbottabad districts while apart from

PESHAWAR - A bomb planted in a car exploded on Saturday killing three passengers and injuring two pedestrians in Khyber Agency, officials said. The bomb, which was on a timer, exploded in a moving car at Barqambarkhel village, they said.
"Three people were killed and two pedestrians were wounded when a time bomb planted in a car exploded," Khyber's top administrative official Shafirullah Khan told AFP.

KARACHI - Khyber Muslim cut Aga Khan University down to size with a 14-7 win in the Real Soccer Futsal Cup 2011 at Galaxy Park. The event was inaugurated by former Test cricketer Shoaib Mohammad. Saddar Town's Sports Officer Asif Azeem presided over the function.
The event is being organized by the Real Soccer Academy and foremost teams are included in the draws. Talking on this occasion, Organizing Secretary Zahid Taj appreciated the Pakistan Football Federation for introducing

PESHAWAR - Some unidentified armed men blew up a girls' school on Monday in Khyber Agency. Khyber Agency's administration said the armed men planted explosives in the girls' school in Landi Kotal, Sub-Division of Khyber Agency and added that the explosion damaged three rooms and the boundary wall of the school. It said the attack did not cause any causality and no militant group had taken the responsibility of the attack.
It further said various militant groups were involved in

PESHAWAR - An oil tanker carrying fuel for NATO troops in Afghanistan has been gutted after a bomb planted in the vehicle exploded in Khyber Agency, officials said.
The blast took place late on Monday at a terminal near the Torkham border crossing in Khyber Agency, local administration official Iqbal Khattak told AFP.
"Around 25 tankers were parked at the terminal. Militants planted a bomb in one of the tankers which exploded triggering a fire," he said. It was not

PESHAWAR - The Khyber PK squash team retained the title of the men's team event for the third consecutive time after upsetting their strong rivals WAPDA in the 31st National Games played here on Thursday at PAF Hashim Khan Squash Complex.
They won the title in Quetta National Games and Karachi earlier on as in the first match of best of three, Waqar Mehboob Khan of Khyber PK in a thrilling encounter defeated Asian gold medallists Amir Atlas Khan. The score was 3-11, 8-11,11-8,

ISLAMABAD - Owing to serious security concerns, the World Food Programme (WFP) and other UN bodies may reduce their staff in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Tribal Areas in the wake of deadly suicide bombing in Bajaur agency on Thursday.
The WFP closed down its food distribution programme in Bajaur Agency after the suicide attack that killed over 40 people and it will soon go for a security review as far as its other operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and other Tribal Areas are

PESHAWAR - Christians in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on Saturday celebrated Christmas with a pledge to work for Pakistan's progress, stability and peace.
Main congregations were held in Saint John Cathedral and Michel Catholic, Peshawar where need of tolerance and co-existence in society was emphasised in the Christmas sermon. The churches were decorated with lightings and buntings. Christmas trees were decorated in the Christian households

PESHAWAR: In the first ever drone attack in Khyber Agency, a US unmanned aircraft targeted a vehicle in Speen Drang area of Bara tehsil's Tirah valley on Thursday, killing seven suspected militants, tribal officials said.
The officials said a US drone fired a missile at a pick-up truck carrying seven suspected militants.
"The militants were said to be members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, and were from Waziristan and Swat areas," a security official said.
Locals

PESHAWAR: Four people, including three security personnel, were killed and seaveral others injured when militants attacked a security convoy in Khyber Agency on Wednesday.
The convoy, which was on way to Fort Saloop, was attacked in Qambar Khel town using an improvised explosive devise (IED). Three security officials were killed and another three injured.
The bodies and the injured were taken to Combined Military Hospital Peshawar. Little before the attack, a militant

LAHORE: Bank of Khyber (BoK) is planning to commence operations in Afghanistan and Dubai next year, said BoK Managing Director (MD) Bilal Mustafa on Tuesday.
Islamic banking is gaining popularity amongst consumers and it is the primary reason BoK is emphasising on Islamic banking and expanding special Islamic banking branches. He was addressing the media on the inauguration of BoK's new branch in Lahore.
Mustafa maintained that bank is going from strength to strength rapidly

PESHAWAR: Doctors from three hospitals of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa continued their protest, boycotting their work at Outpatient Departments (OPDs) here on Monday.
The doctors' strike entered second week on Monday that had started after the Provincial Doctors Association's call for a protest drive against what the doctors said were the 'growing security threats' and kidnapping of their colleague for ransom.
The doctors at Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH), Hayatabad Medical Complex