Hazara braces for another heavy rain spell
The district administrations of the region have directed all departments to take precautionary measures and make necessary preparations in view of a forecast for heavy rains. Citizens were advised to...
View ArticleAt least 32 killed in K-P torrential rains
The death toll from torrential rains in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has reached 32 and more than 40 have been injured, a report by the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said on Wednesday. The...
View ArticlePakistan Railway set to launch Safari tourist train
Pakistan Railways has finalised its preparations to launch the Attock Khurd Safari tourist train from Peshawar and Rawalpindi to Attock Khurd. This train is now making its second launch, with the...
View ArticleSeven terrorists killed as infiltration bid from Afghanistan foiled
Security forces on Tuesday killed at least seven terrorists who were trying to infiltrate the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in the North Waziristan district, the military said in a statement. “On 16...
View ArticleMinor girl among 7 martyred as customs team ambushed in DI Khan
Five Customs Intelligence officials and two civilians, including a five-year-old girl, were martyred when unidentified gunmen ambushed a team of the Customs Intelligence and escaped from the scene in...
View ArticleAxe falls on 3 fisheries dept officials
A significant case of embezzlement has come to light in the procurement of fish and fish feed at Pakistan’s oldest Trout hatchery in the Kaghan Valley. Once the inquiry confirmed the allegations, the...
View ArticleBid to smuggle weapons foiled at Torkham border
In a successful operation on Saturday, the Customs Appraisement team at the import terminal in Torkham intercepted a smuggling attempt, preventing illegal weapons and ammunition worth Rs4.1 million...
View ArticleK-P opposes deporting ‘legal’ Afghans
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has said that Afghan citizens residing legally in the country should not be harassed or deported. “This might [further] strain ties between Pakistan and Afghanistan,”...
View ArticleK-P universities entrenched in financial issues
Whenever the country undergoes a period of economic downslide, the government begins its economizing plan by conveniently reducing the share of state resources allocated for the higher education sector...
View ArticleSenior army commanders pay tribute to DI Khan martyrs
In a display of solidarity and gratitude, senior army commanders visited the families of eight Customs officials who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty in two separate incidents in April...
View ArticleKaghan road reopening kindles tourism hopes
After six months of closure due to heavy snowfall, landslides, and glacier collapse, the crucial Kaghan highway leading to the renowned tourist destination of Naran is finally undergoing restoration....
View ArticlePolio eradication drive inaugurated
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa's Health Minister, Syed Qasim Ali Shah, officially commenced the polio eradication campaign by personally administering polio drops to a child at the Police Services Hospital...
View ArticleCustoms seizes drugs worth Rs1b at Torkham border crossing
Customs officials at the Torkham border crossing, situated between Pakistan and Afghanistan, successfully intercepted a significant cache of illicit substances worth one billion rupees in an operation...
View ArticleWaziristan judge ‘abducted’ from DI Khan-Tank Road
Sessions Judge Shakirullah Marwat was abducted by unknown individuals while traveling on the Dera Ismail Khan-Tank Road on Saturday, sources said. The armed abductors left behind the judge's security...
View ArticleStrawberry production suffers due to climate change
Agricultural families residing in underdeveloped mountainous terrains rely largely on seasonal fruit production for maintaining their survival throughout the year however, as the pernicious effects of...
View ArticleTwo terrorists killed in DI Khan IBO
At least two terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based operation conducted in the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Sunday....
View ArticleHeavy rains claim five lives in K-P
The heavy rains in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) have resulted in the loss of over five lives and injuries to eight others over the past two days, according to a report released by the Provincial Disaster...
View ArticleAt least four terrorists killed in Tank IBO
At least four terrorists were killed by security forces during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) conducted in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa's Tank district, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on...
View ArticleJudge abducted from DI Khan reaches home: CTD confirms
Sessions Judge Shakirullah Marwat, who was abducted by unidentified kidnappers on Dera Ismail Khan’s Tank Road, has returned home safely, the Counter-Terrorism Department confirmed early Monday. The...
View ArticleCTD arrests ‘four key TTP men’ involved in Besham attack
The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) claimed to have arrested on Monday four key operatives belonging to the Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) involved in the Besham terror attack in which five Chinese...
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