Tag: KP govt

KP govt computerises prisoners’ record in 14 jails

PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has computerised the record of prisoners in 14 jails of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) so that speedy information can be...

KP govt withholds over Rs17bn of local bodies

Province releases Rs11bn of allocated budget to local bodies’ representatives PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has arbitrarily withheld more than Rs17 billion development funds allocated...

KP Govt to launch polio drive from August 6

A five-day polio vaccination drive in 16 high-risk districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) from August 6 will cater to approximately 3,627,000 children, a local...

CM orders inquiry against officials of KP House

PESHAWAR: Caretaker Chief Minister Dost Muhammad Khan on Tuesday directed for a thorough inquiry to determine names of officials who provided details of the government...

KP to get more caretaker ministers ‘within days’

CM Dost says recovery plan to include infrastructure development, rehabilitation and reconstruction plan and systematic extension of public sector institutions to seven newly-merged...

KP govt blames Centre for delay in mega projects

--CM Khattak says TransPeshwar will be completed by end of July PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has accused the federal government for delay in...

PTI decides against ending alliance with JI: reports

KARACHI: Despite growing differences with the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leadership has decided not to end its relationship with its Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa ally...

CJP Nisar demands update on APS case from KP govt

PESHAWAR: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Thursday took notice of the APS case currently languishing in courts and issued a...

KP govt seals JuD, FIF’s offices; seizes mosques and seminaries

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government on Saturday sealed the offices of Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) and its charity wing, Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF) besides seizing mosques and seminaries of...

KP govt starts housing scheme for low-income employees

ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has initiated a new housing project for low-income government employees of the province. According to Radio Pakistan, a spokesman of...

KP govt under criticism for aiding controversial school

ISLAMABAD: The provincial government of Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province came under sharp criticism for giving an Islamic seminary an estimated Rs.28million ($2,500,000) in...

Senators criticise KP govt for failing to establish forensic lab

Members of a Senate standing committee Thursday expressed extreme displeasure over the lack of forensic laboratories in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) after visiting Mardan in...

KP govt takes notice of ‘objectionable’ content in Afghan refugees’ books

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government took notice on Tuesday of the alleged anti-Pakistan curriculum being taught under a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)...

PTI chief, minister leave presser without answering queries concerning Karak issues

KARAK: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan Monday faced an embarrassing situation when he failed to answer the volley of questions asked by local...

KP govt notifies minimum wages for brick kiln workers

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Minimum Wages Board Monday notified minimum wages for various categories of workers employed in brick kilns across the province. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...

KP acquires land at Rashakai for setting up industrial zone under...

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has acquired 10,000 kanals of land at Rashakai near Mardan for the establishment of the industrial zone under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). A...

Imran says PTI will not hand development funds to MPs as...

CHITRAL: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday vowed that when his party comes to power, he will not allow development funds to...