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Low intensity bomb goes off in hujra

Report in Dawn, July 14th, 2023PESHAWAR: One person sustained minor injuries and a vehicle was damaged after a low intensity bomb exploded inside the hujra (guest house) of a local resident on Nasir Bagh Road late Wednesday night, police said. Police said that Najibullah, a resident of Malkandher, filed a report with the police saying that he was offering prayers in the mosque when he heard an explosion, adding that as soon as he reached…

Afghanistan, Iran Sign MoU on Developing Railway Sector

By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online, July 12, 2023The head of the Afghanistan Railway Authority, Bakht-ur-Rahman Sharaft, and a delegation from Iran signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Wednesday to expand their collaboration in the railway sector. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was inked in the western province of Herat, Afghanistan. The Afghanistan Railway Authority stated that the two parties discussed enhancing their bilateral collaboration during the MoU signing ceremony. Following the agreement,…

BNP to launch one-point demand to oust govt on Wednesday

report in Prothom Alo, Jul 10, 2023Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) would make an announcement of one-point demand to oust the government from a rally in front of the party’s Naya Paltan headquarters in Dhaka on Wednesday (12 July). The party has sought a permission from the police to hold the rally. Different alliances and parties that are also waging simultaneous movement with the de facto opposition will also make the announcement of the one-point…

Commander’ among four militants killed in KP

Report in Dawn, June 29th, 2023BAJAUR/KHYBER: Four militants, including a commander, were killed and three others wounded during intelligence-based operations (IBO) in the tribal districts of Bajaur and Khyber, the military said on Wednesday. The first IBO was conducted in Inayat Kalli area of Bajaur district following a tip-off about the presence of Shafiullah, a militant commander. According to Inter-Ser­vices Public Relations (ISPR), security forces launched the operation on reports of the presence of of…

Sylhet gets Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury as new mayor

report in Prothom Alo, 22 June 2023The mayoral candidate of ruling Awami League (AL), Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury, won a landslide victory in Sylhet City Corporation election, according to the unofficial election results published on Wednesday night. In the contest, Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury bagged 119,991 votes, more than twice his nearest rival Md Nazrul Islam of Jatiya Party, at 50,862 in 190 centres. The voting of the election started at 8:00 am and continued till 4:00 pm. According…

Militants behead teenager in Lakki on spying charge

report in Dawn, Jan 19th, 2023LAKKI MARWAT: A teenager was found beheaded in a remote area of Lakki Marwat, police said on Wednesday. They said that beheaded body of a teenager was found in Bargai village. The victim was identified as Raheedullah, 19. He was killed by unidentified armed men believed to be militants on charges of spying. Murad Khan, an uncle of the slain boy, told police that his nephew had gone to the…