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4 killed in Peshawar blast

PESHAWAR – At least four persons were killed while four others sustained injuries in a car bomb explosion at the hujra of a tribal elder on Ring Road in Peshawar on Friday.
Ghazi Gul, Haseeb alias Doctor, Kaptan and Buneray were killed, while four others sustained injuries as a result of a car bomb attack at the guest house of Astana Gul, a property dealer and a resident of Khyber Agency.
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Eight troops among 32 dead in clashes

PESHAWAR  – At least 24 militants were killed and eight soldiers embraced martyrdom in Taliban attack on a checkpost in Kurram Agency and skirmishes with insurgents in Orakzai and Khyber agencies on Friday. Two hideouts of the militants were also destroyed by the security agencies during the clashes.
Seven soldiers were killed and three others wounded in an overnight attack on …

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Girls school blown up in DI Khan

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Militants blew up a girls school with explosives in Dera Ismael Khan, destroying the building of the school, however, no human casualty was reported. According to details, a powerful bomb exploded with a big bang.  As a result, a girls primary school on Dera Sherani Road was The sources said that at least four rooms of the school were totally destroyed in the …

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Four killed in Peshawar car-bomb explosion

At least four people were killed and several injured as a large explosion hit Peshawar on Friday, DawnNews reported.

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Seven Pakistani soldiers killed in Taliban attack: officials

PESHAWAR: Seven Pakistani soldiers were killed and three others wounded in a Taliban attack on their check post in the country’s northwestern tribal belt, security officials said on Friday. The overnight attack on Shidano Dand post in the Kurram region triggered clashes in which 18 militants were also killed, a senior military official said. “Armed [...]

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The irrepressible sense of humour of the Pashtuns

A TEACHER in a small private school in Peshawar recently asked her students of grade seven to run through the main headlines in the newspaper with a view to finding out some funny headlines.

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Students display artistic flair

PESHAWAR, Jan 31: A total of 196 students from Bannu, D.I. Khan, Lakki Marwat, Charsadda, Swabi, Mardan, Nowshera, Peshawar and Federally Administered Tribal Areas on Tuesday exhibited their flair for communication

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14 govt employees kidnapped in Peshawar

PESHAWAR  - Unidentified armed men kidnapped 14 employees of the Water and Power Development Authority from the outskirts of Peshawar, police officials said Tuesday.According to officials, the employees went to Khyber Agency for repair work of a power pylon when unidentified gunmen kidnapped them. They said the personnel of law enforcement agencies have launched a hunt for the …

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Hydel profit accord at hand: KP eyes a fat cheque

PESHAWAR, Jan 30: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is likely to reach an agreement with Water and Power Development Authority on annual net hydel profit hoping for a substantial increase in its share

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Suicide hit kills three Ansar commanders

PESHAWAR – At least three commanders of the banned outfit Ansar-ul-Islam were killed and eight others including two children were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up near the house of a commander in Pakha Ghulam area of Peshawar. Police sources said the house was owned by Haji Akhunzada, a commander of Ansar-ul-Islam in Khyber Agency. The blast created panic in the area and badly …

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At least 3 killed, 8 injured in Peshawar suicide attack

At least three people were killed and eight injured as a result of a suicide attack in the Pakha Ghullam area of Peshawar Monday, private TV reported. According to initial reports, the explosion took place at a under construction house belonging to the leader of a banned organization. Among the eight injured two are children.

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11 militants killed in Kurram, Orakzai

PESHAWAR – The security forces killed 11 militants and destroyed their two hideouts in Kurram and Orakzai Friday. The forces targeted militant hideouts in Murghan area of central Kurram Agency with heavy artillery fire, killing six extremists and destroying two hideouts. Sources said the death toll might rise as several miscreants were buried under the rubble. Meanwhile, the troops killed five …

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by PAK NEWS - January 27, 2012 at 10:25 pm

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Six soldiers, 17 Taliban killed in Kurram clash

PESHAWAR  – Six soldiers and 17 Taliban militants were killed in an overnight clash in Kurram Agency, officials said Wednesday.
Some 50 Taliban fighters attacked troops during a search operation in Jogi village of central Kurram tribal district late Tuesday, officials said.
“Six soldiers were killed and four injured in the clash. Troops repelled the attack and killed 17 …

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Industrialists to challenge fuel adjustment

PESHAWAR, Jan 23: Industrialists of Mardan and Nowshera on Monday opposed fuel adjustment in electricity bills and warned that if the recent increase in fuel adjustment was not withdrawn, they would shut down their businesses.

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Five dead in NWA drone hit

PESHAWAR – Five people were killed when an unmanned US predator targeted a suspected vehicle and house in North Waziristan Agency Monday.
Local sources said that the attack took place at Degan village in NWA, close to the Afghan border. The missile hit a house and a vehicle carrying some people in the area, leaving all them killed. The vehicle was going to Datta Khel from Degan when it came under …

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Difa-e-Pakistan Council to sit in if Nato supplies resumes

Difa-e-Pakistan Council leadership warned the government that if Nato supply line restored, they would stage a sit-in from Peshawar to Chaman, demaning closure of the supplies to Nato on permanent basis. Jamaat-i-Islami Ameer Syed Munawar Hassan, Jamat-ut-Dawa Ameer Hafiz Saeed, Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan leader Sahibzada Abul Khair Zubair and other leaders addressed the conference at Liaquat Bagh …

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3 Germans arrested in Peshawar

PESHAWAR – Law enforcement agencies arrested three German nationals from University Town area here on Saturday.
Police sources said that three German nationals had taken refuge in a house situated in Park Lane of University Town Peshawar and they had no sufficient documents. The German nationals were identified as Christain Wild, Lorins and Rolf Shmith. Police have confiscated passports of the …

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