Tag: Peshawar
Stolen material of bus rapid transit project recovered in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: Stolen construction material from the Peshawar Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Corridor project was recovered during raids at different godowns of the city.
Police have arrested...
Peshawar among five highly sensitive KP districts in Muharram
PESHAWAR: As the holy and first month of the Islamic calendar is starting from Saturday, the district administrations across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have started beefing up...
Transgender community launches protest in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: The Provincial Alliance for Transgender and Intersex Community staged a day-long sit-in in Peshawar, demanding rights and protection for the community.
Two days after...
Physiotherapists hope new KP govt sets up regulatory body
20,000 doctors of physiotherapy hope that the new Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government will set up a regulatory body which will allow them to treat people autonomously....
Insufficient facilities at Peshawar Haji Camp making pilgrims suffer: report
PESHAWAR: Hajj aspirants coming from different parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to Haji Camp, Peshawar, are met with insufficient facilities as the camp lacks air-conditioned...
20-year-old girl beaten, electrocuted by in-laws
PESHAWAR: A 20-year-old girl in Bara Sheikhan area of Peshawar was beaten and electrocuted to death allegedly by her in-laws, a postmortem examination revealed.
According to...
Abdul Wali Khan University officials arrested over graft charges
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chapter of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday arrested accused Treasurer Shafiq Ullah (BPS-19) and Procurement Officer Pir Asfandyar (BPS-18) of...
Seven ‘Afghan refugees’ killed over marriage proposal dispute in Peshawar
As many as seven people were killed in Peshawar’s Surizai village on the outskirt of the city in jurisdiction over an alleged marriage proposal...
Bilour family returns compensational cheque to govt
PESHAWAR: The widow of late Awami National Pakistan (ANP) leader Shaheed Haroon Bilour has returned the compensational cheque of the provincial government and clarified that...
Official accuses customs DG of corruption after dismissal
ISLAMABAD: Directorate of Customs Intelligence & Investigation in Peshawar has dismissed sepoy Aamir Shabbir who was posted at Field Investigation Unit (FIU), Mardan for...
30-year-old doctor found dead in hostel room
PESHAWAR: A 30-year-old doctor was reportedly found dead in his hostel room on Monday in Peshawar.
Trainee doctor Ehsanullah, a native of Tank district, at the Lady Reading Hospital’s...
Security beefed up in Peshawar ahead of elections
PESHAWAR: Ten more check posts have been established in different parts of the city in a bid to beef up the security ahead of...
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...
COAS condoles with family of martyred Haroon Bilour
PESHAWAR: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday visited Peshawar and met Bilour Family to condole the martyrdom of Awami...
Second monsoon spell to remain active, alert issued: NDMA
ISLAMABAD: The second monsoon spell is likely to remain active while low to medium flooding is expected in Chenab along with associated nullahs of...
Elections roundup: Another election, another Bilour
It was in a sea of red caps, teary eyes and defiant slogans that the ANP’s Haroon Bilour was given his last rites and...
Juma Khan Sufi’s Fraib-e-Natamam launches in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: A book launching ceremony of former professor and political activist Juma Khan Sufi "Fraib-e-Natamam" was held in Peshawar on Sunday.
A number of well-known personalities...
