Dengue awareness drive underway
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Relief, Rehabilitation and Settlement Department has launched an extensive dengue prevention and control awareness campaign across the province. The campaign involves collaborative...
View ArticleFocus on girls’ education stressed
A pre-budget seminar on girls’ education has laid stress on keeping the education sector among government top priorities in preparation of plans for the upcoming fiscal year 2023-24. The seminar was...
View ArticleEarthquake tremors felt in parts of Pakistan
An earthquake of 6.0 magnitude shook Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Murree and Upper Neelum Valley on Sunday. No loss of life or property was reported. According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre,...
View ArticlePanjkora River: a shadow of its former self
Panjkora, the once majestic river of Dir district, has fallen victim to negligence and apathy, transforming into a distressing dumping ground for solid waste, gutters, and wastewater. This unfortunate...
View ArticleK-P releases Rs2b for Sehat Plus Card
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government has released another Rs2 billion for the Sehat Plus Card. Talking to The Express Tribune an official of the health department said that the amount would be...
View ArticleKalash volunteers trained to handle monsoon calamities
A five-day training workshop was held in the Rambor valley of Chitral to enable local volunteers to cope with natural calamities effectively and help the affected people in a timely and effective...
View ArticlePoliovirus found in two samples from Peshawar
Two environmental samples collected from Peshawar district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province tested positive for wild poliovirus, the Pakistan Polio Laboratory at the National Institute of Health (NIH)...
View ArticlePHC upholds quota for recruitment in PESCO
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) and Bannu Bench has ruled in favour of two separate writ petitions regarding recruitment under the sons’ quota in the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO). The court...
View ArticleTax exemption for tribal belt urged
In a landmark gathering organised by Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) to advocate for the rights of tribal districts, a 21- point declaration was unanimously approved, calling for significant measures to uplift...
View ArticlePTI's Shehryar Afridi, Ali Mohammad rearrested after release
Senior leaders of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Shehryar Afridi and Senator Ali Mohammad Khan, were rearrested on Tuesday shortly after their release from Adiala Jail. Afridi was initially...
View ArticleSpecial focus to address NMD deprivations: CM Azam Khan
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Caretaker Chief Minister Muhammad Azam Khan has said that the people of erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) have been facing multiple challenges for the last...
View ArticleNon-stop power supply to Peshawar directed
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Ghulam Ali on Tuesday directed Peshawar Electricity Supply Company (PESCO) to provide uninterrupted power supply to areas with 100 per cent recovery. Chairing a high-level...
View ArticleK-P govt executing 42 electricity projects
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Secretary Energy and Power Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah has said the problems faced with the Centre in some energy projects will be resolved on top priority basis at high-level...
View ArticlePHC quashes all 3 MPO orders
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Wednesday declared the deputy commissioner's orders to arrest those accused of involvement in May 9 protests under Maintenance of Public Order (3 MPO) as null and void....
View ArticleTwo terrorists killed in North Waziristan IBO
At least two terrorists were killed in an Intelligence-Based Operation (IBO) launched by security forces in general area Dossali of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district on reported presence...
View ArticleMardan court convicts man of blasphemy
A trial court in Khyber Pakhunkhwa’s (K-P) Mardan city on Wednesday sentenced a man to death for committing blasphemy. The court also slapped him with a fine of Rs0.4 million. Special Anti-Terrorism...
View Article1,200 drug addicts to be rounded up
The third phase of the drug-free Peshawar campaign is scheduled to be launched next month, with the assistance of non-governmental and welfare organizations in which around 1,200 drug addicts found on...
View ArticleIBDP to support home businesses
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was inked between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Economic Zones Development & Management Company (KPEZDMC) and Khyber Pass Economic Corridor (KPEC) SDU, P&D Department...
View ArticleSoldier martyred in polio team attack laid to rest
The funeral prayers of Sepoy Saqib Ur Rehman, a courageous soldier who made the ultimate sacrifice while fighting against terrorists during an attack on a Polio team in North Waziristan on Wednesday,...
View ArticleLicence printing facility inaugurated
Commissioner Kohat Division Syed Muhammad Ali Shah on Thursday inaugurated a computerized driving licence printing facility here at the Mobile Inspection Station. Talking to the media men on the...
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