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Pakistan: Protesters demand immediate reopening of the Torkham border
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
People in Pakistan's Landi Kotal protested the prolonged closure of the Torkham border with Afghanistan, calling it an "economic murder" of livelihoods. Protesters urged reopening the crossing, separating trade from politics, and including tribal elders and traders in future Pak-Afghan peace
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Afghans in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa asked to obtain passports, valid visas for s
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Khyber district officials have directed Afghan nationals to obtain passports and follow Pakistani law by August 31, Dawn reported. Meanwhile, a Landi Kotal resident accused Tehsildar Taimur Afridi of illegally detaining his brother over a monetary dispute and demanded an investigation, Dawn
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At least 5,236 Afghan nationals repatriated through Torkham border: Pakist
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Of those repatriated, 3,865 Afghan nationals voluntarily reached Landi Kotal transit camp, according to the officials. In addition, 107 Afghan nationals apprehended in Punjab were taken to Torkham for deportation.
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Pakistan: Two police personnel, one civilian killed in terrorist attack on
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The police said that the civilians killed and injured in the attack were passersby.
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Relatives of slain journalist under constant threat, demand relocation ami
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The family of the late Pakistani journalist Khalil Jibran has appealed to local authorities for relocation to a safer area following threats and an attack on their family-owned snooker club in the Sultankhel area of Landi Kotal.
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Pashtun Tahafuz Movement holds massive rally to protest military operation
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) also staged a major gathering (Jalsa) on June 22 in Razmak, North Waziristan tribal district.
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Pakistan: Human Rights body expresses concerns on killing of media profess
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Khalil Jibran, the former president of the Landi Kotal Press Club who used to work for a news outlet titled Khyber News, was gunned down by unidentified persons early this week. The media professional was also a volunteer for the HRCP.
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Pakistan: Protests intensify over killing of journalist Khalil Jibran in K
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The senior journalist was gunned down in Landi Kotal tehsil of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, further underscoring the grave threats faced by journalists there.
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Pakistan: Senior Journalist Khalil Jibran gunned down in Khyber Pakhtunkhw
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
A senior journalist Khalil Jibran has been killed by unidentified gunmen near his residence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Landi Kotal town, police said Wednesday.
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Pakistan: Locals storm grid station in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, demands six hou
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Around 100 protesters barged into the grid station and suspended power supply to the entire tehsil along with the Torkham border.
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Most Afghan refugees returning to Afghanistan suffer from stress, mental t
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Most of the Afghan refugees returning to Afghanistan suffer from stress and mental trauma, according to doctors at the health camp set up by the government in Landi Kotal tehsil of Khyber tribal district, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: Protest at Torkham border ends after negotiations with tribals
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Vehicular traffic to and from Torkham was restored after remaining closed for several hours owing to a protest by the Khugakhel tribesmen in the Landi Kotal region of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa against the construction of a customs terminal at the border over their additional land with
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