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K-P moves to get terror genie back in bottle

The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government is strategizing on how best to get the terror genie back into the bottle. The province has been rocked by rising incidents of terror attacks on police personnel this...

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PTI’s Gandapur turns himself in to police

Former federal minister and PTI leader Ali Amin Gandapur was arrested on Thursday outside the court’s premises in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan district. He was taken into custody after he...

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Funding crunch stalls ex-FATA uplift

Development projects in the newly merged tribal districts are facing a delay due to non-availability of funds. This was revealed during a visit of the sub-committee of the Standing Committee of Senate...

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Non-existence of council holds up Zakat distribution

The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to contact the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for the constitution of the Zakat Council for disbursement of Rs1,740 million Zakat fund among...

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Dealers selling ‘free flour’ netted

Four dealers have been arrested on charges of selling free flour in various localities of the district, Deputy Commissioner Peshawar Shah Fahad said while talking to journalists during his visit to...

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Rumours about police safety gear quelled

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) police has declared all the bulletproof jackets and helmets under the police use across the province completely safe. Addressing a press conference, DIG Internal...

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Gandapur summoned for indictment in suicide attack case

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Dera Ismail Khan has summoned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Ali Amin Khan Gandapur on April 11 to indict him in the suicide attack case. Former...

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Funeral prayers of two martyred soldiers offered in Peshawar

Funeral prayers of two martyred soldiers who embraced martyrdom on Saturday during an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion on the vehicle of security forces in general area Bara, Khyber District...

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Two soldiers martyred in Khyber IED blast

At least two soldiers of Pakistan Army were martyred when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded on a vehicle of security forces in general area Bara of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Khyber District on...

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49 BRT buses parked under open sky in Peshawar

A total of 49 BRT buses are parked under the open sky at Chamkani depots and although protective sheds to protect the vehicles from extreme weather conditions were part of the project, they have not...

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K-P Bar Council asks CJ to step down

Khyber-Pakthunkhwa Bar Council has demanded of the Chief Justice Umar Atta Bandial to step down over what it called his authoritative style. “From the dissenting note of the Justice Athar Minallah, it...

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Peshawar Christians celebrate Easter

The Christian community on Sunday celebrated Easter in Peshawar like the rest of the country and organized different congregations to mark the day. The main Easter procession was brought out from St...

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Businessmen want barriers to Kabul trade dismantled

A group of Pakistani and Afghan traders have expressed their concerns regarding the obstacles hindering the increase of bilateral trade between the two neighboring countries. In a meeting held at...

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Policing failure: Unregistered bikes plying roads

Although not really known for actively enforcing traffic laws, the city of flowers’ police can now add another feather to its cap for failing to curb the relentless rise of unregistered motorbikes in...

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Flour distribution ‘made transparent’

Adviser to the Caretaker Chief Minister on Tourism and Culture Zafar Mehmood on Sunday said that the caretaker government had made the distribution of free wheat flour more transparent. He observed...

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Cleric gunned down in Bajaur ambush

Yet another cleric has been gunned down in Bajaur tribal district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P). Police told The Express Tribune that in the Mamond area of Bajaur, unidentified miscreants opened fire. As...

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ANP gives Wali Khan credit for 1973 Constitution

Awami National Party (ANP) President Asfandyar Wali Khan here Monday said that the progress and prosperity of Pakistan was linked with the strict implementation of the 1973 constitution. In a message...

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K-P to explore medical use of narcotic crops

The caretaker government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) has decided to adopt a new approach towards narcotic crops, herbs, and seized drugs, whereby instead of destroying them, the government is examining...

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Juvenile prisoners lodged in cramped barracks

Peshawar High Court (PHC) Chief Justice Musarrat Hilali on Monday paid an unannounced visit to the Central Jail in Peshawar to assess the living conditions of the inmates, where she identified several...

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In a first, caretaker minister chairs cabinet meeting

In an unprecedented move, the governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) nominated Caretaker Minister for Establishment and Administration and Inter-Provincial Affairs Syed Masood Shah to preside over the...

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