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Two new polio cases emerge in KP

Two new cases of polio virus have been confirmed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday, raising this year’s national tally to five. According to the...

Jhagra says return of TDPs tops do-list when he takes charge...

Swift return of the temporarily displaced persons (TDPs) to their respective hometowns in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) is the top priority for...

Bureaucracy finally at ease as KP Ehtesab Commission effectively put to...

Officials say there was ‘tremendous pressure’ on bureaucracy due to DG Ehtesab Commission’s unbridled powers KP’s development budget remained under-utilised as officials postponed proposals for...

Khaqan rejects Imran’s allegation about NOC for exploration in KP

Says no NOC is pending or even required for exploration Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Tuesday categorically rejected Pakistan Tehrek-e-Insaf (PTI)...

Parliamentary panel concerned by massive crude oil theft in KP

  Expressing serious concerns over the massive crude oil theft in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the National Assembly Standing Committee on Petroleum to decided to summon...

Khan says Centre not giving NoCs to companies exploring gas reserves...

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Monday blamed the federal government for not giving No-Objection Certificate (NoC) to gas companies that have discovered...

KP CM lauds FC’s efforts against terrorism

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has said that the Frontier Corps (FC) has set an unprecedented example of gallantry in combating terrorism in...

Govt pacifies KP govt’s concerns over CPEC western route

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has said that the federal government had assured the provincial government that the western route will be an...

KP Accountability DG resigns over differences with PTI-led govt

Director General Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Ehtesab Commission Lt General (r) Hamid Khan resigned on Wednesday from his post. Khan’s resignation comes after the KP Cabinet...

Only small improvements made in Punjab, KP RTI laws: report

The Right to Information Laws of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were created as a step in the right direction towards better transparency and citizen...

KP govt utilises only 18 per cent ADP in first half...

The Centre of Governance and Public Accountability (CGPA) on Monday said that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government has utilised nearly 18 per cent of its...

Fog, chilly winds grip twin cities

    Already overwhelmed with freezing winds regularly blowing from the cold north, the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi have been in the grips of...

60 suspected IS supporters arrested in KP

Security forces on Friday arrested 60 suspected supporters of the Islamic State (IS) militants group from various areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The arrests were made...

Moderate earthquake jolts parts of KP, Punjab, GB and AJK

A moderate earthquake jolted parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Punjab, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday evening but no loss was reported. According to details,...

Mineral Dept seeks investment to identity economic value of 9 metallic...

  The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mines and Minerals Department has sought investment for ascertaining the economic value of nine metallic blocks identified in Chitral district during...

PTI fails to pass Prevention of Conflict of Interest Bill from...

  The PTI-led provincial government failed to pass the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Prevention of Conflict of Interest Bill, 2016 from the provincial assembly as the longest...

KP govt approves Rs 60 bln urban uplift programme

  The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has approved communication schemes of Rs 60 billion for the whole province this year; no new road schemes will be...