PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Finance and Health Minister, Taimur Khan Jhagra on Monday said that KP government has approved six more feeder routes for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) to facilitate maximum number of people and provide them best travelling facilities in the provincial capital. He said that Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has approved new feeder routes […]
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In Peshawar operation, three terrorists got killed
PESHAWAR: Three suspected terrorists were killed in Peshawar on Monday during a joint operation by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and police. The operation took place in the Faqirabad police station’s jurisdiction. The police relayed that terrorists, on seeing the personnel, opened indiscriminate fire on them and in the ensuing shootout, three militants were killed. The […]
Govt vehicles worth millions become ‘useless’ in Peshawar
Over 50 expensive cars, lifters and motorcycles affiliated to Peshawar Traffic Police and Civil Defence have become useless due to neglect of these departments from the past seven years. Moreover, the concerned officials failed to fix even the smallest faults in these vehicles to keep them in use, in the result they became useless as […]
Janikhel tribes end month-long protest after successful negotiations with govt
Janikhel tribes ended their month-long sit in protest in Bannu today. The decision came after negotiations with the district administration proved successful on Sunday. The tribes ended the protest and buried their slain elder, Malik Naseeb Khan, after a month of his murder. Talks between the district administration and a committee of the protesters were […]
KP baton charged university faculty suspends all classes for indefinite period
Peshawar: The faculty of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa universities has announced stopping teaching for an indefinite time after the police baton-charged and tear-gassed their peaceful protest against government reforms in Peshawar on Monday. The Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association (FAPUASA) has “strongly condemned the brutal use of police force” and announced that all […]
FPCCI holds meeting to discuss goods transporters problems
PESHAWAR: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Regional Office Peshawar on Monday held a meeting to discuss various issues being faced by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Goods Transport Federation. The meeting headed by the Coordinator Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Sartaj Ahmed Khan, was attended by chairman All Khyber Pakhtunkhwa […]
9 housing projects in different stage of completion; new schemes for merged areas on cards: Minister
PESHAWAR: Work on nine gigantic housing projects including Jalozai on 10,000 kanal lands is in different stages of completion in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa while new housing projects were proposed for merged areas in budget 2021-22 for shelter-less, widows and poor people. Dr. Amjad Ali the Provincial Minister for Housing said, “Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government has written letters […]
COVID-19 claims another 28 lives in KP
PESHAWAR: Corona-virus claimed another 28 lives in the last 24 hours in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,lifting the total number of deaths to 3,855, an official of the health department. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa confirmed. He said that 424 people were infected with the coronavirus in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the last 24 hours.110 new cases were reported in Peshawar, 48 […]
28 passengers tested positive at Peshawar’s airport
Peshawar: 28 passengers arriving from a Gulf state have tested positive at the Bacha Khan International Airport, a private TV channel reported. Obaid-ur-Rehman Abbasi, Bacha Khan International’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), stated that various areas of the airport were disinfected after knowing this. He also added that after carrying out antigen tests on 130 passengers, […]
A seventh-grader dies mysteriously in police custody in Peshawar
A student of seventh grade, Shahzaib, died mysteriously in police custody on Sunday. Student’s relatives and local people set off a protest outside the Gharbi police station, Peshawar. According to a statement issued from the office of CCPO, the student named Shahzaib, son of Khyal Mohammad and resident of Warsak Road, was arrested on Sunday […]