Headlines
  • At least five ballistic missile launches from Iran have been detected by the Israelis since midnight.
  • Mehrabad Airport in Tehran is hit by strikes
  • The Prince Sultan Air Base was the target of a ballistic missile that Saudi Arabia's military intercepted and destroyed, according to the country's defense ministry.
  • Heavy gunfire on Friday injured three peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon inside their base in southwest Lebanon.
  • To put an end to the bloodshed, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged serious diplomatic negotiations..
  • In a social media post, President Trump said that "no deal" other than "unconditional surrender" will be with Iran.
  • Iran reportedly receives intelligence from Russia on US targets.

Tag: Peshawar

June 21, 2024

Afghan Woman in Pakistan Teaches Refugee...

Former schoolteacher Zarghona Hamidi is teaching young Afghan refugee women in Peshawar, Pakistan, how to make fashion jewelry so they can support their families.

April 6, 2024

Afghan Patients Struggle to Enter Pakistan...

After tighter restrictions on cross-border movement were implemented, Afghan cancer patients say they are struggling to enter Pakistan for treatment.

October 28, 2023

Fearing Looming Deportation, Afghan Refugees in...

Pakistan has decided to forcibly deport all undocumented refugees starting on November 1. Afghan refugees living in Pakistan have expressed concern about this decision.

July 28, 2023

Pakistan Accuses “Afghan Nationals” in Attacks,...

After Pakistani officials blamed Afghans for a string of attacks on security forces earlier this month, Afghan refugees there say they fear a new crackdown.

February 4, 2023

Officials Say Majority of Victims of...

The majority of those killed in the deadly suicide attack on a mosque on January 30 in Peshawar, Pakistan, according to Pakistani authorities, were local police officers.

June 5, 2022

Artists From Afghanistan Who Fled Taliban...

Afghan and Pakistani artists protested outside the press club in Peshawar, Pakistan, against the Taliban’s crackdown on Afghan artists who fled the country after the Taliban took power

January 29, 2021

News Pakistan

Pakistan’s first-ever international snowboarding championship has concluded with successes being chalked up by both Pakistan and Afghanistan…Dozens of teachers protested in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, on January 25 to demand the cancellation of a government order to transfer them back to cities in the provinces…Hundreds of university students gathered in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar on January 22 to demand that they be allowed to write their exams online instead of being forced to take them in person in examination halls

April 17, 2020

Peshawar Residents Trust Age-Old Herbal Treatments...

An outbreak of dengue fever last year in 1Pakistan, in which 75 people died and tens of thousands of others were infected, prompted an age-old debate in the country over whether herbal treatments are more effective than modern medicine. With the coronavirus now spreading in Pakistan, VOA’s Nazar ul Islam spoke to residents and doctors in Peshawar

October 30, 2019

News Digest Pakistan

In Peshawar, a majority of the main markets remained closed on October 29 while traffic was thin on the roads…Thousands of supporters of an ultra-religious political party in Pakistan are marching to Islamabad, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Imran Khan

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