ANP to hold protest in three provinces, FATA against discrimination in CPEC on September 22, 2016PESHAWAR: Awami National Party (ANP) Chief Asfandyar Wali Khan on Wednesday criticized the unjust distribution of projects of the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) saying that ANP will stage protest in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Sindh and FATA against the discrimination in the distribution of projects on October 4, 2016. He was addressing a press […]
Afghan refugees come up with eight demands on September 11, 2016PESHAWAR: The representatives of the Afghan refugees living in Pakistan have come up with an eight-point demand list, including indefinite stay, linked to the restoration of peace in Afghanistan for refugees holding Afghan Citizen Cards. Thanking Pakistan and its people for hosting the largest number of refuges for 37 long years, Sardar Sherzad Committee for […]
Over 100 children suffer food poisoning at cadet college on September 5, 2016SWABI: More than 100 students of Captain Kernal Sher Khan Cadet College were hospitalised after suffering from food poisoning after supper at the hostel’s mess the other night. The situation developed minutes after students finished their meal at the college mess in the evening. The first incident happened at the Iqbal House, one of the […]
Mardan blasts target lawyers on September 2, 2016MARDAN: At least 12 people including four lawyers and two policemen were killed and another 54 injured when two blasts occurred on Friday, targeting the Mardan District Courts that were crowded with lawyers and other people. “A small blast suspected to be a hand grenade took place outside the courts, which was followed by a […]
US dollar selling at Rs 107.20 in Peshawar, Rs 109.5 in Afghanistan on August 6, 2016PESHAWAR: Many Foreign currency exchange dealers in Peshawar are mournful about the unstable exchange rates for the US dollar as it climbed up from 105 last week to 107.20 against the Pakistani Rupee on Saturday. Pakistani rupee, already under pressure against the US dollar (USD) along with other regional currencies has become more fragile after […]
KP police observe Youm-e-Shuhada on August 5, 2016PESHAWAR: The second ‘Yaum-e-Shuhada’ Police was observed at the Nishtar Hall here to pay respect and homage to the policemen who laid down their lives in the war against militancy in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Chief Minister Pervez Khattak was the chief guest on the occasion which was also attended by Inspector General of Police (IGP) […]
Pak Army kills five militants in Chitral on August 4, 2016PESHAWAR: Pakistan Army, in the early hours of Wednesday, killed five militants while they were attempting to enter Pakistan via Dubaja in Astoi area, Chitral. According to details, the army had been monitoring the movement of the unidentified gunmen after an attack last week that left two Kalash shepherds dead and scores of their cattle […]
KP set to free police from bureaucratic, political influences on August 2, 2016PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak on Tuesday said that the introduction of the Police Reforms Bill in the provincial assembly session, commencing today (Wednesday), would make the police force more efficient, as it would be asked to work without bureaucratic and political influence. Addressing a press conference at the Chief Minister House, Pervez […]
Afghan militants kill two shepherds, loot their cattle on July 31, 2016PESHAWAR: Afghanistan-based militants on Friday carried out yet another attack on the unarmed Kalash Shepherds in Birir Valley, only hours after killing two shepherds and taking away more than 300 sheep and goats in Karakal border village of Bamburet Valley, Chitral. Local sources in Kalash Valley of Birir informed Daily Times that the pastures near […]
Safety training workshop held for journalists in Peshawar on July 26, 2016PESHAWAR: As many as twenty working and emerging journalists in Peshawar attended a two-day training workshop on personal and physical safety for journalists, arranged by the Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives (CPDI) in collaboration with the International Media Support on Tuesday. CPDI Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Coordinator, Shamsul Hadi, informed the participants that journalism had […]