Rs1b released for Sehat card
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has released an additional one billion rupees to the insurance company to continue free treatment on Sehat cards. The insurance company had extended the deadline to...
View Article22 ‘rioters’ sent on judicial remand
The district and sessions court in Peshawar has sent 22 of the 24 suspects arrested on charges of vandalism and arson on May 9 and 10 on judicial remand while the remaining two on physical remand. The...
View ArticleSix security personnel martyred after militants storm energy plant in Hangu
Six people, four frontier constabulary and two private security company personnel, were martyred on Tuesday after terrorists stormed an energy plant in the Hangu district in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P)...
View ArticlePTI's K-P leadership mostly intact following May 9 riots
Even as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers, protestors and former ministers face prosecution, arrests and harassment from law enforcement agencies in the aftermath of PTI chairperson and deposed...
View ArticleTrainee doctors face salary uncertainty
An air of uncertainty hangs over the monthly pay of trainee medical officers (TMOs) employed by the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government on a meagre salary. The K-P Health Department has requested the...
View Article47 temporary schools to be set up in Tirah
A coordination meeting was held to discuss the establishment of 47 temporary schools in the Tirah Valley of Khyber tribal district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P). The meeting was chaired by Director...
View ArticlePTI leaders dodge police dragnet
All the top leaders of the Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) have successfully evaded FIRs in the recent crackdown against party workers in the province. Official sources told The...
View ArticleOne dies in exchange of fire in Swat
A person died and two policemen sustained serious wounds during an exchange of fire between a group of armed men and police in Banjot area of scenic Swat valley on Tuesday. According to reports, a...
View ArticleFour martyred in ‘suicide bombing’ at North Waziristan checkpost
At least four people, including three security personnel, were martyred in a blast that reportedly targetted Liaquat Checkpost in North Waziristan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday. Two others, namely...
View ArticleMay 9 riots: Military courts to take up cases against 16 miscreants
Cases against 16 miscreants will be heard by the military courts who were allegedly involved in attacking military installations and disrespecting memorials of the martyrs following the arrest of...
View ArticleTerrorists elude capture in Swat mountains
All the TTP terrorists who clashed with local residents and police in the mountains of Banjot area of Swat on Tuesday managed to escape despite the police claims that they had been holed up in a cave....
View ArticleApex committee bans protests outside PA
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Caretaker Chief Minister Muhammad Azam Khan on Wednesday chaired a meeting of the Provincial Apex Committee which decided to ban all kinds of protest demos outside the provincial...
View ArticlePM orders probe into K-P terror fund use
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday directed the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government to conduct an investigation into the utilisation of Rs470 billion provided by the Centre to the province in...
View ArticleCentre for climate resilience launched
The Centre for Water Informatics and Climate Resilience was launched here at the Institute of Management Sciences on Thursday. The ceremony was held under a GIZ & BMZ funded project titled,...
View ArticleVaccination ordered to fight cattle infections
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Caretaker Minister for Irrigation and Livestock Abdul Haleem Qasuria has ordered establishment of mobile vaccination centres in all cattle markets across the province to...
View ArticleAt least two police personnel martyred in K-P attack
At least two police personnel were martyred in an exchange of fire with terrorists in Khyber police lines in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), it was reported on Friday. According to the police, the terrorists...
View ArticleWays to fight violent extremism discussed
Experts have suggested focusing on primary and secondary educational institutions to counter extremism in society effectively. They were talking on the occasion of a one-day conference at...
View ArticleTwo policemen die as grenade accidentally explodes
Two policemen were killed and two others sustained critical injuries when a hand grenade accidently exploded at Levies Centre in Khyber tribal district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) late on Thursday....
View ArticleK-P urges Centre for swift payment of dues
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Caretaker Chief Minister Muhammad Azam Khan expressed his unwavering commitment to overcoming the prevailing financial crisis in the province. He emphasized that the provincial...
View ArticleCleanliness drive launched in K-P schools
Secretary Education has launched drive to improve cleanliness and promote hygiene conditions across 34,000 schools in the province. The campaign has garnered significant support from administrative...
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