First convoy carrying essentials reaches Kurram
KURRAM: After several days of delays, the first relief convoy of essential supplies reached Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kurram district on Wednesday, Deputy Commissioner Ashfaq Khan said. In a video statement, DC Kurram praised the supply convoy’s peaceful arrival in the district, urging the people to cooperate with the peace with law
Two suspects arrested in DC Kurram attack case
KURRAM: Two miscreants allegedly involved in the attack on Deputy Commissioner Kurram in Bagan area on Friday were arrested. The arrested accused have been named in the First Information Report (FIR). Police said they were shifted to an unknown location for further interrogation. In a high-level meeting held in Kohat,
KP govt orders arrest of Bagan shooting suspects
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to arrest the accused involved in Saturday’s shooting on an aid convoy in the Bagan area en route to Parachinar. After the attack, Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur chaired an emergency meeting and reviewed the law and order situation in Kurram that has
Aid convoy departure for Parachinar stopped after attack on DC
KURRAM: The aid convoy for Parachinar set to depart today has been suspended after armed men opened fire on the convoy of Deputy Commissioner Kurram Javed Ullah Mehsud in Lower Kurram on Saturday. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Advisor Barrister Saif confirmed the development and said that miscreants attacked the DC convey
Schools closed in Parachinar amid food shortage
PARACHINAR: All government and private schools will remain closed today (Friday) in Parachinar due to worsening law and order situation in the Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Yesterday, heads of educational institutions announced that all schools in Parachinar, the headquarters of Kurram district will remain closed till the opening of
No attack on KP govt helicopter in Parachinar: Minister clarifies
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Law Minister Aftab Alam has strongly refuted media reports claiming that a government helicopter, carrying a high-level delegation, came under attack in Parachinar. As per Geo News, Alam clarified, “No incident of firing at the helicopter took place, and the entire delegation is completely safe.” Earlier reports
38 dead in Kurram as gunmen attack passenger vehicles
KURRAM: At least 38 people were killed and 29 were injured after gunmen opened fire on passenger vehicles in a tribal area in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday. The attack took place in the Kurram tribal district. Victims included a woman and a child, It’s a major tragedy, and the death
