Unsupervised: Universities in need of permanent VCs
As the higher education system expands to accommodate the growing population, the inability of the government to regulate vice-chancellor appointments in the northern-province, leaves multiple...
View ArticleNurses warn of protest if salaries not paid
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Young Nurses Association on Sunday warned the provincial government of holding a protest if the salaries of male nurses in Bajaur district were not paid. Around 92 male nurses...
View ArticleMufti Shakoor laid to rest in native village
Religious Affairs Minister Maulana Abdul Shakoor, who was killed in a car accident in Islamabad on Saturday, was laid to rest at Tajbi Khel, his village in Lakki Marwat district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa...
View ArticleEU assures full support against natural disasters
Rina Kionka, the ambassador and head of European Union delegation to Pakistan, has expressed her satisfaction over the level of community resilience against natural disasters, assuring of all-out...
View ArticleSoldiers martyred in South Waziristan IBO laid to rest
Funeral prayers of the two soldiers martyred in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in South Waziristan on April 15 were offered in Wana initially, and later in their respective native towns, it was...
View ArticleK-P government moves to curb smuggling of essential items
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Secretary Nadeem Aslam Chaudhry has announced setting up joint check posts comprising representatives of various departments in border districts to monitor the transportation...
View ArticleMinister for revival of sick K-P industries
Caretaker Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Industries, Commerce and Technical Education Muhammad Adnan Jalil on Monday directed the authorities concerned to take effective measures to revive sick...
View ArticlePHC bars govt from harassing Hasaan Niazi
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) ordered the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government on Monday not to create any hindrances for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Barrister Hasaan Niazi during his...
View ArticleLandslide at Torkham buries several freight vehicles, injures two
A landslide near the Torkham border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan buried several freight vehicles and injured at least two people, while rescue officials expressed concern that more may be...
View ArticleReduction in TEVTA expenditures announced
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Caretaker Minister for Technical Education, Industries and Commerce Mohammad Adnan Jalil while following the principles of austerity measures, took an important step to reduce the...
View ArticleTourist facilitation centres established
Malakand police has established Tourists Facilitation Centres at all entry points of the region to facilitate visitors during Eid-ul-Fitr. According to a spokesman of the police special arrangements...
View ArticleEid shopping gains momentum
Despite higher-than-expected inflation and a severe economic crisis in the country, Eid shopping spree on Tuesday reached its peak in Peshawar visible from the overcrowding of the markets. As Eid is...
View ArticleSon of late Mufti killed in Bajaur firing
A man was gunned down in Bajaur tribal district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) on Tuesday. Police told The Express Tribune that unidentified miscreants opened fire in Inayat Kalay and badly injured Maaz,...
View ArticleK-P hospitals stop free treatment on Sehat Card
Due to the non-payment of dues to the insurance company by the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government, the company has asked all hospitals to stop admitting the new patients on Sehat Card. This has...
View ArticleRescue operation continues in Khyber Pass on second day
Operation to clear the road of debris and take out all the containers buried under the land slide in the historic Khyber Pass continued for the second consecutive day on Wednesday. Talking to The...
View ArticleBilawal woos Fazl for talks with PTI
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari met with PDM President Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Wednesday in an effort to build a consensus among the ruling coalition on holding negotiations with the...
View ArticlePoppy crop destroyed in Swabi
In a bid to make Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa a province free from all kinds of drugs, a joint police and excise team took emergency measures and destroyed the poppy crop cultivated in some difficult mountainous...
View ArticleCrackdown launched against transporters
The district administration in Peshawar has launched a crackdown on transporters who are charging excessive fares. Working alongside the Regional Transport Authority and Traffic Police, Deputy...
View ArticleGovt employees denied salary advances
As most salaried or self-employed individuals rush to the markets to wrap up Eid shopping, government employees in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) have no choice but to envy them since a majority of them have...
View ArticleDeath toll from Landi Kotal landslide rises to six
The death toll in Khyber Pass land sliding incident reached six on Friday as rescue workers found another body in the rubble. Talking to The Express Tribune, a spokesperson of Rescue 1122 said that the...
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