The newly appointed appellant court chief for southern Paktika province on Tuesday stressed the need for better protecting people’s rights with improved law enforcement. Paktika Governor Aminullah Shariq introduced Abdul Tawab Mukhlis as provincial appellant court chief on…
The attorney’s office head in southeastern Paktika province on Sunday said a member of the provincial council had been accused of possessing “fake academic documents.” Attorney Asadullah Waziri told Pajhwok Afghan News that Hanifa Katawazai had allegedly made…
This capital cityof southern Paktika province would be lit up by a diesel-powered generator in the near future, local officials said on Sunday. Deputy Governor Attaullah Fazli told Pajhwok Afghan News the problems previously faced in supplying electricity…
After a prolonged delay, provincial council members of southeastern Paktika province on Saturday held the administrative board election, electing Bakhtiar Gul Himmat Zadran as the council chief. The ballot took place in the presence of provincial Independent Election…
Residents of southern Paktika province on Tuesday complained of the slow pace of work on the road between Angor Ada and Sharan, the provincial capital. A $52 million contract for the 50 kilometres road was signed with the…
The women and face several other problems, participants of a gathering said on Tuesday. Nearly 80 women attended the gathering in Sharana, the provincial capital, and spoke on behalf of other women. One of them, Bakht Bibi, said…
The revenues of the southeastern Paktika province have been increased by 21 percent this year comparing to previous year, officials said on Saturday. Paktika Governor Aminullah Shariq addressed a press conference that the revenues of the province have…
The education in some districts of southeastern Paktika province has been in a fix making uncertain the future of about 50,000 students, residents say. Amiluddin Gayankhil, a resident of Gayan district, told Pajhwok Afghan News officials from the…
More than 600 Taliban militants, 70 security personnel and 55 civilians have been killed during the past six months in southeastern Paktika province, the governor said on Monday. Aminullah Shariq told a press conference here that a total…
Thousands of children could not be administered polio drops due to insecurity in southeastern Paktika province, residents said on Friday. Syed Gul, a resident of Waza Khwa district, told Pajhwok Afghan News thousands of children were deprived of…
Students in southeastern Paktika province on Wednesday complained their university lacked a proper building, saying they were faced with several problems. Mohammad Yar, a student of Paktia University’s Education Faculty, told Pajhwok Afghan News the university had been…
The women facilities for girls and boys across the country. Bibi Hawa expressed these views while speaking at a conference held by UNICEF in Sharana, the capital of Paktia province. “Education is must on Muslim women and men…
Unknown gunmen shot dead a local police commander and a Pakistani doctor during separate incidents in southeastern Paktika province, officials and residents said on Monday. Paktika police chief Brig. Gen. Zarawar Zahid told Pajhwok Afghan News the Afghan…
KABUL forces on Sunday attacked Afghan border police posts near the Angoor Ada area in southeastern Paktika province, a public representative said. The clash broke out after militants fired rockets from Afghan territory into the other side of Durand Line…
Security officials on Sunday claimed killing more than a dozen Taliban militants during a clash in Waza Khwa district of southeastern Paktika province. Deputy provincial police chief Col. Nisar Ahmad Abdul Rahimzai told Pajhwok Afghan News the clash…
There is no school in Khoshamand district and the education sector in seven other districts is facing many challenges, residents of southeastern Paktika province say. The seven insecure districts are Gomal, Wormami, Waza Khwa, Terwa, Gayan, Nika and…
The Taliban have started targeting tribal elders, killing five of them in recent months in the Omna district of southeastern Paktika province, locals claimed on Saturday. The fighters have been conducting search operations for tribal elders and government…
Taliban militants have laid siege to the Waza Khwa district of southeastern Paktika province and the town could fall to them if no attention paid was paid, warned residents on Thursday. Tribal elder and former district chief Abdul…
Jahan Baz, a local resident, told Pajhwok Afghan News, heavy fighting was ongoing between security forces and the Taliban in the limits of district. However, Governor Spokesman Nabiullah Perkhel denied clashes with insurgents, saying situation was under control and there…
One child was killed and another three wounded on Wednesday when a mortar shell they were playing with exploded in southeastern Paktika province, an official said. The incident took place in Waza Khwa district in the evening, said…
Ailing women and expectant mothers are facing a lot of inconvenience due to a shortage of female doctors in southeastern Paktika province, residents and officials say. Paktika is one of Afghanistan’s remote and insecure provinces. Niaz Mohammad, a…
Two Taliban militants and one security guard of a road construction company were killed during a clash on Wednesday in the Sara Roza district of southeastern Paktika province, an official said. The incident took place in the afternoon…
Seven people were injured during an armed clash between two families over a land dispute in Khair Kot district of southeastern Paktika province on Wednesday, an official. The incident took place in Mohammad Hasan village after a verbal…
Sixteen people were killed and another 44 wounded in Sunday’s bomb explosion that ripped through a huge crowd watching a volleyball match in southeastern Paktika province, residents and officials said on Monday. Eyewitnesses said the blast took place…
