Peshawar

Former Pakistan First-Class Cricketer Dies Of COVID-19

Asian News International | Tuesday April 14, 2020

Zafar Sarfaraz played 15 first-class games for Peshawar, scoring 616 runs.

Taliban Terrorist Who Shot Malala Yousafzai Escapes From Pakistan Jail

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 7, 2020

Ehsanullah Ehsan, the Taliban terrorist responsible for shooting Nobel Peace prize winner Malala Yousafzai in 2012 and carrying out the deadly Peshawar Army school terror attack in 2014-in which 132 students were killed-has escaped from prison, according to an audio clip released by him.

Shah Rukh Khan's Cousin Noor Jehan Dies In Peshawar: Report

Entertainment | Edited by Nilanjana Basu | Wednesday January 29, 2020

Noor Jehan's younger brother Mansoor Ahmed confirmed the news of his sister's death on Tuesday

India Condemns "Targeted Killing" Of Sikh Man In Pakistan's Peshawar

World News | Reported by Mohammed Ghazali, Edited by Debanish Achom | Sunday January 5, 2020

A 25-year-old Sikh man was killed in Pakistan's Peshawar two days after a mob attacked a gurdwara at Nankana Sahib, local media reported today. Ravinder Singh, the brother of Public News reporter Harmeet Singh, was shot dead in Peshawar by an unidentified man, according to reports.

Mumbai Man Jailed In Pakistan For 6 Years To Return Home Tomorrow

India News | Written by Nidhi Razdan | Monday December 17, 2018

Indian national Hamid Ansari, arrested in Pakistan in 2012, has been released from jail and will be home via Wagah tomorrow. Ansari, a 33-year-old Mumbai resident, spent the last three years in a Peshawar jail after being accused possessing a fake Pakistani identity card.

Pakistan's Government Told To Release Indian Man Jailed By Military Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 14, 2018

A top court in Pakistan on Thursday gave a one-month deadline to the federal government to complete formalities to deport Indian prisoner Hamid Nihal Ansari, whose three-year jail term will end on December 15.

Pakistan Lawmakers, Critical Of Army, Not Allowed To Leave The Country

World News | Reuters | Saturday December 1, 2018

Two lawmakers who are vocal critics of Pakistan's powerful military and have alleged widespread abuses by the armed forces say they have been barred from leaving the country, in the latest crackdown on dissent in the South Asian nation.

The Kapoors' Family Home In Peshawar To Be Converted Into A Museum

Entertainment | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 29, 2018

The Kapoor Haveli in Qissa Khwani Bazaar was built by Basheswarnath Kapoor, father of the legendary Prithviraj Kapoor

Rishi Kapoor's Ancestral House In Peshawar To Be Turned Into Museum

World News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 29, 2018

The Pakistan government has decided to convert Bollywood star Rishi Kapoor's ancestral home in the Qissa Khwani Bazar in Peshawar into a museum soon, heeding to a request by the actor.

Bomb Hidden In Vegetables Kills At Least 31 In Pakistan Market

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday November 23, 2018

At least 31 people were killed and 50 wounded when a bomb hidden in a carton of vegetables ripped through a crowded marketplace in Pakistan's restive northwestern tribal region Friday, officials said.

Fearing Debt Trap, Pak Rethinks Chinese 'Silk Road' Projects

World News | Reuters | Sunday September 30, 2018

After lengthy delays, an $8.2 billion revamp of a colonial-era rail line snaking from the Arabian Sea has become a test of Pakistan's ability to rethink signature Chinese "Silk Road" projects due to debt concerns. The rail megaproject linking the coastal metropolis of Karachi to the northwestern city of Peshawar is China's biggest Belt and Road Ini...

"Host And Patron" Of UN-Designated Terrorists: India Rips Into Pak At UN

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Sunday September 30, 2018

Taking a strong stand at the United Nations General Assembly, India on Saturday called out on Pakistan after the country's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi alleged that New Delhi was involved in the Peshawar school terror attack in 2014. While rejecting Mr Qureshi's statement, Eenam Ganbhir, India's First Secretary in Permanent Mission of Indi...

Pak Army Chief Confirms Death Sentences To 11 "Hardcore Terrorists"

World News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 29, 2018

Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday confirmed death sentences to 11 "hardcore terrorists", nearly three weeks after he approved the execution of 13 others.

Fearing Poll Violence, Officials Arrange 1,000 Kafan In Pak's Peshawar

World News | ANI | Wednesday July 25, 2018

Security in Pakistan has been heightened because of the general elections. Around eight lakh law enforcement and army personnel have been deployed across the country to ensure safe polling.

Suicide Bombing Kills 13 At North West Pakistan Election Rally

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday July 11, 2018

A suicide bombing at an election rally killed at least 13 people, including a politician, in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, police said, amid concerns about security ahead of national polls later this month.