Date 11-4-02 PESHAWAR (AIP): After a heavy fight between the forces of governor and opposition, the former has captured the area of Guldana and Deh Sheikh. As per detail the provincial governor taken control of said areas after hours long fight and defeated the rival group force. A local lead...

Date 11-4-02 PESHAWAR (AIP): The process of poppy abolition has been started in Helmand, governor spokesman told AIP. He said that poppy rooting out was underway in Nad Ali and Lashkargah districts by tractors. He said that government has vowed to finish the crop in the province adding that t...

Date 11-4-02 PESHAWAR (AIP): The Ningrahar administration and delegation led by chief justice have decided to weed out poppy despite large scale resistance shown by poppy growers. Spokesman of army chief commander Hazrat Ali said that the meeting over the issue spoke at length last night which d...

Date 11-4-02 PESHAWAR (AIP): The process of poppy abolition has also started in Jalalabad and its adjoining areas, army senior official told AIP. Hazrat Ali said that poppy rooting out was underway in Nad Ali, Lashkargah, Farm Hadu, Samarkhel, Daronta and Behsoud districts. He said that it ca...

Date 10-4-02 PESHAWAR (AIP): The Afghan government has raised the compensation for the poppy grower, Corp no 1 chief commander Hazrat Ali said to AIP. He said that keeping in view the frequent demands of poppy growers, compensation in terms of destroying poppy has been raised from 250 dollar to...

Date 9-4-02 PESHAWAR (AIP): Owing to the people protest in Ningrahar province, United Nation High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has temporarily suspended the refugees repatriation programme and closed its office in Peshawar. UNHCR spokesman M Ayub has said that refugees were confronted with ma...

Date 8-4-02 PESHAWAR (AIP): Five persons were killed and 27 injured in Jalalabad bomb blast, police said to AIP. Jalalabad Police Chief Muhammad Aman Khary has confirmed the bomb blast report saying that one injured succumbed to his injuries in hospital. Sources said that many of injured are...

Date 8-4-02 PESHAWAR (AIP): As many as 10 persons were injured in a roadside bomb blast near the vehicle of defence minister, eyewitnesses told AIP. They said that blast occurred near a famous Talashi chowk near the vehicle of minister General Faheem Qaseem. They said that Qaseem was on way t...

Date 8-4-02 PESHAWAR (AIP): In a resolution passed by Ningrahar Shinwar tribe said that if the government insisted on destruction of poppy can create revolute among the people. Elders said that their people are poor and innocent and they appeal to government and United Nation not to destroy the...

Date 8-4-02 PESHAWAR (AIP): Hundreds of poppy growers staged a protest demonstration against the government move to root out poppy. As per detail, the protestors blocked Torkum-Jalalabad road at three places for all sorts of traffic. The road was closed at Murko, Baswal and Buti Kot. The e...