Tag: Kp

As many as 356 micro hydel power stations to be constructed...

ISLAMABAD: A report quoting Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's (KP) Energy and Power Department on Sunday said that as many as 356 micro hydel power stations will be...

ANP will give attention to education, health in KP: Hoti

ISLAMABAD: Awami National Party's (ANP) provincial President Amir Haider Khan Hoti on Sunday said that if the party comes into power, they will focus on...

CTD arrests terrorist with Rs0.5m head bounty in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: The counter-terrorism department (CTD) arrested a wanted terrorist with Rs0.5 million head bounty during a raid in the provincial capital on Saturday. The CTD sources...

Peshawar blast sparks debate on candidates’ safety

The killing of Haroon Bilour, a prominent politician from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has sparked a debate about the state’s security measures and its ability to...

KP CM proposes removal of CS, IGP, others following attack on...

PESHAWAR: In view of the suicide attack on a corner meeting of the Awami National Party (ANP) in Peshawar on Tuesday, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Caretaker...

Poor farmer’s son secures first position in KP’s engineering test

The son of a poor farmer in Swabi the other day topped the province-wide Educational Testing and Evaluating Agency (ETEA) engineering entrance test in Swabi,...

Election turn close friends into rivals on NA-29 in KP

PESHAWAR: The 2018 general election has turned two close friends of recent past – Amir Muqam of the Pakistan Muslim League-N and Nasir Khan Musazai...

KP shares recovery plan for newly-merged tribal areas

Ignacio Artaza-led UNDP delegation calls on CM Dost in Peshawar PESHAWAR: Caretaker Chief Minister Dost Muhammad Khan spoke out his mind about the overall recovery...

Despite untiring efforts, KP health officials still face threat from poliovirus

PESHAWAR: Amidst a remarkable decline in polio-affected cases throughout the country, Health officials in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) still fearing threats to its untiring efforts...

‘Commitment to education’: PTI appointed intermediate pass minister in KP

Despite tall claims made by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan regarding his government's effort to uplift the education sector and quality in Khyber...

‘Green gold’: KP plants hundreds of millions of trees

HEROSHAH: The change is drastic: around the region of Heroshah, previously arid hills are now covered with forest as far as the horizon. In...

Muttahida Qabail Party demands timely polls in tribal areas

ISLAMABAD: Muttahida Qabail Party (MQP) Chairman Habib Malik Aurakzai has said that nothing could dampen their courage and vowed to continue the sit-in till acceptance...

Minister says govt to ensure FATA’s smooth merger in KP

ISLAMABAD: Interim Minister for Law and Justice Syed Ali Zafar on Saturday said that merger process of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the...

FATA ADP approval, no longer under K-P governor’s jurisdiction

PESHAWAR: With the merger of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), the approval of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) of Fata is...

PTI workers urge Imran to review tickets’ distribution

ISLAMABAD: Leaders and workers of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) continued to protest outside party Chairman Imran Khan’s residence in Bani Gala on the third consecutive...

Caretaker minister suggests more projects for tribal areas

FBR directed to come up with comprehensive proposals to fix taxation issues ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Law and Justice Barrister Syed Ali Zafar on...

Eidul Fitr celebrated in some parts of KP

PESHAWAR: Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated with traditional fervour in different areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including Peshawar, Nowshera and Bannu. A large congregation of Muslims offered Eid prayers...