Stories by Ibrahim Shinwari

Hundreds of Bara families need assistance to rebuild houses

Complain about lack of response by PDMA, district admin to aid requests.

Updated 20 Sep, 2026 11:14am

Khyber residents call for curbing extravagant weddings, dowry

KHYBER: Calls to curb the culture of extravagant spending on weddings and other festive occasions have gained...

Published 06 Sep, 2026 04:08am

Controversy resurfaces over construction of plaza at temple site in Khyber

Some influential people are pressuring authorities concerned to issue a no-objection certificate for the building, according to sources.

Updated 25 Aug, 2026 09:47am

Tirah IDPs await registration, monetary assistance

Declare Oct return plan as ‘ill-conceived’

Published 08 Aug, 2026 05:23am

Displaced Tirah residents express reservations over government's commitment, October return plan

Alongside ordinary IDPs, thousands of traders and shopkeepers from Tirah have lost much of their merchandise following their forced displacement from their homes, says a Tirah Valley resident.

Published 07 Aug, 2026 10:32pm

Experimental grafting of olive plants successfully completed in Bara

Olive cultivation offers promising income for farmers in Khyber

Published 03 Aug, 2026 05:00am

Torkham border closure, trade suspension hit Landi Kotal hard

A draper says trade activities in the Landi Kotal Bazaar were historically linked to trade with Afghanistan.

Updated 16 Jul, 2026 10:57am

21 of 26 WFP vehicles carrying aid enter Afghanistan via Torkham border

Torkham officials say the remaining five vehicles will also leave for Afghanistan later in the day.

Published 14 Jul, 2026 06:11pm

Pakistan allows 26 World Food Programme containers to enter Afghanistan via Torkham

The containers are loaded with food and essential supplies for Afghanistan as part of humanitarian assistance from the WFP.

Published 13 Jul, 2026 11:08pm

70 students return home after being stranded in Afghanistan

Family members of the students say their academic sessions at various medical institutions in Afghanistan had ended a few weeks ago and they were eager to return to their cities.

Updated 13 Jul, 2026 08:03am

Landi Kotal residents feel insecure amid surge in targeted attacks

A number of perturbed families intends to shift to safer places.

Published 04 Jul, 2026 04:56am

Caught between ‘rock and a hard place’, Bara residents flee homes

KHYBER: Scores of families from the Bara tehsil of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Khyber district have been compelled to...

Published 25 Jun, 2026 06:59am

Caught in fighting between security forces and terrorists, residents in KP's Bara are forced to leave their homes

Residents say they feel vulnerable to drone strikes and artillery shelling carried out by both sides.

Published 24 Jun, 2026 01:52pm

Police rescue French woman, children facing domestic abuse

KHYBER: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police on Monday announced the recovery of a French woman and her children from a...

Published 23 Jun, 2026 07:09am

KP police rescue foreign citizen, arrest her husband in Bara after allegations of domestic abuse

Complainant expresses desire to be repatriated to country of origin.

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 06:30pm

Repatriation of undocumented Afghans picks up pace

Landi Kotal transit centre verifies around 4,000 Afghans daily.

Updated 09 Jun, 2026 10:05am

Peshawar-Torkham Highway reopens after protests against recent 'targeted attack'

Residents outraged by elders for not taking them into confidence while negotiating with govt officials for end to killings.

Published 07 Jun, 2026 04:04pm

Tribesmen block highway in KP's Khyber over targeted killings

Announce plans to take up arms in self-defence after two men are gunned down in Landi Kotal.

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 04:59pm

Bara civil hospital strained with influx of IDPs

KHYBER: The sudden influx of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Tirah early this year has placed ...

Published 31 May, 2026 06:57am

Financial constraints force Tirah IDPs to mark Eid without animal sacrifice

Most of displaced persons live in rented homes in miserable conditions, struggle to meet basic needs

Published 30 May, 2026 06:04am