Torkham landslide toll rises to eight
The death toll from a massive landslide earlier this week that buried a fleet of trucks waiting to cross from Pakistan into Afghanistan has risen to eight, officials said on Saturday. Tuesday's...
View ArticleRajjar methai: a unique sweet delight
The traditional Rajjar Methai, a popular sweet in Charsadda district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), is made of traditional jaggery, wheat, and yoghurt, instead of sugar. Despite the proliferation of all...
View ArticleProtesters decry Swat’s ‘handover to militants’
Swat residents on Tuesday staged a protest demonstration outside Kabal police station where multiple blasts last night left around one and a half dozen people dead, including nine policemen. They...
View ArticleKabal blast injured to get free treatment
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Secretary Nadeem Aslam Chaudhry has announced free treatment for all the injured in the Kabal police station blast. He visited Swat on Tuesday where he reviewed the...
View ArticleFive of a family found dead in Bannu
The bodies of four children and their father were found in the Koshi area of Bannu district in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday. According to a preliminary report by the police, all five suffered...
View ArticleTwo soldiers martyred in skirmish with terrorists in Tirah Valley
Two Pakistan Army soldiers embraced martyrdom during an exchange of fire with terrorists in Tirah Valley, Khyber District, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Wednesday. According to the...
View ArticleCrackdown ordered on sugar smuggling
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Secretary Nadeem Aslam Chaudhry on Wednesday ordered strict action against smuggling and hoarding of wheat, sugar, fertilizer and other essential commodities. He presided over...
View ArticleEid tour arranged for street children
The three-day excursion tour and recreational activities organized by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Culture and Tourism Authority (KPCTA) and the Child Protection Department for street children of Zamong Kor...
View ArticleWSSP to install flow meters on tube wells
Water and Sanitation Services Peshawar (WSSP) with financial assistance from Islamic Relief International has started installing flow meters on its remaining tube-wells to help determine the...
View ArticleMan commits suicide after killing 4 children
On Wednesday, a tragic incident occurred in the Domail area of Bannu district in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), where a man suffering from mental stress killed his four children and then committed suicide....
View ArticleSherpao urges judicial inquiry into Kabal blasts
Quami Watan Party (QWP) Chairman Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao here on Wednesday demanded a judicial inquiry into the deadly explosions at the Counter Terrorism Department’s police station at Kabal in...
View ArticleSiraj slams caretaker govts over poll failure
Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Sirajul Haq on Thursday slammed the caretaker governments in Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, saying that they failed to fulfil their constitutional duty of conducting...
View ArticleCivil judge requests bail in Afridi murder case
Civil Judge Abdul Majid Afridi, who is detained in connection with the murder case of former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), Abdul Latif Afridi, on Thursday filed a bail...
View ArticleGovt employees want pension benefits revived
All Government Employees Grand Alliance (AGEGA) delegation, led by provincial Chairman Naseeruddin, on Thursday requested KhyberPakhtunkhwa Governor Haji Ghulam Ali to restore the benefits that were...
View ArticlePPP wants simultaneous polls across country
The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in KhyberPakhtunkhwa (K-P) has expressed serious concerns over holding separate elections of the national and provincial assemblies, demanding that all polls should be...
View ArticlePHC restricts by-election ban to K-P
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Thursday amended the injunction order on byelections of the National Assembly across the country, limiting it only to the extent of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa while allowing...
View Article15-year-old put to death in Peshawar
A petty verbal dispute led to the brutal murder of a 15-year-old boy on the outskirts of Peshawar. Police told The Express Tribune that Hamza, a resident of Academy Town, was mercilessly put to death...
View ArticleK-P eco-tourism initiative expands to five locations
The Culture and Tourism Authority (CTA) of the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and UNDP Pakistan have joined forces to launch the third phase of the eco-tourism and camping village project in five...
View ArticleThousands protest Swat lawlessness
Tens of thousands of locals took to the streets to protest against the deteriorating law and order situation in Swat district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) on Friday. The Malakand region is currently in...
View ArticleMartyred soldiers of Lakki Marwat attack laid to rest
Funeral prayers of three Pakistani soldiers, who were martyred while fighting terrorists in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa's Lakki Marwat district a day earlier, were offered at their respective hometowns on...
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