Heatwave to persist for several days in most parts of country
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Saturday warned about another heatwave in the coming four to five days, saying it would grip most parts of the country. The day temperatures are likely...
View Article‘Price inspection’ drive stepped up in Ramazan
District administration of Dir Lower was taking solid measures to facilitate residents during the holy month of Ramazan by ensuring edible items were available at affordable prices. As part of such...
View Article'Heavy rainfall' to hit most parts of country from Thursday
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Tuesday advised the relevant authorities to remain alert in the wake of monsoon rains starting from Thursday (June 30) in most parts of the country....
View ArticleMan, woman killed in name of ‘honour’
A woman and a man were shot dead in the area of Habib Canal within the jurisdiction of Gujar Khan police station on Sunday. The suspect fled after committing the crime. Police said that Sidra was...
View Article‘Rehabilitated drug addicts to get jobs in factories’
Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Information, Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif has said that government will hold meetings with industrialists to provide jobs to recently rehabilitated drug addicts....
View ArticlePTI protesters pour out onto streets nationwide
Supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) took to the streets on Friday immediately after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) disqualified its Chairman Imran Khan in Toshakhana reference....
View ArticleMeeting reviews regularization of WWB employees
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Labour, Shoukat Yousafzai on Friday chaired a meeting to review the pace of work on the regularization of employees of Workers Welfare Board (WWB). The meeting among...
View ArticleAction ordered against riverbank encroachments
Commissioner Mardan Division, Syed Abdul Jabbar Shah has directed action against all encroachments on the bank of rivers and nullah with immediate effect, which have caused losses during the recent...
View Article‘Ghost schools’ shut down during raids
Many “ghost schools" – non-functioning schools that continue to exist only on paper – in Central Kurram were shut down after teachers were found to be absent for years and registers showed fake names....
View ArticleAnti-polio campaign launched in 28 K-P districts
An anti-polio campaign in 28 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) has been launched to protect children from the crippling disease. Secretary Health Amir Tareen Sultan inaugurated the campaign....
View ArticleLG training promotes tribal women
Zuhra Bibi had rarely seen the world outside her mud house in Ghallanai, district Mohmand. Sitting at a table with notepads and documents on the local governance system lying around, the council member...
View ArticleCM invites tourists to Swat’s winter charm
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has reiterated his commitment not to compromise on law and order and made it clear that writ of the government will be established in Swat and...
View ArticleK-P Food Safety Expo kicks off
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Food Safety Authority in collaboration with Agriculture University Peshawar, University of Haripur, Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR), ARID University...
View ArticleChitrali teenager dies two weeks after suicide bid
Chitral Lower district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP), who was left seriously injured after he shot himself in a suicide attempt two weeks ago, succumbed to his injuries at a hospital in Peshawar on...
View ArticleThousands take to streets in Waziristan
After large scale protests in Swat, Buner, Dir Lower and Upper as well as Swabi, Lakki Marwat and Kurram, thousands of tribesmen took to the streets against increasing lawlessness and attacks at police...
View ArticleEconomy will bounce back soon: Muqam
Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political and Public Affairs, National Heritage and Culture, Engineer Amir Muqam, has said that the people of Pakistan will soon get good news regarding the improvement...
View ArticleIllegal logging goes on unchecked in Dir
Despite the government claims of planting trees across KhyberPakhtunkhwa (K-P), there are little efforts to protect the existing forests in the province as illegal logging of trees has been going on in...
View ArticlePTI moves SC for naming three suspects in Wazirabad attack FIR
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) filed a constitutional petition simultaneously in the Supreme Court's (SC) Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta registries on Monday challenging the decision not to...
View ArticleMPAs demand stern action against narcotics use
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Shagufta Malik on Monday demanded of the government to take appropriate measures to curb the increasing consumption of ice and other...
View ArticlePlan to make CECVE fully functional
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government decided on Monday to make the Centre of Excellence on Countering Violent Extremism (CECVE) fully operational and allowed releases of necessary funds for the...
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