Local fault: Local govt system still awaits grass roots staff
PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa administration may have been quick enough to hold local government (LG) elections, but putting the system in place is another matter altogether. The process of...
View ArticleHey, big spender : ADP sees 11% growth in spending in FY2014-15
PESHAWAR: An increase of 11% has been recorded in K-P’s Annual Development Programme (ADP) spending, stated a handout from the Chief Minister’s Secretariat. It also stated its expenditure of 90% was...
View ArticleAbove the law: CEC disqualifies 26 lawmakers in Gilgit-Baltistan (Peshawar city)
GILGIT: Gilgit-Baltistan’s chief election commission (CEC) has disqualified over two dozen members of the legislative assembly for failing to submit details of their assets and liabilities. Chief...
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Bleak future: Renovation of girls school on hold despite orders
SHERGARH: With little satchels around their shoulders, around 200 primary school girls go to a private residence in Gul Ahmad Kalay in Shergarh, Mardan every morning to study. They do not have any...
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Woes on repeat : Kalabagh will drown Peshawar, Mardan: JI
PESHAWAR: Representatives of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) urged Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to stop his minister from issuing statements regarding the construction of Kalabagh Dam and close the matter forever....
View ArticleBuilding pressure: Wazira Bibi under fire for speaking up against...
DI KHAN: A jirga in DI Khan is threatening Wazira Bibi, a woman from Kari Shah Muzai in Parowa tehsil, for speaking up against women’s disenfranchisement. Wazira Bibi had filed a case in Peshawar High...
View ArticleAmid disagreements: PPP to hold intra-party polls on phase-wise basis
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Peoples Party has decided to look beyond internal disagreements in its Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa chapter and plans to hold intra-party elections on a phase-wise basis. The decision has been...
View ArticleRadioactive: Soil around diesel vehicle workshops contaminated
PESHAWAR: University of Peshawar (UoP) MPhil student Neelma Asad said pollution generated by automobile workshops was a matter of serious concern in the city but the government turned a blind eye to...
View ArticleSheesha-Smoking : Two cafes sealed in F-11, E-11
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Administration has sealed two cafes for providing sheesha to customers. Cafe Black Lounge in Sector E-11 and Café Redex in F-11 Markaz were raided by...
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Vehicle registration: Chip-based cards introduced
ISLAMABAD: The Excise and Taxation Department on Friday started the issuance of chip-based registration cards containing details of both the vehicle and the owner. According to Deputy Commissioner...
View ArticlePolluting the environment: Two steel mills sealed in industrial area
ISLAMABAD: Two steel mills in the capital’s industrial sector have been sealed for violating environmental laws and creating pollution. A monitoring team from the Pakistan Environmental Protection...
View ArticlePhase-II: PIMS burn centre extension on the cards
ISLAMABAD: The second phase of the extension of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) Burn Care Centre (BCC) will start soon. This was informed by BCC Head Dr Tariq Iqbal on Friday....
View ArticleExchange programmes: Pakistan to offer 100 scholarships to Cuba
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has approved 100 fully-funded engineering scholarships for Cuban students. The premier has forwarded the request to the Higher Education Commission (HEC) for...
View ArticlePTI goes to court seeking fresh delimitation in capital
ISLAMABAD: While challenging an order of the delimitation authority, The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) has urged the Islamabad High Court to issue directions for conducting fresh delimitation of...
View ArticleEducational development: HEC working on several projects in G-B
ISLAMABAD: Chief Minister Gilgit-Baltistan Hafeezur Rehman called visited the Higher Education Commission (HEC) on Friday to discuss higher education opportunities for the region. HEC Chairman Dr...
View Articlehit-and-run: Man killed on road
ISLAMABAD: A man was killed in a hit-and-run in the Nilore area of Islamabad on Friday. Aqif Rehman lodged a complaint with the local police that a speeding tractor trolley (RL-3015) hit his brother,...
View ArticleBurglaries: Robbers strike at two places
ISLAMABAD: A woman was looted and a house was burgled within the Sihala police limits during the last 24 hours. In the first incident, Khalid Aftab lodged a complaint with the local police that three...
View ArticleMissing women: Three booked for kidnapping
The Aabpara police on Friday booked three persons for allegedly kidnapping three sisters from their house in Sector G-6. Muhammad Zubair lodged a complaint with the local police stating that Sajid Ali...
View ArticleTraining workshop: Judge laments disastrous impact of terrorism
ISLAMABAD: The issue of terrorism is a global one, but Pakistan bears the brunt of its impact, according to a judge of the Supreme Court. “Terrorism is unacceptable in all its forms and...
View ArticleShahid Bikak case: Arrest warrants issued for alleged gangster
KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) issued on Saturday non-bailable warrants of arrest for alleged gangster Shahid Bikak for repeatedly not appearing before the judge in four cases. Bikak is an...
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