K-P revises Dengue Action Plan
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Health Department has decided to revise its Dengue Action Plan and introduce some much-needed changes after 20,000 infections with 18 deaths were reported from across the...
View ArticleThree cops martyred in Nowshera terror attack
Three more police personnel were martyred after unidentified armed men sprayed a mobile van with bullets on GT Road in the Akora Khattak area of Nowshera district in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Saturday,...
View ArticleAssembly to be dissolved ‘on Imran’s signal’
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has said the parliamentary party in K-P is waiting for the signal from Imran Khan regarding dissolution of the Assembly, adding that when the green signal...
View ArticleSCCI, Tashkent agree to strengthen ties
The Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and Tashkent have agreed to organise trade exhibitions in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and Uzbekistan in a bid to further strengthen bilateral trade ties...
View ArticleVintage car rally reaches Landi Kotal
The 13th Vintage and Classic Car Rally 2022 reached Michni Post and Khyber Rifles Mess in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Landi Kotal town after passing through historic Khyber Pass. The car rally is being held...
View ArticleWith Zidane back on the sidelines, will Real Madrid make the most of the...
For much of the 2018-19 season, Real Madrid’s campaign has been driven by pessimism and trepidation. From mediocre performances on the field to a lack of purpose off it, the Los Blancos found...
View ArticleWhy is the US making a mountain out of the Masood Azhar molehill?
The United States has introduced a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution to blacklist Masood Azhar as an international terrorist. Azhar is the leader of Jaish-e-Mohammed (banned in Pakistan...
View ArticleKnock knock! Annabelle is coming home and things are about to get real scary
Following the Marvel path, The Conjuring universe has grown steadily over the last six years through both, the increasing returns that most films in the franchise have delivered and in stature through...
View ArticleIndia’s ‘Operation Isolation’ and the soft power of sports
“Our message is stronger than ever. Please stop the fighting. Please stop the killing. Please drop your guns.” Juan Antonio Samaranch, President International Olympic Committee speaking at the Winter...
View ArticleWhen khudkushi became her only freedom
The sky was a pool of black ink, dusted with stars at midnight. Arsh looked out from the window — she saw many little streets sprawled out below. She had only known these streets from inside the walls...
View ArticleIran and Iraq may not be tourist hot spots, but they offer a spiritual...
I was recently invited to a trip to Iran and Iraq by a group of close friends from Lahore, and as I had never been to these states before, I decided to take the opportunity to visit the shrines...
View ArticleRawalpindi: A chaotic labyrinth, caught between heritage and heresy
In the post-modern world, the topography of the city has undergone a drastic shift. Rapid urbanisation and growing job opportunities have resulted in many cities in the developing world being swamped...
View ArticleRaw and poignant, A Place for Us beautifully sheds light on familial love
It had been some time since I cried while reading a book. And A Place for Us changed that. Fatima Farheen Mirza’s dazzling debut novel tells the story of a South Asian Muslim family living in America....
View ArticleSea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini: A father’s lament of the barbarity we call...
“My dear Marwan, I look at your profile, In the glow of this three-quarter moon, my boy, Your eyelashes like calligraphy, Closed in guileless sleep. I said to you, ‘Hold my hand. Nothing bad will...
View ArticleIs Pakistan’s N-CPEC+ vision finally beginning to take shape?
Pakistan’s unique geostrategic location at the crossroads of East, South, West, and Central Asia enables it to function as the “Zipper of Eurasia”, as I wrote over half a decade ago in September 2015...
View Article‘Price inspection’ drive stepped up in Ramazan
District administration of Dir Lower was taking solid measures to facilitate residents during the holy month of Ramazan by ensuring edible items were available at affordable prices. As part of such...
View Article'Heavy rainfall' to hit most parts of country from Thursday
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Tuesday advised the relevant authorities to remain alert in the wake of monsoon rains starting from Thursday (June 30) in most parts of the country....
View ArticleMan, woman killed in name of ‘honour’
A woman and a man were shot dead in the area of Habib Canal within the jurisdiction of Gujar Khan police station on Sunday. The suspect fled after committing the crime. Police said that Sidra was...
View Article‘Rehabilitated drug addicts to get jobs in factories’
Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Information, Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif has said that government will hold meetings with industrialists to provide jobs to recently rehabilitated drug addicts....
View ArticlePTI protesters pour out onto streets nationwide
Supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) took to the streets on Friday immediately after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) disqualified its Chairman Imran Khan in Toshakhana reference....
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