PESHAWAR (AIP): NWFP government has released 37 Afghan prisoners from Central Jail Peshawar who were involved in minor crimes on Monday morning. The Afghan Consular Abdul Khalaq Farahi, NWFP minister for education and other officials were also present on the occasion. Speaking on this occasion, t...

PESHAWAR: One Afghan soldier was killed when his comrade opened fire on him across the Torkhum border on Monday. Reports reaching here said that the slain Nasir Khan was killed by his colleague for unknown reasons. The motive behind the incident could not be ascertained. Ends

Serial No 53 PESHAWAR (AIP): Seven people, including three children and two women were killed when roofs of a house collapsed in Kunar province last night (Saturday). Reports reaching here said that a two-storey building caved in due to torrential rains in village Goro, Munogi district, killin...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Five Afghan military men were killed when some unidentified armed persons attacked a post of government forces near Pakistan border in Helmund province, last evening (Friday). Reports said that some unknown persons who were armed with weapons assaulted the post in Chotou, located...

PESHAWAR (AIP): A bomb of high intensity exploded in Jalalabad last night (Friday). Reports reaching here said that the bomb was planted in front of a scrap shop, located in west of Pakhtoonistan square, Jalalabad. The front part of the shop was completely damaged in the explosion. The sounds...

PESHAWAR (AIP): The US forces have arrested two former officials of Taliban government in Paktia province on Friday, reports said. Eyewitnesses told AIP over telephone this morning that the US and Afghan troops reached Zarmat in the morning and detained two ex-Taliban officials Mulla Muhammad Qasim...

PESHAWAR: Some unidentified armed men opened fire on the US forces near Ghulam Khan area, Khost province, situated at Pak-Afghan border last night (Wednesday), reports said. Eyewitnesses said that some unknown persons armed with weapons opened fire on the US troops who were checking vehicles on roa...

PESHAWAR: Fierce gun-battle erupted between the government forces and Taliban fighters in south of Kandahar city on Tuesday, reports said. The AIP sources said that the fighting started at Shah Wali Kot mountains, 20km away at South of Kandahar city. Eyewitnesses said that the Afghan government...

PESHAWAR: The Media Committee of Nifaz-e-Shariat Council (NSC) has asked the NWFP government to impose ban on cinema houses, audio, video centres and put some restrictions on cable transmission. According to a report published in Urdu daily Express, Peshawar on Saturday, the committee also recomme...

PESHAWAR: Six Afghan soldiers were killed and five others injured in a landmine explosion in Namroz province on Friday (January 31, 2003). Reports reaching here said that six soldiers were killed and five others wounded when a vehicle carrying Afghan military men hit a landmine placed at Qilla Fate...