Tag: Kp

KP government in hectic efforts to make up for lost forests

Terrorism and massive floods during last and the previous year’s summer have badly affected forests throughout Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Federally Administrative Tribal Areas...

Prolonged outages irk people of KP

Prolonged and unscheduled load shedding of up to 20 hours in various cities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has adversely affected the routine life besides seizing...

KP govt allocates 2% quota for eunuchs in employments

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Social Welfare, Sitara Ayaz has said that provincial government was taking all steps to facilitate the eunuchs and two percent...

KP on alert after reports of Congo virus

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Department on Monday put the province on high alert after confirmation of cases of Congo virus (CCHF) in certain localities...

Misappropriation of $4m in schools rehabilitation project in KP: UNICEF

UNISEF on Friday said in 2010 its internal financial oversight system uncovered irregularities in a school rehabilitation project in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It immediately froze funds...

KP governor hints at introduction of local bodies system in FATA

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Barrister Masood Kausar on Wednesday hinted at the introduction of local bodies system in FATA. “We are seriously considering turning municipal...

Shujaat dissolves PML-Q KP chapter to preempt Muqam’s defection

In an apparent bid to preempt any move by PML-Q Khyber Pakhtunkhwa President Amir Muqam to join the PML-N, PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain...

Rain expected during next 24 hours

Pakistan Metrological Department (PMD) has predicted rain with thunder and dust storm in upper parts of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan and some parts...

Mangal Bagh is dead, claims KP IG

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inspector General of Police Akbar Hoti on Monday claimed that the chief of banned militant group Lashkar-e-Islam (LI), Mangal Bagh had been...

A humiliating spectacle

Country starved for a paradigm shift In a ground-breaking decision, the ECP has annulled the by-elections held in Tando Mohammad Khan and slapped a two...

Access denied

Women voters stopped That women voters were stopped from casting votes at a number of polling stations in Mardan NA-9 and Mianwali PS-44 constitutes a...

International media doesn’t understand FATA: KP journalists

Journalists and writers from border regions of both Pakistan and Afghanistan, assembled at Peshawar in connection with a two-day conference criticised international media for...

KP govt rejects allegation regarding BOK privitisation

Setting aside allegations regarding privatisation of Bank Of Khyber (BOK), Khyber Pukhtoonkhwa government made it clear that the lone financial institution is on improvement;...

KP Assembly condemns US Congress resolution

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Wednesday condemned the US Congress resolution regarding Balochistan, declaring it as a conspiracy against Pakistan’s sovereignty and integrity. Tabling...

No tax to be allowed in Malakand: Muqam

We will not let anyone take any kind of tax from the Malakand division and will thwart any such bid, Pakistan Muslim League–Quaid (PML-Q)...

KP, tribal journalists protest Mukaram Khan’s murder

Local and tribal journalists on Thursday asked the Taliban leaders in Pakistan and Afghanistan to explain their position whether they were involved in killing...

MQM introduces bill seeking new provinces in Punjab, KP

The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) introduced the 20th Constitution Amendment Bill of 2012 in the National Assembly on Tuesday seeking the creation of new...