Earthquake of 5.8 magnitude jolts major cities of KP By: Web Desk on December 31, 2021Another earthquake tremors have jolted the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cities of Swat, Mingora, Malakand, Battagram, Mansehra, Hazaraand and their surrounding areas, reported Daily Times. The magnitude of 5.8 earthquake struck the region and frightened the people who came out of their houses in panic. It had a depth of 180 kilometres with the epicentre in the […]
Six family members suffocate to death in Hangu house fire in KPK By: Web Desk on December 28, 2021HANGU: Six members of a family suffocated to death after a blaze broke out in their house in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) Hangu, rescue officials said on Tuesday. Sources said that the gas accumulated in the room where they were sleeping caused the fire. The victims include a couple and their four children, the officials said. […]
Local government polls in KP is start of modern, devolved LG system, says PM Khan By: Web Desk on December 22, 2021Prime Minister Imran Khan in his Twitter handle mentioned that the local bodies’ election conducted in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province is the start of a modern, and devolved LG system that exists in successful democracies. “Amidst the noise over KP Local government election, no one realizes that these elections are the start of a […]
Gunmen attacked polio team in KP’s tank: Policemen martyred By: Web Desk on December 11, 2021TANK: Citing the district health officer, gunmen attacked and killed a security member assigned to protect a polio vaccination team in Tank, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. When armed individuals on a motorcycle assaulted the polio security team in Tank, Dera Ismail Khan region of KP, one security official was killed and another was injured. The armed men […]
Ghazanfar Bilour quits ANP to join PTI By: Web Desk on December 11, 2021PESHAWAR: Ghazanfar Bilour, a key member of the Bilour family and son of Senator Ilyas Bilour has left the Awami National Party (ANP) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province and joined the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf PTI. However, it was after five decades of continuous affiliation with the ANP that a member of the Bilour family has […]
CM KP orders to stop illegal construction at tourist spots By: Web Desk on November 29, 2021Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Mahmood Khan, on Sunday ordered the concerned quarters to take necessary steps to immediately halt illegal constructions in Kalam, Kumrat, and other tourist destinations of the province. The Chief Minister passed these orders while chairing a meeting to review the progress on various tourism-related initiatives of the provincial government. MPA, […]
KP CM inaugurates uplift projects in Batagram By: APP on November 25, 2021BATAGRAM: On Thursday, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan inaugurated different uplift projects including 500KW mini macro hydropower project Biyari Alai constructed with a cost of Rs7 million to provide better services to people. Biyari Alai project would help provide inexpensive electricity to around 600 households, schools, health units and mosques. The Chief Minister also […]
Bajaur LG polls: first women candidate Sana Pervaiz elected unopposed By: Web Desk on November 16, 2021A woman candidate associated with the Jamaat-i-Islami has been elected unopposed in the local government election in the ultra-conservative tribal district Bajaur for the first time in the history of tribal areas. On Tuesday, Sana Pervaiz the only contestant for local government polls in Bajaur was elected unopposed. However, no other candidate submitted his nomination […]
CM KP visits Karak to inaugurate projects By: APP on November 13, 2021KARAK: On Saturday, Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan visited southern district Karak and inaugurated several development projects worth billions of rupees that include gas network, supply of clean drinking water, construction of new colleges and roads. The Chief Minister inaugurated the project for rehabilitation and expansion of the gas network in gas-producing districts. The […]
Four police personnel martyred in Lakki Marwat attack By: Web Desk on October 27, 2021LAKKI MARWAT: Four police officers, including an assistant sub-inspector, were martyred in a firing attack on a police mobile in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s district of Lakki Marwat. According to the source, a mobile of Saddar Police Station was on a routine patrol near Zainuddin Pump when unidentified assailants opened fire on it in the Wanda Mir […]