Abdul Qayum Afridi, Author at The Peshawar Post

KP Govt Plans New Peshawar International Airport

PESHAWAR – The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is planning a massive project to establish a New Peshawar International Airport. The project aims to resolve long-standing security, traffic, and urban expansion challenges by moving the current airport to a more secure location. Commissioner Peshawar chaired a high-level meeting on Tuesday to finalize the preliminary homework for this […]

Persistent Water Crisis in Landi Kotal Enters Third Day

KHYBER: The water crisis in Landi Kotal showed no signs of abating on Monday, as the suspension of supply to the main bazaar and surrounding residential areas entered its third consecutive day. The prolonged outage, caused by a mechanical failure at the Landi Khana pumping station, has left thousands of residents and traders struggling to […]

Sohail Afridi Latest: KP CM Demands Rs 4000 Billion, Opposes Military Action

Catch the latest KP CM Sohail Afridi news as he demands Rs 4000 billion from the federation, plans a PESCO takeover, and heads to Karachi for PTI’s movement.

KP Health Care Commission’s Facebook Page Hacked, FIA Notified

The official digital voice of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Care Commission (KPHCC), a Facebook page boasting over 41,000 engaged followers, suddenly fell silent, then became something far worse. For the past two days, the Commission has been locked out, confirming their page was brutally hacked. This incident immediately raises serious alarms about the digital defenses protecting […]

Pakistan Reopens Torkham Border for Afghan Refugees

PESHAWAR – After weeks of tension and silence, Pakistan has unsealed the Torkham border crossing, allowing Afghan refugees to tread their way back across the frontier. The decision, confirmed by both Pakistani and Afghan officials, followed a complete lockdown of all border gateways last month—an outcome of violent encounters between Afghan Taliban units and Pakistani […]

Peshawar Police develop advanced surveillance drone

Peshawar police have introduced a new surveillance drone designed to transform policing standards in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The locally developed machine can fly up to 10 kilometres and is equipped with a laser targeting system. It marks a major step towards technology-led security operations in the province. Also Read: Terrorists Use Drones in Bannu Attacks The […]

Floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Stories of Loss, Survival and the Failure to Learn

In the mountain village of Jabgai, tucked deep inside Chagharzai tehsil of District Buner, a woman named Sameeron sits quietly on the earthen floor of her shattered home. The room smells of damp mud and grief. It is the same room where, just two months ago, her three daughters and three granddaughters were swept away […]

Afghan refugees return accelerates amid crackdown preparations

PESHAWAR – The return of Afghan refugees from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has accelerated, with doctors, nurses, teachers, and members of the business community among those going back in large numbers. This development comes as federal institutions prepare for a possible crackdown on unregistered refugees. Sources confirmed that search operations are under way in different districts to […]