State Life stops payment to K-P hospitals
The State Life Insurance Company has stopped the payment of claims to public sector hospitals under the Sehat Card which will greatly reduce the revenue of these hospitals including medical teaching...
View ArticleJI calls upon Muslim countries to support Palestine
Jamaat-e-Islami chief Sirajul Haq has called upon the 57 Muslim countries to support Hamas in their fight against Israel’s illegal and unjust occupation of Palestine. “We stand with the Palestinians...
View ArticleMining explosives under close scrutiny
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government has initiated the comprehensive registration of all explosive licenses within the province, considering the prevailing law and order situation. A new digitized...
View ArticleNIH sees low risk of Nipah virus outbreak
The Centre for Disease Control (CDC) at the National Institute of Health (NIH) has said that the overall risk of the spread of Nipah virus (NiV) infection in Pakistan is low as no case of the disease...
View ArticleMillions of kids out of school in K-P
For a country facing crippling finances, combatting peaking crime and suffering endemic social injustice, the provision of quality education to children gives some hope for a better tomorrow, however...
View ArticleIconic timepiece at Ghanta Ghar stops
The iconic timepiece at historic Ghanta Ghar (clock tower), a cherished 123-year-old landmark, has stopped working due to the non-payment of salary to the dedicated employee responsible for its...
View ArticleSmuggling goods worth Rs140m seized in K-P operations
The Collectorate of Customs Enforcement Peshawar and Dera Ismail Khan on Monday released its performance report for the past three weeks, showcasing a remarkable crackdown on smuggling operations....
View ArticleDrop in POL prices fail to cut food costs
Despite a recent decrease in the prices of petroleum products, essential commodities in Peshawar have still not seen a decrease in prices, leaving local citizens frustrated. Meanwhile, the district...
View ArticleDengue cases see surge in K-P
The number of dengue cases in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has seen a rise with 18 new cases reported from six districts in just one week, bringing the total number in the province to 448. According to a report...
View ArticleTraining helps women build businesses
In a small workshop in the bustling city of Peshawar, a dozen Afghan women sit watching a teacher show them how to make clothes on a sewing machine. The skills centre was set up last year by Peshawar...
View ArticleMan acquitted in honour killing case
The Peshawar High Court has set aside the conviction of a person in an honour-related murder of his daughter and issued orders for his acquittal. A bench consisting of Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim and...
View ArticleTraining organised for judges on anti-rape laws
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Judicial Academy Peshawar, in collaboration with the Asma Jahangir Legal Aid Cell (AGHS), organized a two-day training program focused on understanding the anti-sexual, rape and...
View ArticleBilour opposes expulsion of Afghans
Awami National Party (ANP) leader Haji Ghluam Bilour has said that the current caretaker government in the country is apolitical and its only mandate is to hold free and fair elections so it cannot...
View ArticleStudents, unhappy on MDCAT retake
After more than a month of waiting anxiously for their Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) results, students hailing from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), will now have to retake the exam in...
View ArticleK-P aims to woo private investment
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Caretaker Minister for Industries, Commerce, Technical Education, and Newly Merged Districts Affairs, Dr. Aamir Abdullah, has emphasized the significant population increase of 5.5...
View ArticleSeminar spotlights student suicides
Around 30 per cent people in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) suffer from mental ailments. Some of them recovered after treatment while a significant number of them lost their lives. This was revealed at a...
View ArticleYouth awareness ‘tool against extremism’
An integrated strategy aimed at fostering peace, tolerance, and solidarity among the youth, particularly students, has been formulated to combat the scourge of violent extremism. Dr. Ayaz Khan, the...
View ArticleFirst phase of Rashakai SEZ nears completion
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Caretaker Minister of Industries, Commerce, Technical Education, and Newly Merged Districts Affairs, Dr. Aamir Abdullah, emphasized the significance of the Rashakai Special...
View ArticlePrograms approved to increase literacy rate in tribal districts
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has approved the Sabawoon Schools Initiative (SSI) and Establishment of Middle Community Schools (MGBECs) program of the Department of Education aimed to increase the...
View ArticleDir school operates with one teacher
Approximately 300 students from a government primary school embarked on a 50-kilometer march to stage a protest outside the District Education Office in Dir Upper district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P)...
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