Tag: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Over 76% parents favour corporal punishment

Over 76 percent parents in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province believe that moderate punishment is important to discipline children, whereas child right activists stress the...

Imran’s pie in the sky

But a solid agenda is still missing That Imran could manage to hold what is being described as the largest public meeting in Karachi’s history...

Governor urges protection of children’s rights

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Governor Barrister Masood Kausar has stressed the need for making vigorous efforts at every level to protect the rights of children...

Swati’s resignation opens field for ANP

Being the single largest party in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Awami National Party (ANP) is likely to win the coming election for the Senate seat vacated...

‘Journalists… brace for more difficult times ahead’

With journalists from Karachi reluctant to take names of criminals or the organisations responsible and the provinces of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa already unsafe...

SBP releases mark-up rate for businesses in KP, tribal area

State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Wednesday announced the release of fourth installment of mark-up rate subsidy on business loans for the period of...

State-run dispensaries not providing services

Majority of public sector dispensaries across the country do not have basic medical equipment and are not providing free medicines to the people. A...

‘Federal govt yet to implement 18th amend’

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Minister for Sports, Tourism and Youth Affairs Syed Aqil Shah said on Monday that while the 18th amendment passed several months...

‘Change has started in FATA’

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Barrister Masood Kausar on Thursday said change in FATA has started and the process will continue without impediments. Talking to...

Cop, mourner killed in rocket attack on Kohat procession

A policemen and a civilian were killed and another three cops were injured when unidentified militants fired two rockets in Kohat on Monday. The...

Winter sets in

As the mercury falls to 12 Celsius, winter makes its presence felt in the provincial capital. Partly cloudy weather with chilly winds proved to...

‘KP should adopt modern methods for agri development’

More than 80 percent of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s population is directly or indirectly dependant on the agriculture sector and consequently on industries in the province,...

Nashpa well two: excavating hope

Throughout the course of history, the discovery of oil or indeed its correlated activities have always connoted an aura of ecstasy. The monetary significance...

Pensioners demand 300% increase in pensions

All Pakistan Civil Pensioners Association (APCPA) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) chapter appealed to President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and the KP...

Peshawar police kill two militants

A police party escaped unhurt as they killed two miscreants during a clash in Badhber, a suburb of Peshawar district on Thursday. According to...

NAB arrests KP additional secy for embezzling Rs 44m

National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Investigation Team arrested KP Additional Secretary (Administration) Peshawar Muhammad Rahim Khan on charges of corruption and misuse...

Maulana Rumi and Allama Iqbal remembered

Former chief secretary of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Muhammad Abdullah, said on Wednesday that the nation must follow the teachings of Maulana Rumi and Allama Muhammad...