Enraged mob clashes with police over distribution of free wheat flour
Saturday was yet another day of protests and brawls between police and general public as mismanagement and stampedes once again marked the day during the distribution of free wheat flour in Peshawar....
View ArticleRamazan brings people of all faiths closer in Peshawar
Besides other numerous benefits, the holy month of Ramadan also promotes interfaith harmony and social cohesion between Muslims and minorities by bringing them closer. Strengthening the bond of love...
View Article10% marks enough to make the grade
In Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), the quality of education has been in constant decline for more than a decade, as evidenced by the latest decision of public sector schools to promote students who obtained...
View ArticleLandslides suspend traffic between Balochistan, K-P
Heavy landslides at the Koh-e-Sulaiman range due to the recent rains have suspended traffic between Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. However, no loss of life was reported. A large part of N-50...
View ArticleReport alleges nepotism in K-P Assembly before it was dissolved
More than 125 blue-eyed people were recruited by former chief minister, ministers and assembly staff in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Assembly before its dissolution by the PTI government. An official...
View ArticleRoads blocked by landslides reopen
The roads of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa which were affected due to landslides were opened for traffic within 12 hours after National Highway Authority’s (NHA) stern measures on emergency basis....
View ArticleK-P district hospitals ill-equipped
While the former provincial government claims that significant improvements have been made in district hospitals across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), a large influx of patients forced to travel to Peshawar...
View ArticlePHC seeks reply over certificates law tweak
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has issued notices to the parties on the writ filed against the initiative of obtaining the birth, marriage, and death certificates of the Local Government Department...
View ArticlePTI threatens protests if Punjab, K-P polls delayed
As tensions continue to grow in the political sphere, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has threatened the government with a nationwide protest if the elections in Punjab and...
View ArticlePTI to move SC for holding K-P polls today
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has decided to file a petition in the Supreme Court for conducting elections of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly. The PTI K-P spokesperson said that an application will be...
View ArticleUoP VC, PUTA asked to submit replies
Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim of Peshawar High Court (PHC) has said that unnecessary strikes of lawyers have been banned by the court and there was no reason for university teachers to go on strike. PHC on...
View ArticleDog-bites on the wane in Peshawar
The initiative of neutering stray dogs with the objective of controlling their population and containing the deadly zoonotic disease of rabies has shown encouraging results. The project has resulted in...
View ArticleLegislation demanded for tobacco retailing
Provincial Alliance for Sustainable Tobacco Control on Tuesday demanded legislative actions around tobacco retail licensing for effective compliance with other tobacco control measures in...
View ArticleTraffic warden dies in Dir Lower ambush
A traffic warden was gunned down by unidentified miscreants in a crowded marketplace in Dir Lower district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) on Tuesday afternoon. Separately, a terrorist was killed in a raid...
View ArticleAuthorities ‘heedless’ of higher food needs
President Kisan Ittehad Khaled Khokhar has said that the population of the country increases by 5.5 million people a year but no one is paying any heed to the increasing food requirements of Pakistan...
View ArticleEmbankments, bridges damaged by floods to be restored
Commissioner Peshawar has ordered construction of embankments, bridges damaged in the last year floods. On Wednesday he issued orders for the immediate removal of encroachment from the banks of rivers,...
View ArticleK-P readies plan to combat dengue
A high level 13-member committee has been formed by the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government to implement the dengue action plan 2023 across the province. Talking to The Express Tribune an official of...
View ArticleDealers fleece seekers of ‘free’ wheat flour
Taking notice of complaints regarding the charging of money by dealers in the distribution of free flour in some parts of the province under the provincial government Ramazan relief package, the...
View ArticleAfter Punjab polls verdict, PTI moves SC for elections in K-P
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday moved the Supreme Court (SC) against Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Governor Haji Ghulam Ali’s decision for setting October 8 as a polling date for K-P...
View ArticleMartyred soldier laid to rest with military honours
The funeral prayers of Sepoy Hamid Rasool, who embraced martyrdom during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Shin Warsak, South Waziristan district, were offered at Frontier Corps (FC)...
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