Mangal Bagh killed in drone strike in Nangarhar on July 24, 2016PESHAWAR: Mangal Bagh, fugitive chief of the outlawed Lashkar-e-Islam (LI), has been killed along with two close associates in a US drone strike in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province, intelligence and Taliban sources confirmed on Sunday. An associate of Bagh has been wounded in the strike, according to a report. The LI however denies the reports […]
Returning IDPs bemoan lack of facilities in Bara on July 18, 2016BARA: Even though peace seems to have been restored in the Bara subdivision of Khyber Agency, the government is yet to overcome major obstacles of reconstruction of infrastructure and provision of basic facilities to the returning IDPs. Once considered a stronghold of militant organisations, the plains of Bara, have now been purged of militants. A […]
KP govt unable to translate words into reality on June 29, 2016PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government seems to have failed to complete uplift projects announced in previous financial years. According to the budget documents, it has announced a small number of new development projects this year. PTI government’s inability to undertake the old schemes before unveiling new ones speaks volumes about its inability to deliver. The […]
Argument in provincial assembly almost leads to scuffle on June 22, 2016PESHAWAR: The provincial assembly session which started just in time was adjourned untimely as Provincial Minister for Health and Information Technology Shahram Khan Tarakai and MPA Babar Saleem traded harsh words over the latter’s Rs. 420 cut motion. The treasury benches on demands for grants seemed divided from the start. Four demands for grants presented […]
Torkham border reopens after six days of friction on June 19, 2016PESHAWAR: After six days of closure, the administration on Saturday reopened Torkham border and also lifted curfew from Torkham bazaar. All trade and transportation activities have resumed with the reopening of Pak-Afghan border after a week-long closure, said officials in the Khyber Agency administration. Vehicles and thousands of travelers had been stranded in long queues […]
KP announces Rs 505 billion tax-free, balanced budget on June 15, 2016PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led coalition government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Tuesday presented its budget for the fiscal year 2016-17 with an expected revenue outlay of Rs 505 billion and an annual development programme of Rs 161 billion. Finance Minister Muzafar Said presented the budget in the provincial assembly. Speaking on the floor […]
KP announces budget today on June 13, 2016 PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa coalition government will present its budget for the fiscal year 2016-17 today (Tuesday) with an expected revenue outlay of Rs 505 billion and an annual development programme of around Rs 161 billion. Finance Minister Muzafar Said will present the budget at 4pm in the provincial assembly. For the annual development […]
PTI dissidents struggling to implement true vision of party chief on June 11, 2016PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) dissident Members of National Assembly (MNAs) said on Saturday that they were not targeting any individual but struggling for implementing the true vision of party chief Imran Khan. Speaking to Daily Times Col (Retd) Dr Ameerullah Marwat (MNA from Lakki Marwat) and Dawar Khan Kundi (federal lawmaker from Dera Ismail […]
12 injured in suicide attack outside Mardan police station on May 31, 2016MARDAN: At least 12 people, including three policemen, were injured in a failed suicide bombing near the City Police Station in Mardan on Monday evening. According to Mardan Regional Police Officer (RPO) Tahir Khan, the bomber was about to target a police vehicle standing outside the City Police Station at the District Courts Square when […]
Rumours of terror threats to schools abound in Peshawar on May 27, 2016PESHAWAR: Rumours of terror threats to educational institutions are abound in the provincial capital once again. It is said that senior police officials have conveyed their concerns to the provincial government and asked it to announce summer vacation in educational institutions earlier than usual. According to the police, there is no specific threat to any […]