PESHAWAR, Jan 29: A man was arrested on charges of trying to travel to Saudi Arabia on a fake passport at the Peshawar Airport on Tuesday.Accused Khaista Mir, a resident of Orakzai Agency, said that the passport belonged to his brother Gul Rehman and he reportedly changed the photo in order to go to Saudi Arabia.

The passenger was handed over to the FIA human trafficking cell for interrogation. Meanwhile, the local police have claimed the arrest of five robbers. According to sources, four pistols and 10 bullets were recovered from the accused including Rehmanullah, Yasin, Asfandyar, Mohammad Saeed and Said Jan, who are residents of Habibabad. Police have registered a case and started investigation.

Opinion

Editorial

Centre vs provinces
Updated 10 Jun, 2026

Centre vs provinces

The reason the centre finds itself in this position is rooted in its failure to expand the tax net and boost revenues.
Party in crisis
10 Jun, 2026

Party in crisis

THE young KP chief minister must be starting to realise just how thorny a seat he occupies. There has been a flurry...
Varsity woes
10 Jun, 2026

Varsity woes

FINANCIAL crises affecting public sector universities across Pakistan are now having an impact on academic...
Doctor attacked
09 Jun, 2026

Doctor attacked

AN act of reprehensible violence has shaken the medical community. On Saturday, an employee of the Provincial Civil...
AJK flare-up
Updated 09 Jun, 2026

AJK flare-up

The situation started deteriorating after a trader affiliated with the JAAC was reportedly shot in an altercation with law-enforcers.
Fault lines
09 Jun, 2026

Fault lines

THE April 8 ceasefire that halted hostilities between Israel and Iran has encountered its most serious test yet....