Police official shot dead in Bannu
Unidentified motorcyclists shot dead a police official in Khyber-Paktunkhwa's Bannu district on Wednesday. The policeman, identified as Ashraf Khan, was enroute for polio duty on Mandan road when he...
View ArticleK-P to send 500,000 skilled workers abroad
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa caretaker provincial government aims to send 500,000 skilled workers abroad by focusing on technical education. This is being done under the ‘Prosperous Pakhtunkhwa Program’...
View ArticlePDMA finalises winter contingency plan for K-P
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), under the guidance of the relief, rehabilitation and settlement department, has formulated the Winter Contingency Plan for...
View ArticleInquiry ordered into record rooms fires
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has initiated an inquiry into the recent fire incidents that occurred in the “mafooz khanas” (record rooms), resulting in the destruction of valuable land records. The...
View ArticleHayatabad jogging track set to open
Commissioner Peshawar Division, Muhammad Zubair, has directed the timely opening of the Hayatabad Jogging and Cycle Track to the public by the end of this month. These directives were issued during his...
View ArticleICRC’s gala champions disability inclusion
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) organized an “Inclusive Education Gala” at the University of Peshawar to commemorate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Individuals...
View ArticleSelective ban? ANP rally permitted
Despite the imposition of Section 144 in Shangla district, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) on November 20, the Awami National Party (ANP) has been granted permission to conduct a public rally. In contrast,...
View ArticleK-P hospitals receive vital cash injection
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government has disbursed over Rs1.85 billion to 15 medical teaching institutes (MTI) hospitals across the province, addressing the critical need for life-saving medicines....
View ArticlePTI's Sher Afzal Marwat, other booked for violating sec 144
A first information report (FIR) was registered against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senior Vice President Sher Afzal Khan Marwat and workers for organising a worker's convention in Swabi on...
View ArticleJI lends support to Chaman protest
Amir Jamat-e-Islami (JI) for Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), Professor Muhammad Ibrahim Khan, has declared his support for the ongoing Chaman sit-in, which has persisted for over 45 days. In a press...
View ArticleE-cigarettes : New addiction of choice for youth
Vaping is the new cool, regardless of how injurious it might be to health, and teenagers and adults alike, in Peshawar, are hooked to the flavoured nicotine electronic devices. Traditionally referred...
View ArticleUnpaid salary sparks LG employees protest
Mayor Peshawar and local government employees are at an impasse over unpaid salaries, leading metropolitan employees to declare a strike and initiate a sit-in outside the Mayor’s office starting today...
View ArticlePakistani trucks restricted beyond Jalalabad
The Afghan government has implemented a ban on Pakistani transporters, restricting them from traveling beyond Jalalabad in the war-torn country. This revelation surfaced during a grand Jirga of the...
View ArticlePHC reserves judgment on Swat mayor cases
The Peshawar High Court has reserved judgment on the details of cases filed against Swat Mayor Shahid Ali. In a hearing yesterday, a two-member bench, consisting of Justice S M Attique Shah and Justice...
View ArticleAt least seven, including four children, injured in Peshawar blast
At least seven people, including four children were injured in an explosion on Peshawar's Warsak road early on Tuesday, hospital and rescue officials said. According to the details of the injured...
View ArticlePTI rejects S Babar’s ‘irrelevant’ objections
As the party appears to remain mired in internal quagmires, PTI’s central spokesperson Moazzam Butt on Monday lashed out at Akbar S. Babar's ongoing objections over the intra-party polls, asserting the...
View ArticlePeshawar struggles with street clutter
The bustling commerce centres of Peshawar – namely, Khyber and Shoba Bazar – are facing a severe encroachment issue that has rendered pedestrian movement nearly impossible for residents. Shopkeepers,...
View ArticleJI unveils candidates for February elections
The central parliamentary board of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has finalized candidates for the upcoming February 8 general elections in both the National and Provincial Assemblies. The announcement was made...
View ArticleSoldier martyred in fire exchange with terrorists in South Waziristan
A soldier of the Pakistan Army on Tuesday embraced martyrdom in a fire exchange between the security forces and terrorists in the general area Sararogha in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s South Waziristan...
View ArticleAfghan authorities close Torkham border crossing
Afghan authorities on Wednesday closed the Torkham border crossing between the two countries in an apparent protest against a 'Welcome to Pakistan' signboard being installed at the crossing's Zero...
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