Land for crematorium demanded
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Minister for Information and Minority Affairs Barrister Feroz Jamal Shah Kaka Khel has ordered removing the obstacles in the establishment of Shamshan Ghat (crematorium) and...
View ArticleNMDs demand funds for accelerated uplift
Tribal elders from the newly merged districts on Thursday demanded of the federal government that development funds of the merged districts including those of the Accelerated Implementation Program...
View ArticleStudents, schoolteachers protest Kurram atrocity
Thousands of local students on Thursday marched in protest in Kurram tribal district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP), demanding strict action against those responsible for the May 4 slaughter at a...
View ArticleTwo terrorists killed in Waziristan
Security forces killed two terrorists during an exchange of fire in general area Dossali, North Waziristan district, the military said in a statement on Friday. According to the Inter-Services Public...
View ArticleFour seminary students drown in Lower Dir stream
Four students of a seminary drowned in a stream in Lower Dir district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) on Friday. Rescue 1122 told The Express Tribune that four students of a local seminary were bathing in...
View ArticleChild protection units to be set up in NMDs
Child Protection Units (CPUs) will be established in all districts of the province, especially in the newly merged districts. This was revealed during the 30th meeting of the Child Protection and...
View ArticlePolice arrest PTI leader Mahmood Jan in K-P
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former deputy speaker of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Mahmood Jan, and two others, were arrested by police in an alleged murder case. According to the...
View ArticleFrom dreams to disadvantage: why minority students demand more seats
Twenty years old Sonia Iqbal and her sister Naila, 23, belong to the Christian community and are the sole breadwinners for their family of five. They live in a two-room rented house in Lalazar Colony,...
View ArticleTwo soldiers martyred in exchange of fire with terrorists in Bannu
Two soldiers of the Pakistan Army embraced martyrdom during an exchange of fire with terrorists in Jani Khel area of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province's Bannu district, the military said on Saturday....
View ArticleK-P ex-deputy speaker arrested in murder case
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former deputy speaker of the K-P Assembly Mahmood Jan, and two others, were arrested by police in an alleged murder case on Saturday. According to the police...
View ArticleDengue prevention, awareness campaign launched
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Relief Department has taken a proactive step in combating the spread of dengue fever by initiating a comprehensive prevention and awareness campaign by training students and...
View ArticleYouth leadership camp held in Batakundi
A four-day Youth Leadership Summer Camp 2023 was organized at Youth Hostel Batakundi by K-P directorate of youth affairs, in collaboration with Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Woman University Peshawar to...
View ArticleK-P faces daunting task of budget making
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government is facing significant challenges in finalizing the upcoming fiscal budget due to severe financial constraints. Official sources told The Express Tribune that...
View ArticleTwo soldiers martyred in N Waziristan
Two soldiers embraced martyrdom while two terrorists were killed and another two injured in an exchange of fire between Pakistan Army troops and terrorists in the North Waziristan district. "Own troops...
View ArticleJirga fines Waziristan SHO for registering FIR
In a strange development, a local Jirga has fined a police SHO for registering an FIR in Lower South Waziristan tribal district of K-P. Local residents told The Express Tribune that the elders of...
View ArticleMisplaced priorities : BRT closure on the horizon
After the financial troubles of the Sehat Card, another flagship Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) project — the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is facing similar funding concerns, which will come as a blow to...
View ArticleSoldier martyred in South Waziristan clash: ISPR
A Pakistan Army soldier embraced martyrdom in a fire exchange between security forces and terrorists in general area Ladha of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s South Waziristan district on Monday, the military...
View ArticleDisparity emerges in Sehat card usage
Sixty-three percent of the people who have Sehat Cards go to private medical facilities for treatment while 10% people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) are still deprived of the facility. According to a...
View ArticleFuneral prayer of martyred soldier offered in DI Khan
The funeral prayer of a soldier of Pakistan Army, who embraced martyrdom in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s South Waziristan on Monday, was offered at Dera Ismail Khan and later at his native hometown, the...
View ArticleSubstandard fertilisers, pesticides irk minister
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Caretaker Agriculture Minister Abdul Haleem Qasuria on Tuesday directed action against dealers involved in the sale of substandard fertilisers and pesticides. While presiding over a...
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