KP Police pledge to continue fight against terrorism on August 5, 2017PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police commemorated its third Youm-e-Shuhada-e-Police on Thursday with the reiteration that it would continue the fight against terrorism. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Iqbal Zafar Jhagra, KP Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, KP Inspector General of Police (IGP) Salahudin Mehsud, provincial ministers, family members of martyrs, a number of serving and retired police officials, politicians, […]
Gulalai quits PTI; says party not safe for women on August 2, 2017PESHAWAR: Ayesha Gulalai Wazir, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) member of the National Assembly (MNA), on Tuesday bid adieu to the party, alleging it had become “anti-women”. The MNA had met Imran Khan on Monday evening to discuss her future with the party after which reports of her parting ways with the PTI emerged over the social […]
Chitral beats Gilgit in Shandur Polo final on August 1, 2017SHANDUR: Reigning champion Chitral lifted the Shandur Polo trophy for the second consecutive year by outclassing Gilgit in the final match of Shandur Polo Festival 2017 on Monday. Chitral defeated the archrival by 13-7 in the final that attracted more than 15,000 spectators from across Pakistan. Peshawar Corps Commander Nazir Butt, chief guest of the […]
Multiple inquiries completed without action on July 22, 2017PESHAWAR: As the trial of suspects caught in the brutal killing of Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM) student Mashal Khan continues at Peshawar High Court (PHC), little progress has since been made on the Joint Investigation Team’s (JIT) recommendations concerning the role of police and university administration. A 13-member JIT formed on the Supreme […]
Health top priority of KP government: Imran Khan on July 14, 2017PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said on Thursday that the increase in health budget from Rs 18 billion to Rs 65 billion showed that health was the top priority of the government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Addressing a press conference regarding health reforms in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Imran Khan said that the PTI wanted to […]
Nine children killed in toy bomb explosions on June 25, 2017PESHAWAR: At least nine children were killed and another seriously wounded in two separate ‘toy’ bomb explosions in Mehsud area of South Waziristan agency on Saturday and Sunday. The first incident took place in Parto area of Tayarza Tehsil late on Saturday. Two children were killed when a toy bomb they had picked from a […]
Mufti Popalzai goes missing in bid to search for the moon? on June 25, 2017PESHAWAR: Peshawarities remain uncertain about Eidul Fitr today (Sunday) as Mufti Shahabuddin Popalzai remains inaccessible since Friday afternoon. Mufti Shahabuddin Popalzai is the main face behind the Masjid Qasim Ali Khan’s local Ruet-e-Hilal (moon sighting) committee in Peshawar that always comes in conflict with Pakistan’s central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee on the sighting of moon for the […]
Death toll rises to 100 as Quetta and Parachinar mourn their dead on June 24, 2017PESHAWAR: The number of casualties in Friday’s bombings in Quetta and Parachinar crossed 100 and more than 245 injured are being treated, hospital and local sources claimed. According to reports, the mobile phone and internet services have been completely suspended in Parachinar. Sadiq Hussain, a resident of Parachinar, informed Daily Times over a landline phone […]
Two cops suspended for beating up taxi driver on June 12, 2017PESHAWAR: Operations Wing Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) Sajjad Khan suspended two officials for beating up a taxi driver on Sunday. Cops were caught on camera while beating up a taxi driver and fruit vendors in separate incidents. In one incident, two cops in black Anti-terrorist Squad outfit chased a taxi cab on Khyber Road in […]
KP unveils Rs 603bn tax-free annual budget on June 7, 2017PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Finance Minister Muzaffar Said on Wednesday presented Rs 603 billion tax-free budget for fiscal year 2017-2018 amid walkout by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) members of the provincial assembly. Delivering his budget speech, Muzaffar Said braved hooting and tearing of copies of the speech by the PML-N members who demanded that the finance […]