ISLAMABAD: Awami National Party (ANP), an ally of the coalition government, has refused to accept the post of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) governor. ANP Senior Vice President Ameer Haider Khan Hoti called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad and political and economic situation in the country. The ANP senior leader informed the prime minister about … Read more
KARACHI: The recent hike in the power tariff under the head of fuel price adjustment is forcing the marble industry of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) to halt its production. The Buner Marble Association (BMA) on February 1, announced to go on a strike, demanding withdrawal of the additional taxes and fuel price adjustment charges in the power … Read more
A five-day anti-polio campaign begins in six southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday, Radio Pakistan reported. According to Coordinator Emergency Operation Center Abdul Basit, these districts include Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Tank, Dera Ismail Khan, South and North Waziristan tribal districts. During the five-day campaign, five thousand seven hundred mobile teams of the health department … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday turned down the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government plea, seeking a new date for holding local government elections’ second phase in the province. The apex court two-member bench heard the petition moved by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) against the Peshawar High Court’s (PHC) Abbottabad bench order. During … Read more
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), re-polling for local government (LG) elections in 13 districts will be held on Sunday. According to the Election Commission of Pakistan ECP), the re-polling will be held on various seats of local councils where elections were terminated either due to deteriorated situation on polling day or the death of the contesting … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Wednesday said the government is making efforts to improve the power transmission system in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) besides reducing line losses and curbing power theft. The prime minister, in a meeting to discuss the matters pertaining to the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO), said the government institutions were … Read more
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to Member National Assembly (MNA) Noor Alam Khan for censuring the party and its leadership in the National Assembly (NA) session last week. PTI Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) President Pervez Khattak issued the notice to the lawmaker and directed him to submit his response by January 24. … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday granted bail to a suspect who was arrested for allegedly smuggling 3.5kilogrammes (kgs) hashish. The suspect, Muhammad Saqib, was booked in Kohat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and the apex court granted him bail against the surety bonds worth Rs 200,000. During the hearing, the court expressed displeasure over … Read more
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Higher Education, Archives and Libraries Department Kamran Khan Bangash on Sunday announced that the citizens of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa would now be able to get their kidney and liver transplant free of cost through the Sehat Card Plus. “The Sehat Card Plus will now provide free liver and kidney transplants to … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan witnessed 42 per cent increase in terrorist attacks in 2021 compared to the previous year as the developments in Afghanistan had already started influencing its militant landscape and security. A total of 207 reported incursions in the year claimed 335 lives, an increase of 52 per cent from those killed in such attacks … Read more
Despite the defeat in the first phase of local government (LG) elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Defence Minister Pervez Khattak claims Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is still the most popular party in the province and largest in the country. Addressing the tehsil convention of PTI in Nowshera on Monday, the minister said KP is still a … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has given the Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA) six months to complete all under-construction schools in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) damaged or razed in the 2005 earthquake. A three-member bench of the top court headed Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Gulzar Ahmed presided over the case on Tuesday. An earthquake of … Read more
KARACHI: Leader of Opposition in National Assembly and Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said results of the first phase of local government elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had ended an expensive experiment. In a tweet, Shehbaz Sharif said the people of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa had rejected the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Read more: PTI accepts … Read more
PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday accepted its defeat in the first phase of local government elections in 17 districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Addressing media in Peshawar, Minister for Science and Technology Shibli Faraz said the PTI lost the LG elections because it had a contest against itself. Many of the PTI workers were … Read more
KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has succeeded in winning the first-ever case of conviction for the offence of money laundering based on massive tax evasion. The Directorate General I&I-IR had received financial intelligence in respect of Habibullah proprietor of Rai Trading Company, Bajaur, KP; wherein, it was disclosed that the quantum of transactions … Read more
LAHORE: Punjab which has the largest cantonment areas in the country is going to see a major political battle between the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in Sunday’s Local Government elections, to be held in all the 42 cantonment boards of the country. All preparations for the polls have been completed … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan has shared three names, each, to fill the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) vacant seats for Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa with Opposition Leader in National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif, confirmed Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Friday. Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry tweeted, along with an undated letter, that PM Imran Khan has … Read more
LAHORE: The Competition Commission of Pakistan on Friday imposed a hefty fine of Rs44 billion on the Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) and 81 member mills for violations of the Competition Act 2010. The PSMA has been imposed with the maximum fixed penalty of Rs75 million each for four contraventions, amounting to a total of … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s all major chambers of commerce and industry have expressed full confidence in the government’s business-friendly policies and measures taken for the ease of doing business and agree for consultative process for the formulation of a strategy to increase tax revenue, a statement said on Friday. The presidents of the country’s major chambers of … Read more
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Thursday assured his Chinese counterpart State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi that preliminary investigation into the bus tragedy near Dasu hydropower project in Kohistan shows that it was an accident and “no background of terrorist attacks has been found”. Qureshi, on behalf of the government and the people … Read more
Federal Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood has wished all the students appearing in the board exams, all the very best. He wrote on Twitter, “Exams are starting tomorrow in the remaining provinces and federating units. Wish all students taking exams from tomorrow the very best. Inshallah, all will do well.” “Those … Read more
Initially, the exams of classes matric and inter will take place Exams of class 9 and 11 will begin in the next phase No practical exams to be conducted this year Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) Minister for elementary and secondary education Shahram Khan Trakai said on Wednesday that the inter and matric exams will start from … Read more
Pakistan recorded 118 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus taking the national death tally to 18,915. According to the COVID-19 National Dashboard, the number of confirmed cases has surged to 858,026 after the inclusion of 3,785 cases of COVID-19 in a single day. Punjab remains the worst-hit province in terms of deaths … Read more
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Department has confirmed the presence of British coronavirus in the province. According to the details, Health Secretary Syed Imtiaz Hussain Shah in his statement said that samples from 20 patients were sent to Islamabad for testing, out of which 10 patients were found to be infected with the UK version of … Read more
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly passed a bill to protect women against domestic violence. According to the details, the bill stated that the violator will be jailed for five years, while financial, mental pressure will fall under the torture over women. Moreover, District Protection Committees would be formed to ensure the protection of the women. … Read more
The Khyber Pakhtun Khwa KP government has declared an extreme cold weather as the temperature has hit a freezing level in parts of the province after rain and snowfall. According to the relief department of the province, an extreme cold weather emergency has been declared in the province, under which free food and shelter would … Read more
A moderate intensity earthquake on Thursday jolted Swat and its adjoining areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). According to the details, the intensity of tremors recorded a 4.7 magnitude of the Richter scale. Earlier in October, a magnitude 4.9 earthquake shook northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), including Peshawar and Swat. The tremors were felt in the northern … Read more
The Government of Pakistan has reopened the application receiving process for Kamyab Jawan Program (KJP). Under the scheme, the applicants will be provided loans under soft and easy conditions. The provision of subsidized business loans is aimed at uplift of the youth by offering opportunities to utilize their entrepreneurial potential to the fullest. Under the scheme … Read more
