Tag: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP)

KP govt plans to put over 800,000 children in school: report

PESHAWAR: The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has decided to enroll and estimate of 800,000 children in government schools in a fresh enrollment campaign which is expected...

Peshawar’s BRT project to include bicycle-sharing app

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar's Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project will include a bicycle-sharing system for commuters, TransPeshawar said on Wednesday. As per details, TransPeshawar -- an urban...

Govt decides to dissolve SAFRON Ministry

PESHAWAR: The federal government on Tuesday decided to dissolve the Ministry of States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) following the merger of the Federally Administered Tribal...

PTI govt shuffles police chiefs of three provinces

ISLAMABAD: The Inspector General of Police (IGP) in three provinces -- Punjab, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) -- have been shuffled, stated an official...

KP gov calls explanation over ‘communicating with donkeys’ WhatsApp message

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) chief secretary called for an explanation from a Population Welfare Department (PWD) employee for "indecent conduct in a social media...

PTI likely to play dynastic politics in KP by-elections

The PTI government is implementing dynastic politics in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) by securing party tickets for family members in the by-elections that will be held...

Peshawar among five highly sensitive KP districts in Muharram

PESHAWAR: As the holy and first month of the Islamic calendar is starting from Saturday, the district administrations across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have started beefing up...

KP cabinet ministers take oath

PESHAWAR: The members of the new Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) cabinet took oaths for their offices at the KP Governor House on Wednesday. The KP cabinet comprises...

PTI govt announces 15-member KP cabinet

PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday announced a 15-member cabinet for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province with two advisors and a special assistant to the chief...

PM to interview KP ministerial candidates on Tuesday

Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan called 12 hopeful candidates for ministerial positions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) to Islamabad for interviews on Tuesday, according to...

SC directs KP govt to submit details of money spent on...

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday directed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government to provide details of the expenditures made on the province's hospitals. Moreover, Chief...

KP in need of more, better health staff: report

PESHAWAR:  The province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) faces massive shortage and quality of human resource in key areas, particularly after the merger of the tribal areas,...

PTI shortlists names for KP CM slot

PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday shortlisted names for the post of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) chief minister. Atif Khan, Mohammad Ishtiaq Urmar and Shaukat Yousafzai...

Only four of 9 PTI-govt built universities recognised by HEC

PESHAWAR: Higher Education Commission (HEC) records show that only four of the nine universities claimed to have been built by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)...

Elections roundup: Shouting fire in a crowded theatre

DONKEY HATE SPEECH: Times are strange when you’re five days away from election day and what might soon be the largest party in parliament has...

Surveys predict close-run between PTI, PML-N in 2018 elections

LAHORE: Although Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is ahead of all other political parties in terms of the overall support among the masses across the country,...

Federal, KP govts agree to conduct overall rehabilitation of tribal areas

PESHAWAR: Caretaker Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Justice (r) Dost Muhammad Khan and Federal Minister for Information, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Syed Ali...