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    Border Clashes Escalate Tensions Between Afghanistan and Pakistan

    Kabul, April 3 – Local residents in Afghanistan's Khost province have accused Pakistani soldiers of targeting civilian homes in the Tani district on Thursday evening, as fighting continued along the country's border with Pakistan.According to sources, many local residents have started leaving...
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    Rocket Attack in Afghanistan Kills One, Escalates Tensions

    Kabul, March 30 – One person was killed and 16 others were injured after Pakistani forces launched rocket and heavy weapon attacks on residential areas in Kunar province, Afghanistan, local media reported on Monday, quoting officials.The shelling targeted areas near Asadabad and nearby homes...
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    Efforts to Promote Peace: Pakistan-Afghanistan Jirga Scheduled

    Islamabad, March 29 Former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief secretary Arbab Shehzad Khan said that a Pakistan-Afghanistan peace jirga will be held in Peshawar on March 31 to urge the leaders of the two nations to ease tensions and work towards peace, local media reported on Sunday.Addressing a press...
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    Climate Change Threatens Pakistan with Projected Heatwave Fatalities

    Islamabad, March 26 – Pakistan is projected to experience a net increase in mortality of 51 deaths per 100,000 people by 2050, as global temperatures continue to rise due to emissions from fossil fuels, and low and middle-income countries account for 90 per cent of premature deaths caused by...
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    US Consulate Closing Saves $7.5M, Reflects Agency Restructuring

    The U.S. State Department will permanently close its consulate in Peshawar, Pakistan, which has been America's closest diplomatic mission to the Afghan border and served as a primary operations and logistics hub before, during, and after the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan. The department notified...
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    New Security Project Launched in Peshawar Amidst Regional Challenges

    Peshawar, March 4 Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Wednesday stressed that parliament and the nation should be kept informed of key decisions, including those related to issues involving Iran, Israel, and the US.Inaugurating the KP Safe Cities Project here, Afridi...
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    Hundreds of Afghan Nationals Arrested Amid Rising Tensions with Pakistan

    Islamabad, March 2 – A local court in Pakistan has ordered the detention of hundreds of Afghan nationals who were arrested during a crackdown on foreigners residing illegally in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local media reported on Monday.The Afghan refugees, who were taken into custody on...
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    Unidentified Assaults Increase Security Concerns in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

    Islamabad, March 1 – Two police officers and six people were injured after unidentified assailants attacked three police installations in Peshawar city, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, local media reported on Sunday.A senior police official stated that the Mattani and Badhber...
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    Search Operation Launched After Police Abduction in Pakistan

    Peshawar, February 26 Two police officers, both brothers, were abducted and later killed by militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, officials said on Thursday.The incident occurred on Wednesday in the Bannu district when armed militants stormed a mosque during Taraveh prayers and kidnapped...
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    Militant Attack Targets Customs Office and Police Station

    Peshawar, February 18 Two government employees were killed and two others were injured when militants attacked a police station and a customs office located along the CPEC in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday.The attackers also fired at passenger buses traveling on the...
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    Police Operations Target Afghan Migrants, Raise Refugee Concerns

    Islamabad, February 17 – Police in Pakistan arrested 35 Afghan migrants during inspection raids carried out in Peshawar over the past week, local media reported on Tuesday.According to the report, police conducted 41 search and inspection operations in different parts of Peshawar during the...
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