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DERA MURAD JAMALI: Two highway robbers looting passengers on the Natio­nal Highway near Bakhtia­rabad area of Sibi district on Tuesday were killed in an exchange of fire with members of the Levies Force. Levies Force officials said that after receiving information about robbing of passengers by some dacoits on the National Highway, a heavy contingent of Levies Force rushed to the scene and cordoned off the area before launching an operation against the robbers. After an exchange of fire lasti...

Last Updated: US To Expand Afghan Refugee Resettlement Program As Taliban Violence Escalates In light of increased levels of Taliban violence, government is working to provide certain Afghans, including those who worked with the US, state dept. said IMAGE: AP The US State Department on Monday announced that it was expanding the eligibility for Afghan refugee resettlement program for those fleeing Afghanistan as violence and political turmoil continue to escalate in the conflict-ridden cou...

ISLAMABAD: Amid a volatile situation in Afghanistan, the Pakistan Army has provided ‘refuge and safe passage’ to as many as 46 soldiers and officers of the Afghan National Army (ANA) and Border Police who lost their military posts along the border. A statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Monday explained that a local ANA commander opposite Arundu, Chitral, had requested help for the 46 soldiers — including five officers — as “they were unable to hold their ...

New Delhi, July 24 Despite the Taliban slowly taking over Afghanistan, a repeat of the post-1989 events in Kashmir may not be possible today. Gun-trotting Afghan Taliban terrorists, backed by Pakistan’s ISI, may not be able to come into Kashmir across the well-defended 772-km Line of Control (LoC). After 1989, when the Soviet Union Army exited Afghanistan, a large number of foreign terrorists who were fighting the Soviets were directed by the ISI towards Kashmir, which gave birth to terrorism...

Last Updated: Pakistan Deploys Army On Afghan Border Fearing uncontrollable Refugee Influx Amid Crisis Regular army troops are manning the border after replacing the paramilitary, Frontier Constabulary, (FC), Levies Force, Rangers, and other forces. IMAGE: Twitter/ After the Taliban’s declaration that it now controls 90 per cent, approximately 2,640 km border with Afghanistan, Pakistan on Saturday scrambled to deploy army troops on the front line position citing the threat of violence, u...

Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said the situation not only demanded containment of influx of refugees from Afghanistan but also entry of armed army personnel and militants into Pakistan. — APP/File ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said that Pakistan has moved the Frontier Constabulary, Levies Force and other militias from the front line positions along the Pak-Afghan border as the army has started to man those positions. He said the FC Balochistan and other militia...

24 Jul 2021 - 09:51 PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Pakistan Army troops have replaced paramilitary forces on the Durand Line, says Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed. Frontier Constabulary, Levies Force and other militia personnel have been removed from frontline positions on the British-era frontier. The Frontier Constabulary in Balochistan and other militias working under the Interior Ministry had been called back from border patrols, Rashid said. Linking the move to escal...

Paramedics treat men injured during fighting between Afghan forces and Taliban fighters, at a hospital in Chaman on Friday. — AFP QUETTA: The Pak-Afghan border at Chaman remained sealed on Friday, but over 30 injured people were allowed to enter the border town from Afghanistan for medical treatment. Pakistani border authorities at Chaman said that two bodies and the injured people were allowed to cross into Chaman from Wesh town of Afghanistan. “Over 30 injured people were brought to ...

Paramedics treat men injured during fighting between Afghan forces and Taliban fighters, at a hospital in Chaman on Friday. — AFP QUETTA: The Pak-Afghan border at Chaman remained sealed on Friday, but over 30 injured people were allowed to enter the border town from Afghanistan for medical treatment. Pakistani border authorities at Chaman said that two bodies and the injured people were allowed to cross into Chaman from Wesh town of Afghanistan. “Over 30 injured people were brought to ...

Government officials in Chaman town confirmed the opening of the border. — Reuters/File QUETTA: After gaining consent from Afghan Taliban, Pakistan opened the border crossing in Chaman on Thursday for three hours to allow citizens of both countries, who had been stuck on both sides of the border due to its closure by Pakistan after Taliban captured Wesh and other areas, to return to their countries. Government officials in Chaman town confirmed the opening of the border saying the decision wa...