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Four terrorists neutralized in Peshawar IBO

Security forces killed two terrorists in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the Hassan Khel area of Peshawar district on the night of May 30, reported Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on...

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Five people die in separate incidents

Four people died and two teenagers suffered injuries in separate incidents in the federal capital on Friday. According to the police, a family from Karak district was targeted over an old enmity....

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Robbery spree grips Haripur's Khalabat Township

The reign of lawlessness persists in Khalabat Township with another brazen robbery striking Faizan General Store in Chauhar Colony. Masked assailants stormed the premises, holding the store owner...

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Grand opposition alliance urges govt to fulfil promises with tribal areas

The leaders of the six-party alliance of opposition parties—Tehreek Tahaffuz-e-Ain-e-Pakistan—and elected members from erstwhile FATA accused the government of breaking promises to the people. In a...

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Task force on educational reforms holds meeting

The second meeting of the Task Force Committee on higher education reforms was held at the Khyber Medical University (KMU) under the supervision of the Vice Chancellor Meritorious, Professor Dr Ziaul...

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Literary week begins at medical college

Adviser to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister on Sports and Youth Affairs, Syed Fakhar Jahan, has urged the youth to focus on both curricular and co-curricular activities in their educational career. He...

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Special nutritional package announced for expectant mothers

As an important step towards maternal and child health care as well as preventing stunted growth of infants, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Sardar Ali Amin Khan Gandapur has decided in...

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Two policemen killed in Peshawar, Tank

Three people including two policemen were killed in separate incidents in Peshawar and Tank districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday. A police constable, who was on polio security duty, was martyred...

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Death toll in Quetta mine blast reaches 13

The death toll in the coal mine blast in Quetta has reached 13 as two more injured succumbed to their injuries at the hospital on Tuesday.  Of the 13 dead, four belong to Miandam in Swat while the rest...

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Video showing TTP ‘highway check-post’ goes viral

A video of the operatives of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has been making the rounds on social media platforms in which terrorists can be seen checking the Computerized National Identity...

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25 K-P varsities await appointment of VCs

Political differences between two high-ranking political personalities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) have stalled the appointments of vice chancellors at 25 public universities, further complicating an...

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Three K-P housing schemes inaugurated

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur on Wednesday launched three new housing schemes under the Provincial Housing Authority (PHA) including the Hangu Township, Dangram Housing...

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Provincial development cess rejected

The Swabi District Kisan Board has rejected the provincial government’s decision to impose an additional Rs50 per kilogram tax on tobacco leaves in the name of the Provincial Development Cess. Terming...

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K-P Governor Kundi accuses CM Gandapur of murder

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi has made serious allegations against Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, claiming he is involved in the murder of a provincial minister and other political...

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Solarisation of tube wells discussed

Top officials from the federal government, Quetta Electric Supply Company (QESCO), and the provincial government on Thursday held a meeting to discuss the transition of agricultural tube wells to solar...

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K-P procures ‘quality wheat directly from farmers’

For the first time in the history of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), the provincial government procured high-quality wheat directly from farmers without compromising on quality or quantity, provincial Food...

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Kundi orders third-party audit of public varsities

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi ordered on Thursday a third party audit of all public sector universities in the province and facilitating the process of fact-finding inquiries there,...

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Traders protest against anti-encroachment drive

The Capital Metropolitan administration’s operation against encroachment in Qissakhwani Bazaar Peshawar resulted in clashes between its staffers and traders on Thursday. The traders staged a protest...

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Peshawar Ruet-e-Hilal Committee announces sighting of Zilhaj moon

The Zonal Ruet-e-Hilal Committee in Peshawar has announced the sighting of the Zilhaj moon, although the final confirmation will come from the Central Committee's chairman, Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad....

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Three-day Orakzai spring festival kicks off

Advisor to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister on Tourism, Culture, Archaeology and Museums Zahid Chanzeb on Friday inaugurated the Orakzai Spring Festival in Orakzai tribal district. Talking on the...

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