Up in smoke: Over 300 acres scrub forest reduced to ashes
HARIPUR: Over 300 acres of scrub forest went up in a cloud of smoke in Khanpur. A large number of villagers believed this was a deliberate act of arson. Officials told The Express Tribune on Friday,...
View ArticleNew and improved: IGP highlight need for people-friendly police force
PESHAWAR: Reform initiatives taken by the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa police to rid the system of the ‘thana culture’ and improve public service delivery were brought to the fore at a meeting of subdivisional...
View ArticleTwo sides of the coin: Families of suspects protest outside Abbottabad DC’s...
ABBOTTABAD: The family members of 15 suspects, arrested on charges of setting a teenage girl ablaze in Makol, held a protest outside the Abbottabad DC’s office on Friday. They insisted their relatives...
View ArticleWave of panic: IED blast in Toheedabad
PESHAWAR: The main gate of a house was damaged when an improvised explosive device went off in Toheedabad, within the jurisdiction of Yakatoot police station, on Thursday night. According to the...
View ArticleSurvey finds: Malakand has most people with disabilities
PESHAWAR: Malakand Division has the highest number of people with disabilities. This was mentioned in a survey conducted by the social welfare department and Provincial Disaster Management Authority....
View ArticleBody count: Three dead in Chitral
CHITRAL: At least three people, including a college student, died in separate incidents in Chitral on Friday. A police official told The Express Tribune, a businessman reportedly committed suicide in...
View ArticleAgainst rodents: WSSP says 7,500 rats killed in city
PESHAWAR: Over 7,500 giant rats have been killed in the city and its outskirts as part of an operation against rodents. This was shared by Water and Sanitation Services Peshawar (WSSP). The campaign...
View ArticleOver office space: Monitoring chairperson, education officer at loggerheads
SHABQADAR: Differences have emerged between the Charsadda district education officer (DEO) and chairperson of the district council education monitoring committee. The committee’s chairperson had...
View ArticleDivestment: Cabinet body approves sale of govt stake in KAPCO
ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP) has accorded approval to divestment of government’s remaining stake in Kot Addu Power Company (Kapco) and also allowed sale of shares in Mari...
View ArticleStudy of shadow economy: Where can Karachi make more money
KARACHI: Land is the largest source of income generation in Karachi’s shadow economy, which can foster more informal and illicit activity, according to a study by the United States Institute of Peace...
View ArticleG-B hydropower potential remains untapped
ISLAMABAD: The hydro-power potential of Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) can change the fate of the country as it has an estimated capacity of thousands of megawatts which could be used to resolve the energy...
View ArticleKCCI, FBR discuss budget proposals
KARACHI: Advisor to Prime Minister on Revenue Haroon Akhtar Khan has said that the government is focused on presenting a budget with a clear objective to spur economic growth, encourage investment in...
View ArticleBudget recommendations: Govt asked to do away with amnesty schemes
LAHORE: A group of businessmen has recommended broadening of the tax base through appropriate legislation to ensure that all income-earners pay their equitable share of taxes, including on agriculture...
View ArticleTerror camps in Balochistan: FC seizes arms dumps
QUETTA: In two separate operations, Frontier Corps troops seized the arms dumps of banned separatist groups in Kohlu and Jaffarabad districts on Saturday. According to an FC spokesman, the paramilitary...
View ArticleExpert opinion: PM off for medical check-up, meeting with Zardari
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will proceed to London for a medical check-up sometime after May 20, official sources said. During his trip PM Nawaz is also expected to discuss with top PPP...
View ArticleKarachi operation: DG Rangers briefs CM, governor on recent arrests
KARACHI: Law enforcement agencies have nabbed terrorists belonging to al-Qaeda and the Indian spy agency RAW. This was disclosed at a meeting between Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah and DG Rangers Major...
View ArticleToo hot to handle: ECP cagey about publishing details of MPs’ assets
ISLAMABAD / ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is reluctant to comply with the request of a parliamentary body on electoral reform and wants specific legislation before it publishes...
View ArticleLondon’s mayor: Sadiq victory deflated claims of Imran’s popularity, says Rashid
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid has said the defeat of Zac Goldsmith in London mayor’s election had ‘deflated the balloon’ of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan’s so-called...
View ArticleNaval ambitions: Pakistan concerned at nuclearisation of Indian Ocean
ISLAMABAD: Alarmed at India’s naval nuclear ambitions, Islamabad has taken up New Delhi’s recent test of a submarine-launched, nuclear-capable ballistic missile with its arch rival, amid fears the move...
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FIR lodged as Khurram Zaki laid to rest
KARACHI: Police registered an FIR on Sunday against unidentified assailants who gunned down rights activist and blogger Khurram Zaki on Saturday. Investigations have also been launched into the attack....
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