Security & Crime
7 killed in Paktika mortar shell blast
At least seven people have been killed and four others wounded in an explosion caused by unexploded ordnance in southeastern Paktika province, police said...
Security & Crime
Cannabis crop on 100 acres of land eradicated in Paktika
SHARANA (Pajhwok): Cannabis plant grown on about 100 acres of land has been destroyed in Dila district of southeastern Paktika province, an official said on
Migration
Paktika-based Waziristan refugees demand homes
SHARANA (Pajhwok): Waziristan refugees, who took refuge in southeastern Paktika province years ago, are demanding of the government and aid agencies to provide them shelter
Security & Crime
Paktika inmates complain of cold cells, inadequate food
SHARANA (Pajhwok): Prisoners at the central jail in Sharana, the capital of southeastern Paktika province, say they are exposed to the winter cold and are
Features and Investigative Reports
10 Paktika districts still without telecommunication services
SHARANA (Pajhwok): Residents of 10 districts in southeastern Paktika province are still lacking access to telecom services and as a result their routine activities are
Features and Investigative Reports
Govt urged to resume repair work on Sharana-Matakhan road
SHARANA (Pajhwok): Residents and drivers say the government should resume reconstruction work on the Paktika-Paktia highway that passes through Matakhan district of southeastern Paktika province
Accidents & Disasters
Earthquakes hit Paktika’s Gayan district thrice, no casualties
SHARANA (Pajhwok): Earthquakes struck the Gayan district of southeastern Paktika province thrice since yesterday, collapsing walls of homes, but there were no casualties, officials and
Security & Crime
Missing 4-year-old girl found murdered in Paktika
SHARANA (Pajhwok): A missing four-year-old girl was found murdered and buried in soil in Urgun district of southeastern Paktika province on Saturday. Maulvi Asadullah, the
Accidents & Disasters
Keep promises made to us, quake survivors ask govy
SHARANA (Pajhwok): Earthquake-affected families in Barmal, Giyan and Zerok districts of southeastern Paktika province say they have received some assistance, but promises made to them
Uncategorized
UNHCR constructs 1000 houses for Paktika quake victims
KABUL (Pajhwok): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Thursday announced constructing 1,000 houses for more than 8,000 earthquake victims in Barmal district
Society
Paktika gathering underlines importance of unity
SHARANA (Pajhwok): The residents of the southeastern Paktika province have said all different tribes in the country were one nation and foreign conspiracies could not
