Tag: Kp

Quake devastates Pakistan, leaves 23 dead

--Police official says there's a lot of damage to infrastructure in Mirpur; roads sunk down --PM expresses grief over loss of lives, directs NDMA to...

Mobile testing labs to ensure clean drinking water in KP

PESHAWAR: The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa wants to make sure the people of the province have access to clean drinking water and has set up...

PM takes notice of rise in polio cases in KP, calls...

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan, taking notice of a sharp rise in polio cases in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has called an urgent meeting to review measures...

4 more polio cases found in KP and Balochistan

-Cases surface in KP's Bannu and Balochistan's Killa Abdullah, Jaffarabad; taking total polio cases to 41 this year PESHAWAR/QUETTA: National Emergency Operations Centre for Polio Eradication on...

Earthquake jolts KP districts

PESHAWAR: An earthquake of high intensity jolted various districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Sunday but no causalities or property damages were reported. According to...

KP govt threatens to sack protesting medics

--Information minister says govt will open OPDs on Saturday at all costs As Khyber Pakhtunkhwa doctors’ strike enters third days, Information Minister Shaukat Yousafzai on...

KP govt to take up province’s share in PSDP with Centre,...

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Senior Minister Atif Khan Tuesday informed the house that matters relating to province’s share in Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) would be...

KP govt diverts Rs30m schools’ fund to Samiul Haq’s seminary: report

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has diverted Rs30 million meant for the development of public sector higher secondary schools in the province to Maulana...

Three killed as heavy rain lashes KP

Heavy rains in parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Peshawar killed three persons and injured 42 others. The ceiling of BRT stations flew in the air due...

Probe reveals corruption in KP govt’s education scheme: report 

--Iqra Farogh-e-Talim seeks to enroll out of school children, between ages of 5-16 , through a voucher scheme   An inquiry has revealed massive corruption in...

Another head rolls over delay in Peshawar metro bus project

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government on Wednesday removed Peshawar Development Authority (PDA) Director General Israrul Haq over delay in Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project,...

Three exam controllers in KP removed over paper leak, cheating

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government on Wednesday removed examination controllers of Kohat, Bannu and Abbottabad boards for failing to prevent paper leaks and cheating...

KP Food Authority seizes huge quantity of minced unhygienic meat

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Food Safety and Halal Food Authority seized huge quantity of mince unhygienic meat/intestines and arrested five here on Sunday. On...

PM Imran to visit Bajaur Agency on Friday

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Bajaur Agency on Friday. PM's Special Adviser Iftikhar Durrani in a video message said, “The federal government is...

Success of Billion Tree Tsunami unprecedented: PM Imran

Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Sunday that the success of the Billion Tree Tsunami was unprecedented and it was made possible with the...

General elections in tribal districts to be held in June

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government will hold general elections on 16 general seats of the provincial assembly in the merged tribal districts in June. According...

KP put on high alert

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan has issued special instructions to the chief secretary, inspector general of police and administrative heads of all...