Christmas celebrations continue amid tight security in PeshawarBy: Muhammad Shahid on December 27, 2019As Dilawar Samar enters All Saints Church in the city as part of Christmas celebrations, he remembers and prays for his daughter who had become a victim of the 2013 suicide attacks. “I can’t forget the day I was praying with Maira, 6-year-old then, at the church when the suicide bombers hit the venue,” he […]
Police recover 21 stolen cars, arrest four criminals in MardanBy: Muhammad Shahid on December 21, 2019In a major operation, the police in Mardan district claimed to have recovered 21 stolen cars and also arrested four members of a provincial gang of car lifters. District Police Officer (DPO) Mohammad Sajjad Khan told the media at Mardan Police Lines that they had formed a team comprising Anti-Car Lifting Cell in-charge Qadar Khan, […]
Seven more polio cases surface in KP, Balochistan and SindhBy: Agencies on December 20, 2019Seven new cases of polio surfaced in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Balochistan and Sindh, taking the toll to 114 this year. According to details, four patients have been reportedly attacked by polio virus in KP, while in Balochistan, two people got affected by this disease. Meanwhile, another polio case was reported in Sindh, taking the number […]
Polio team escapes suicide attack in Lakki MarwatBy: Muhammad Shahid on December 20, 2019A polio vaccination team narrowly escaped a suicide attack, as the bomber exploded himself in Lakki Marwat district on Thursday, police said. The health workers were vaccinating children in Hathi Khan village. The area was cordoned off by security forces and Lakki Marwat police, who launched a search operation for the arrest of other suspects […]
Two Afghan nationals escape from prison in Landi KotalBy: Ahmad Nabi on December 13, 2019Two Afghan prisoners detained at Torkham border fled from the jail in Landi Kotal on the night between Thursday and Friday. It needs to be mentioned here that on a tip, the National Logistic Cell (NLC) had apprehended two Afghan citizens in Torkham the other day, who were wanted to Islamabad police in various heinous […]
KP govt to collaborate with FIA in Peshawar BRT case probeBy: inp on December 13, 2019The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has announced to extend full cooperation with the Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) in case pertaining to the probe into the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). Spokesperson for the KP government Ajmal Wazir said on Thursday that the provincial government has no intentions to halt the investigation, adding that filing a plea in […]
UNDP, Japan team up for building capacity of law enforcers in ex-FATABy: Staff Report on December 11, 2019United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Government of Japan have joined hands to provide support to the government of Pakistan in building capacity of law enforcement agencies in the newly merged districts (erstwhile FATA). An agreement was signed to this effect on December 09, 2019. Under the agreement, the Government of Japan will establish […]
Anti-Corruption Day rally organised in Jamrud BazaarBy: Ahmad Nabi on December 11, 2019In connection with the International Anti-Corruption Day, a rally was organised in Jamrud Bazaar on Tuesday. The rally was organised under the banner of local administration and beside additional Deputy Commissioner, Khyber Jamshed Khan, Assistant Commissioner, Bara Naik Muhammad large number of locals, political workers, tribal elders and members of civil society were among the […]
UN’s Sustainable Development Goals Hail in Aga Khan Higher Secondary School ChitralBy: Mubashir Ali Sangal on December 2, 2019CHITRAL: The Aga Khan Higher Secondary School Chitral organized a one-day inter-School exhibition of Science, Technology, and Art with the saying of fostering scientific minds under the theme ‘UN’s Sustainable Development Goals’ earlier on Sunday. A bill named ‘Sustainable Development Goals’ which was adopted in the United Nation in 2015 aimed to end poverty, increase […]
Compensation cheques of Rs 13.6m distributed among Khyber TDPsBy: Ahmad Nabi on November 29, 2019On the direction of district administration, Citizen Losses Compensation Programme (CLCP) under the survey project distributed compensation cheques among 76 affected persons of Aka Khel tribes of Bara here on Thursday. In this connection a simple but impressive gathering was held in Khyber House, Peshawar that was attended by Deputy Commissioner, Khyber Mehmood Aslam Wazir, […]