CTD foils IS-K plot to attack Fazl, Aimal
The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) foiled a major terrorist attack in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), arresting two would-be suicide bombers from Peshawar, who intended to target two top politicians in...
View ArticleFour terrorists ‘sent to hell’ in two security forces operations in K-P
The security forces on Saturday executed two successful operations in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, resulting in the neutralisation of four terrorists, as reported by the military. The Inter-Services...
View Article'0.5m youth to be ‘sent abroad for jobs in a year’
Caretaker Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Justice (retd) Syed Arshad Hussain Shah has said that the provincial government is working under the ‘Khushal Pakhtunkhwa Initiative’ to empower the youth by...
View ArticleGirls’ education : Demand surges for female teachers
Just a decade ago, in the Mohmand tribal district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the government initiated several awareness campaigns to persuade parents to send their girls to schools. Unfortunately, these...
View ArticleMarket-driven courses ordered in universities
The Caretaker Chief Minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Justice (retd) Syed Arshad Hussain Shah, has urged vice-chancellors to introduce market-based courses for ongoing university admissions. Emphasizing...
View ArticlePTI candidate faces tribal backlash
A tribal lashker on Sunday set ablaze the vehicle of former provincial minister Muhammad Iqbal Wazir, imposing a hefty Rs2 million fine as ordered by the Otmanzai Jirga. The incident stems from Wazir’s...
View ArticleFemale voters hold key in K-P election
Despite frigid weather conditions, election campaigns are gaining momentum nationwide, particularly in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, where a staggering 128.585 million registered voters, including 59.322 million...
View ArticleBorder dispute strands thousands of trucks at Torkham crossing
Thousands of trucks were stranded at the busiest frontier crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan on Monday, Afghan officials said, days after border points were closed to trade in the latest row...
View ArticleTorkham border shut as talks remain inconclusive
The Torkham border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan remained shut on the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday, as a flag meeting between the officials from both sides regarding the visa...
View ArticleAnti-polio worker shot dead in Bajaur
An anti-polio worker was shot dead in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s (K-P) Bajaur district on Friday, police said, accusing terrorists who frequently target vaccination teams of being behind the attack. Pakistan...
View ArticleK-P voters to decide fate of five party chiefs
The general elections in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa offer several key contests as the province’s voters will decide the fate of at least five political party chiefs and six former chief ministers, besides a...
View ArticleFive found dead in village near Dera Ismail Khan
Five people were found shot dead on Saturday in a village near Dera Ismail Khan, the police reported. Local residents initially found four bodies. However, another victim was discovered as...
View ArticleKhattak vows to wipe out Imran, PTI in polls
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarians Chairman Pervez Khattak has vowed to wipe out Imran Khan and the PTI in the upcoming general elections, claiming that he will be the next Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa...
View ArticleNawaz promises development in K-P if voted in
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif promised a slew of development projects in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) on Monday if his party is voted in on February 8. Addressing a public...
View ArticleFather kills son over hoisting PTI flag at home
A father killed his son after the pair disagreed about which political party flag to display in the lead-up to general election, police said. The argument broke out when the son, who recently returned...
View ArticleTorkham border crossing reopens after 10-day closure
Torkham border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan was reopened for trade after a 10-day closure, as announced by authorities on Tuesday. Officials reported that Afghanistan’s consular general in...
View ArticleSnow turns K-P into winter wonderland
In the wake of a protracted cold snap and an unusually snowless winter across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the regions of Lower and Upper Chitral, Malam Jaba in Swat, and the surrounding mountainous districts,...
View ArticlePeshawar gates lost beneath election paraphernalia
The historic gates of Peshawar, meticulously restored by the Awami National Party (ANP) government years ago, now bear little resemblance to their former grandeur. Covered from end to end in posters,...
View ArticleECP dispels false fatwa against women voting
Responding to reports of a purported fatwa (Islamic decree) barring women from voting in Kohistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) debunked the claim on Monday,...
View ArticleTerrorist killed in North Waziristan IBO
Security forces on Monday killed a terrorist during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district, the military said in a statement. During the conduct of the...
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