CBN247 : In Kurram, a tribal district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa bordering Afghanistan, unidentified gunmen opened fire on a passenger vehicle, killing at least six people, officials said. According to police, the armed attack took place today, September 3, in the Almakot area of Lower Kurram. Kohat Division Police Chief Abbas Majid Marwat confirmed to the…
In the capital of Pakistan’s Baluchistan province, a powerful explosion occurred on the evening of September 2, shortly after a public rally of the Baluchistan National Party (BNP-Mengal). At least 13 people were killed and 35 others injured in the attack. Separately, five security personnel were killed in a blast in Kech district the same…
Riaz Hussain : ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s inflation rate saw a significant slowdown in August 2025, according to fresh data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The report highlights that core inflation dropped to 3 percent during the month, down from 4.1 percent in July, marking a clear sign of economic cooling. A year…
A powerful earthquake struck the eastern provinces of Afghanistan near the Pakistan border — Kunar, Nangarhar, and Laghman — just a few minutes before midnight. According to initial reports, in Kunar province alone, at least 500 people have died and more than 1,000 others have been injured. Local officials say the earthquake has caused severe…
Muhammad Younas : A night of continuous rain turned into an anxious morning for communities across Khyber district and the Peshawar Valley. Floodwaters entered villages, forcing families to leave their homes in search of safer ground. Many described the water rising higher than they had ever seen in their lifetimes. The rain began late on…
Peshawar, August 28 – The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Health Department has released fresh data on the monitoring of communicable diseases in flood-affected districts, highlighting a growing health crisis in the wake of recent flooding. According to the department’s spokesperson, 5,752 patients were examined on August 28 alone, with mobile health teams extending services to 2,445…
CBN News In response to the Pakistani military’s attacks on Nangarhar and Khost provinces of Afghanistan—which resulted in the martyrdom of 3 civilians and injuries to 7 others—the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan summoned the Ambassador of Pakistan in Kabul and handed over a note of protest. https://english.cbn247.com/998 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly…
CBN report Kabul: Two separate suspected drone strikes in eastern Afghanistan — one in Khost province’s Spera district and another in Nangarhar province’s Shinwaro district — have left at least three children dead and eight other civilians wounded, sparking outrage among local communities. No official from word from Kabul on these airstrikes, as who carried…
KABUL — Amin ul Haq, also known as Dr. Amini, has appealed to have his name removed from United Nations and United States terror blacklists. An Afghan national from Nangarhar province, he was sanctioned in the early 2000s over his suspected links to al-Qaeda and its former leader Osama bin Laden. Dr Amini was detained…
Ihtisham Toru Peshawar : A meeting was convened on tuesday under the chairmanship of Dr. Abdul Samad, Secretary of Culture, Tourism, Archaeology, and Museums Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), to review and advance the establishment of the proposed Boyun New Ski Resort in the Boyun Valley, Kalam. The meeting, attended by Muhammad Nawaz, Additional Secretary, Tourism…
